Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i3-12300T processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for new most demanding 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 draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-12300T . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i3-12300T configuration:
Apex Legends
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest rivals 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 opponents 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 figures will also help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i3-12300T. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Stray
2022
86.4
112.4
147.0
181.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Atomic Heart
2023
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.7
Homeworld 3
2022
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
Scorn
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
Saints Row
2022
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Overwatch 2
2022
77.6
100.8
131.8
162.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.3
Starfield
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Elden ring
2022
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.5
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Just Cause 4
2018
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.5
Anthem
2019
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
Godfall
2020
71.5
92.9
121.5
150.1
Far Cry 6
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.7
Dishonored 2
2016
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
GreedFall
2019
73.0
94.8
124.0
153.2
F1 2021
2020
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.7
103.7
135.6
167.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Gears of War 5
2019
64.6
83.9
109.7
135.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.7
62.1
81.2
100.3
Death Stranding
2020
73.4
95.5
124.8
154.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Halo Infinite
2021
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
Borderlands 3
2019
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
F1 22
2020
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
The Division
2016
71.4
92.8
121.4
150.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
Crysis 3
2013
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.7
Metro Exodus
2019
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Project CARS 3
2020
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.0
Hitman 3
2021
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.9
93.5
122.2
151.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.1
97.7
127.7
157.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
The Witcher 3
2015
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.3
Genshin Impact
2020
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Hitman 2
2018
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
World War Z
2019
79.9
103.9
135.8
167.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.7
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i3-12300T gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
345.0
448.5
586.5
724.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.2
For Honor
2017
118.3
153.8
201.1
248.4
Apex Legends
2019
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.6
128.2
167.7
207.2
Project CARS 2
2017
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Roblox
2006
278.7
362.3
473.8
585.3
Fallout 76
2018
103.7
134.9
176.3
217.8
Destiny 2
2017
111.7
145.3
189.9
234.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.4
124.0
162.2
200.4
Dota 2
2013
115.5
150.2
196.4
242.6
Valorant
2020
162.1
210.8
275.6
340.5
Battlefield 4
2013
112.4
146.1
191.0
236.0
F1 2019
2019
83.2
108.2
141.5
174.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.2
Need For Speed
2015
95.7
124.4
162.6
200.9
Hitman
2016
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.7
Battlefield V
2018
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.6
Titanfall 2
2016
87.3
113.4
148.3
183.2
DiRT Rally
2015
127.4
165.6
216.6
267.6
Battlefield 1
2016
100.9
131.2
171.5
211.9
Strange Brigade
2018
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.6
217.8
284.8
351.9
Minecraft
2011
189.0
245.8
321.4
397.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.1
119.7
156.6
193.4
Dawn of War III
2017
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
236.6
307.5
402.1
496.8
Doom
2016
127.0
165.1
215.9
266.7
League of Legends
2009
443.5
518.9
640.9
698.6
Although you can't dispute with the numbers 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.
