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Can the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 run Factorio?

Yes, with room to spare

Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 89% above the card Factorio recommends: about 117 FPS at 1080p and 73 at 1440p on high.

Frame rate by resolution

  • 1080p 117 FPS on high 60 FPS on ultra
  • 1440p 73 FPS on high 60 FPS on high
  • 4K 42 FPS on high 60 FPS on low

Modelled at native resolution, paired with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D or a faster processor. How the model works.

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Minimum

DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730

Index
5
Video memory
1 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 clears it

Recommended

DirectX 11 capable GPU with 4 GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Radeon RX 570, Intel Arc

Index
9
Video memory
4 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 clears it

Your card

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Index
17
Video memory
4 GB
FSR

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and Factorio: questions

Can the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 run Factorio?

Yes. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is 89% above the card Factorio recommends: about 117 FPS at 1080p and 73 at 1440p on high.

How many FPS does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 get in Factorio?

Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 117 FPS at 1080p, 73 at 1440p and 42 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.

Does my processor change this?

The figures assume a processor at or above Factorio's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.