Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i3-12100 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good for modern most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Release date
May 14, 2016
Price
637 USD
Frequency
1607 MHz
Shaders
2560
TMUs
160
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
180 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce GTX 1080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-12100 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i3-12100 configuration:
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest competitors of the GeForce GTX 1080
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
134.4
Radeon RX 6600
130
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
125
Radeon RX 5700 XT
124.6
GeForce RTX 3060
123.1
Radeon Pro 5700 XT
122.8
GeForce RTX 2070
122.6
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
122.6
GeForce RTX 4050
122.2
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
119
GeForce GTX 1080
117.3
GeForce RTX 2060
117
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
116.4
Radeon RX 5700
114.4
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
The closest competitors of the GeForce GTX 1080 are GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and GeForce RTX 2060. We compared GeForce GTX 1080 (117.3 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 119 FPS, which 1.4% faster and GeForce RTX 2060 117 FPS, which is 0.3% slower. These numbers will also help you make the right decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i3-12100. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.5
Elden ring
2022
30.7
40.0
52.3
64.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Scorn
2022
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Stray
2022
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Starfield
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.5
Overwatch 2
2022
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.9
38.9
50.9
62.9
Atomic Heart
2023
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Saints Row
2022
57.4
74.7
97.7
120.6
Homeworld 3
2022
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
F1 2021
2020
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
Dishonored 2
2016
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.7
Crysis 3
2013
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.9
89.5
117.1
144.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
F1 22
2020
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.8
World War Z
2019
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
GreedFall
2019
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
The Witcher 3
2015
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.0
88.4
115.5
142.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.9
Death Stranding
2020
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.0
Metro Exodus
2019
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.7
Godfall
2020
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
The Division
2016
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Borderlands 3
2019
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.4
104.6
136.7
168.9
Just Cause 4
2018
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Anthem
2019
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Project CARS 3
2020
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.2
31.5
41.1
50.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
Halo Infinite
2021
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Hitman 2
2018
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Genshin Impact
2020
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.8
Far Cry 6
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Gears of War 5
2019
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Hitman 3
2021
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i3-12100 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
83.3
108.3
141.7
175.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.8
128.4
167.9
207.5
Titanfall 2
2016
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.4
104.6
136.7
168.9
Fallout 76
2018
103.9
135.1
176.6
218.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
236.9
308.0
402.7
497.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Roblox
2006
279.1
362.9
474.5
586.2
Hitman
2016
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.8
218.2
285.3
352.4
Battlefield V
2018
85.2
110.8
144.8
178.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.6
124.2
162.4
200.7
Dota 2
2013
115.7
150.4
196.7
243.0
Dawn of War III
2017
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.6
DiRT Rally
2015
127.6
165.9
216.9
268.0
Minecraft
2011
189.3
246.1
321.9
397.6
Doom
2016
127.2
165.3
216.2
267.1
Strange Brigade
2018
104.1
135.4
177.0
218.7
Destiny 2
2017
111.9
145.5
190.2
235.0
Need For Speed
2015
95.8
124.5
162.9
201.2
Rocket League
2015
345.5
449.1
587.3
725.5
For Honor
2017
118.5
154.0
201.4
248.8
Battlefield 4
2013
112.5
146.3
191.3
236.3
Battlefield 1
2016
101.1
131.4
171.8
212.2
League of Legends
2009
444.2
519.7
641.9
699.6
Valorant
2020
162.4
211.1
276.1
341.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.6
132.1
172.8
213.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Apex Legends
2019
85.2
110.8
144.8
178.9
Project CARS 2
2017
83.9
109.1
142.6
176.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.6
134.6
176.1
217.5
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
