Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU 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 state that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for modern 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 make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600K . 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, 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 almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i5-12600K configuration:
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with competitors in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 rivals
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 medium 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 figures will also 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 i5-12600K. The numbers next 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Saints Row
2022
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.6
Elden ring
2022
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.1
58.7
76.7
94.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Stray
2022
89.4
116.3
152.1
187.8
Homeworld 3
2022
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.1
45.6
59.7
73.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.5
Starfield
2022
29.3
38.0
49.7
61.4
Overwatch 2
2022
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Scorn
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Atomic Heart
2023
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.2
F1 2021
2020
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
Project CARS 3
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
Gears of War 5
2019
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.3
Anthem
2019
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
The Division
2016
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Just Cause 4
2018
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Hitman 3
2021
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Hitman 2
2018
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.0
Crysis 3
2013
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
Far Cry 6
2021
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
F1 22
2020
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.0
Godfall
2020
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Halo Infinite
2021
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
GreedFall
2019
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Borderlands 3
2019
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Dishonored 2
2016
63.2
82.2
107.4
132.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.0
32.5
42.5
52.5
The Witcher 3
2015
74.1
96.3
125.9
155.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Metro Exodus
2019
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.1
World War Z
2019
82.7
107.5
140.5
173.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.7
101.1
132.2
163.3
Genshin Impact
2020
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Death Stranding
2020
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-12600K 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
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.1
132.7
173.5
214.3
Doom
2016
131.4
170.8
223.4
276.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
244.8
318.2
416.1
514.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
173.4
225.4
294.7
364.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
Dawn of War III
2017
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
Titanfall 2
2016
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
DiRT Rally
2015
131.8
171.4
224.1
276.8
Roblox
2006
288.4
374.9
490.3
605.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Destiny 2
2017
115.6
150.3
196.5
242.8
Strange Brigade
2018
107.6
139.9
182.9
225.9
Valorant
2020
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
League of Legends
2009
458.9
536.9
663.1
722.8
Dota 2
2013
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Battlefield 4
2013
116.3
151.2
197.7
244.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Fallout 76
2018
107.3
139.5
182.5
225.4
Project CARS 2
2017
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.0
For Honor
2017
122.4
159.1
208.0
257.0
Apex Legends
2019
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Hitman
2016
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Rocket League
2015
356.9
464.0
606.8
749.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Minecraft
2011
195.6
254.3
332.5
410.8
Battlefield V
2018
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Battlefield 1
2016
104.4
135.7
177.5
219.3
Need For Speed
2015
99.0
128.7
168.3
207.8
F1 2019
2019
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
