Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i3-13100 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 GPU, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-13100 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i3-13100 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Minecraft
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 some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 competitors
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 rivals 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i3-13100. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.0
70.1
91.7
113.3
Overwatch 2
2022
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Starfield
2022
28.2
36.6
47.9
59.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.8
38.7
50.7
62.6
Atomic Heart
2023
19.3
25.1
32.9
40.6
Homeworld 3
2022
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
Stray
2022
86.2
112.0
146.5
181.0
Scorn
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Saints Row
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Elden ring
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.8
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Crysis 3
2013
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
F1 22
2020
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.3
The Division
2016
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Genshin Impact
2020
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Gears of War 5
2019
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Godfall
2020
71.3
92.6
121.2
149.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
F1 2021
2020
78.1
101.5
132.8
164.0
Anthem
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.7
66.0
86.2
106.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Halo Infinite
2021
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
The Witcher 3
2015
71.3
92.8
121.3
149.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Death Stranding
2020
73.2
95.2
124.4
153.7
GreedFall
2019
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
World War Z
2019
79.6
103.5
135.4
167.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.3
52.3
68.5
84.6
Just Cause 4
2018
63.9
83.0
108.6
134.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Metro Exodus
2019
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.8
Dishonored 2
2016
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Borderlands 3
2019
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.4
77.3
101.0
124.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.1
101.5
132.8
164.0
Project CARS 3
2020
37.0
48.2
63.0
77.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.7
66.0
86.2
106.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.1
Hitman 3
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.6
Far Cry 6
2021
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Hitman 2
2018
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.7
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i3-13100 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Roblox
2006
277.8
361.2
472.3
583.4
Hitman
2016
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
Need For Speed
2015
95.3
124.0
162.1
200.2
Destiny 2
2017
111.4
144.8
189.3
233.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.1
123.6
161.7
199.7
Fallout 76
2018
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.1
Battlefield V
2018
84.8
110.2
144.2
178.1
F1 2019
2019
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
Valorant
2020
161.6
210.1
274.8
339.4
Project CARS 2
2017
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Apex Legends
2019
84.8
110.2
144.2
178.1
Strange Brigade
2018
103.6
134.7
176.2
217.6
Battlefield 4
2013
112.0
145.6
190.4
235.2
Battlefield 1
2016
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.4
114.9
150.3
185.7
For Honor
2017
117.9
153.3
200.4
247.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.3
127.8
167.2
206.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.7
League of Legends
2009
442.1
517.3
638.8
696.3
Doom
2016
126.6
164.6
215.2
265.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.8
119.3
156.1
192.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.1
134.0
175.2
216.5
Titanfall 2
2016
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.6
DiRT Rally
2015
127.0
165.1
215.9
266.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.1
131.5
171.9
212.4
Dawn of War III
2017
86.6
112.6
147.3
182.0
Minecraft
2011
188.4
245.0
320.3
395.7
Dota 2
2013
115.2
149.7
195.8
241.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
235.8
306.5
400.8
495.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Rocket League
2015
343.9
447.0
584.6
722.1
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
