Can a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti run No Man's Sky?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti handles No Man's Sky comfortably — roughly 709 FPS at 1080p and 439 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.
How the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti measures up
| Requirement | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | Minimum | Recommended | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU performance score | 21 | 2 | 2 | Recommended |
| Video memory | 6 GB | 3 GB | GB | Recommended |
| Ray tracing | — Not supported | Game has no RT | N/A | |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS, FSR | Available | |
Recommended settings
For 60 FPS at 1080p
Use the ultra preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.
At 1440p
Comfortable — around 439 FPS on high.
At 4K
Around 255 FPS on high — genuinely viable.
Upscaling
No Man's Sky supports DLSS and FSR. Your card supports FSR — Quality mode is worth 25–40% more frames. Compare upscalers.
How other cards handle No Man's Sky
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p FPS | vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | C | 780 | ▲ 71 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | C | 780 | ▲ 71 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | C | 744 | ▲ 35 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | C | 709 | ▼ 0 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon R9 Fury X | C | 673 | ▼ 36 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | C | 673 | ▼ 36 FPS | Compare |
Frequently asked questions
Can the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti run No Man's Sky?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti handles No Man's Sky comfortably — roughly 709 FPS at 1080p and 439 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
What FPS will I get?
On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 709 FPS at 1080p, 439 FPS at 1440p and 255 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.
What settings should I use?
Start at the ultra preset at 1080p. Then enable upscaling on Quality mode before lowering anything further.
Will my processor hold this back?
These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title is unusually CPU-heavy, so it matters more than usual here.