WARDOGS on GeForce GTX 980

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GTX 980 meets WARDOGS's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~34 fps at 1080p medium (range 27–41, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6700 XT (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	44	31	19
medium	34	24	14
high	26	18	11
ultra	21	15	9

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: not reachable
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GTX 980 back.
Processor needed for ~34 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-12700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~26 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 980: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700 XT

~60 fps vs 26 now (est.)

+131% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

~60 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+228% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4090

~64 fps vs 11 now (est.)

+486% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in WARDOGS; usually the cheapest.

WARDOGS on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 980
GeForce GTX 1650	18	13	-31%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	25	18	-3%
GeForce GTX 980	26	18	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	38	26	+45%
Radeon RX 6600	41	29	+59%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	45	31	+72%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	47	33	+79%
Radeon RX 7600	52	36	+100%
GeForce RTX 4060	53	37	+103%
GeForce RTX 3070	62	43	+138%
GeForce RTX 4070	78	55	+200%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	87	61	+234%
GeForce RTX 5070	90	63	+245%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	116	81	+348%
GeForce RTX 4080	121	85	+366%
GeForce RTX 5090	193	135	+641%