Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12600KF 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 good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600KF . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-12600KF configuration:
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest competitors 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 opponents 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i5-12600KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Homeworld 3
2022
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
Saints Row
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Starfield
2022
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
Scorn
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Stray
2022
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Elden ring
2022
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.1
Overwatch 2
2022
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.8
69.9
91.5
113.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.1
47.0
61.5
75.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Hitman 2
2018
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Godfall
2020
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
Just Cause 4
2018
66.7
86.7
113.3
140.0
GreedFall
2019
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.2
Crysis 3
2013
82.6
107.3
140.3
173.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Genshin Impact
2020
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.6
108.6
142.1
175.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
F1 2021
2020
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Gears of War 5
2019
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
The Division
2016
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
The Witcher 3
2015
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Project CARS 3
2020
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Death Stranding
2020
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.2
86.0
112.5
138.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Dishonored 2
2016
63.6
82.6
108.0
133.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Borderlands 3
2019
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.0
54.6
71.5
88.3
F1 22
2020
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Halo Infinite
2021
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.2
86.0
112.5
138.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Far Cry 6
2021
63.0
82.0
107.2
132.4
Metro Exodus
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
96.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
World War Z
2019
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Hitman 3
2021
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Anthem
2019
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-12600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
132.6
172.3
225.4
278.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.3
226.7
296.4
366.1
Rocket League
2015
359.0
466.6
610.2
753.8
Apex Legends
2019
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.8
124.6
162.9
201.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.6
139.9
182.9
226.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.3
129.1
168.8
208.5
Need For Speed
2015
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
For Honor
2017
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.1
320.0
418.4
516.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.8
Dota 2
2013
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.4
Battlefield 1
2016
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Strange Brigade
2018
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.2
Fallout 76
2018
107.9
140.3
183.5
226.7
Minecraft
2011
196.7
255.7
334.4
413.1
League of Legends
2009
461.5
540.0
666.9
726.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.7
Battlefield V
2018
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
Destiny 2
2017
116.3
151.1
197.6
244.1
Project CARS 2
2017
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Roblox
2006
290.0
377.0
493.0
609.0
Dawn of War III
2017
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
Doom
2016
132.1
171.8
224.7
277.5
Titanfall 2
2016
90.8
118.0
154.3
190.7
Battlefield 4
2013
116.9
152.0
198.8
245.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.6
108.6
142.1
175.5
F1 2019
2019
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.8
Valorant
2020
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Hitman
2016
84.1
109.3
142.9
176.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.6
133.4
174.5
215.5
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the Intel Core i5-12600KF separately.
