Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 even for today's 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card 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 i5-12400 configuration:
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Roblox
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in some famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest opponents 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 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 further help you make the true 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 i5-12400. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.1
57.4
75.1
92.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Atomic Heart
2023
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
Overwatch 2
2022
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
Elden ring
2022
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
Stray
2022
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Starfield
2022
28.6
37.2
48.6
60.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.9
41.4
54.2
67.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.9
Scorn
2022
31.9
41.4
54.2
67.0
Homeworld 3
2022
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.5
Saints Row
2022
58.0
75.5
98.7
121.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.0
48.0
62.8
77.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.6
Project CARS 3
2020
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.6
90.4
118.3
146.1
The Witcher 3
2015
72.4
94.2
123.1
152.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Crysis 3
2013
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
The Division
2016
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
Genshin Impact
2020
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Halo Infinite
2021
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Borderlands 3
2019
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Far Cry 6
2021
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Death Stranding
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Anthem
2019
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.7
89.3
116.7
144.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Gears of War 5
2019
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.2
Hitman 3
2021
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.7
Godfall
2020
72.4
94.1
123.0
151.9
Metro Exodus
2019
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.3
Just Cause 4
2018
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Dishonored 2
2016
61.8
80.3
105.1
129.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
World War Z
2019
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
Hitman 2
2018
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.0
98.8
129.3
159.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.3
105.6
138.1
170.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.4
31.8
41.6
51.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
F1 2021
2020
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
GreedFall
2019
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
F1 22
2020
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-12400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
349.1
453.8
593.5
733.1
Hitman
2016
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Minecraft
2011
191.3
248.7
325.2
401.7
Need For Speed
2015
96.8
125.8
164.6
203.3
For Honor
2017
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
169.6
220.4
288.3
356.1
Battlefield V
2018
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.5
DiRT Rally
2015
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.6
Dawn of War III
2017
88.0
114.4
149.5
184.7
Fallout 76
2018
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.4
Destiny 2
2017
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.4
Dota 2
2013
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Battlefield 4
2013
113.7
147.8
193.3
238.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.2
121.2
158.4
195.7
League of Legends
2009
448.8
525.1
648.6
706.9
Battlefield 1
2016
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
F1 2019
2019
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.8
Titanfall 2
2016
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
104.6
136.0
177.9
219.8
Strange Brigade
2018
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Apex Legends
2019
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.3
105.6
138.1
170.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
96.6
125.5
164.1
202.8
Valorant
2020
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.6
Roblox
2006
282.1
366.7
479.5
592.3
Project CARS 2
2017
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.0
Doom
2016
128.5
167.1
218.5
269.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.0
109.2
142.7
176.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
239.4
311.2
406.9
502.7
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 and the GeForce GTX 1080 separately.
