Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for today's 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i5-12500 configuration:
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Dota 2
Valorant
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in several famous games and select 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 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 average 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 further help you make the true decision.
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 i5-12500. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 1080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Homeworld 3
2022
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Atomic Heart
2023
19.6
25.5
33.3
41.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Saints Row
2022
58.0
75.3
98.5
121.7
Elden ring
2022
31.0
40.3
52.7
65.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.2
39.3
51.3
63.4
Overwatch 2
2022
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.3
Scorn
2022
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.9
Stray
2022
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.4
55.2
72.2
89.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Starfield
2022
28.6
37.1
48.6
60.0
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
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Just Cause 4
2018
64.7
84.2
110.0
135.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.4
Anthem
2019
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
World War Z
2019
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
F1 22
2020
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Death Stranding
2020
74.2
96.5
126.1
155.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
Crysis 3
2013
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.2
GreedFall
2019
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.4
66.9
87.4
108.0
Godfall
2020
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Gears of War 5
2019
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
The Witcher 3
2015
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
The Division
2016
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
80.6
104.7
137.0
169.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Hitman 2
2018
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Genshin Impact
2020
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Hitman 3
2021
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
F1 2021
2020
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Project CARS 3
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.9
Borderlands 3
2019
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Dishonored 2
2016
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.6
89.1
116.6
144.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.4
31.7
41.5
51.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Metro Exodus
2019
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Far Cry 6
2021
61.2
79.6
104.1
128.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Halo Infinite
2021
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.4
66.9
87.4
108.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-12500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
99.7
129.6
169.4
209.3
Titanfall 2
2016
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.1
Destiny 2
2017
112.9
146.8
191.9
237.1
Dawn of War III
2017
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.4
Strange Brigade
2018
105.1
136.6
178.6
220.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
DiRT Rally
2015
128.7
167.3
218.8
270.3
Need For Speed
2015
96.6
125.6
164.3
203.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.5
Apex Legends
2019
86.0
111.7
146.1
180.5
Valorant
2020
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.0
League of Legends
2009
448.1
524.3
647.6
705.8
For Honor
2017
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Minecraft
2011
191.0
248.3
324.7
401.1
F1 2019
2019
84.1
109.3
142.9
176.6
Doom
2016
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.5
Battlefield 1
2016
102.0
132.5
173.3
214.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.4
Dota 2
2013
116.7
151.7
198.4
245.1
Hitman
2016
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Battlefield V
2018
86.0
111.7
146.1
180.5
Project CARS 2
2017
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.8
Fallout 76
2018
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.1
Battlefield 4
2013
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
239.0
310.7
406.3
501.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
Rocket League
2015
348.6
453.1
592.5
732.0
Roblox
2006
281.6
366.1
478.7
591.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
89.6
116.5
152.4
188.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.4
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
