Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600 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 from testing results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good for modern 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 conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU 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 i5-12600 configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with competitors in several popular 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 popular 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i5-12600. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Homeworld 3
2022
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Saints Row
2022
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Starfield
2022
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.7
66.0
86.2
106.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.6
55.3
72.3
89.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Elden ring
2022
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Scorn
2022
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.3
39.4
51.5
63.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Overwatch 2
2022
78.6
102.1
133.5
165.0
Stray
2022
87.6
113.8
148.8
183.9
Atomic Heart
2023
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
Metro Exodus
2019
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
The Division
2016
72.3
94.0
123.0
151.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
World War Z
2019
80.9
105.2
137.6
169.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Hitman 3
2021
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.9
Godfall
2020
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.5
31.8
41.6
51.4
Hitman 2
2018
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
F1 2021
2020
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.7
Far Cry 6
2021
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.9
Project CARS 3
2020
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.8
Anthem
2019
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Death Stranding
2020
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.7
77.7
101.5
125.4
Just Cause 4
2018
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Crysis 3
2013
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.7
89.4
116.9
144.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.7
The Witcher 3
2015
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
F1 22
2020
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.9
Gears of War 5
2019
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.3
105.7
138.3
170.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.7
GreedFall
2019
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.9
53.2
69.6
85.9
Genshin Impact
2020
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Borderlands 3
2019
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Halo Infinite
2021
46.6
60.6
79.3
97.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Dishonored 2
2016
61.9
80.4
105.2
129.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-12600 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
113.8
148.0
193.5
239.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
239.6
311.5
407.3
503.1
Doom
2016
128.6
167.2
218.7
270.1
Apex Legends
2019
86.2
112.0
146.5
180.9
Dota 2
2013
117.0
152.1
198.9
245.7
League of Legends
2009
449.2
525.6
649.1
707.5
Need For Speed
2015
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
Valorant
2020
164.2
213.5
279.2
344.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.7
F1 2019
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
96.6
125.6
164.3
202.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
99.9
129.9
169.9
209.8
Fallout 76
2018
105.1
136.6
178.6
220.6
Project CARS 2
2017
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.3
105.7
138.3
170.8
For Honor
2017
119.8
155.7
203.7
251.6
Battlefield 1
2016
102.2
132.9
173.7
214.6
Rocket League
2015
349.4
454.2
594.0
733.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
102.8
133.6
174.7
215.8
Destiny 2
2017
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.7
Strange Brigade
2018
105.3
136.9
179.0
221.2
Minecraft
2011
191.5
248.9
325.5
402.1
Battlefield V
2018
86.2
112.0
146.5
180.9
Hitman
2016
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.0
109.2
142.9
176.5
Roblox
2006
282.3
367.0
479.9
592.8
Titanfall 2
2016
88.4
114.9
150.2
185.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
104.7
136.2
178.1
220.0
Dawn of War III
2017
88.0
114.5
149.7
184.9
DiRT Rally
2015
129.0
167.8
219.4
271.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
169.7
220.6
288.5
356.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the Intel Core i5-12600 separately.
