Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-13600K 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 bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 certain decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-13600K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary 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 graphics card 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 i5-13600K configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Valorant
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
League of Legends
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and choose 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 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 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 right 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 i5-13600K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS received 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
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.7
50.5
62.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Elden ring
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
Stray
2022
90.9
118.2
154.5
190.9
Overwatch 2
2022
81.6
106.0
138.6
171.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Scorn
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.5
Saints Row
2022
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.7
Homeworld 3
2022
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Division
2016
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Project CARS 3
2020
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
Halo Infinite
2021
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
Metro Exodus
2019
46.6
60.6
79.3
97.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Hitman 2
2018
83.3
108.2
141.5
174.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
World War Z
2019
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.3
108.2
141.5
174.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Just Cause 4
2018
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Crysis 3
2013
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.2
The Witcher 3
2015
75.3
97.8
128.0
158.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Far Cry 6
2021
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Genshin Impact
2020
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
GreedFall
2019
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Borderlands 3
2019
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
F1 2021
2020
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.8
F1 22
2020
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Gears of War 5
2019
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.4
79.8
104.4
129.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Dishonored 2
2016
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Death Stranding
2020
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Anthem
2019
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.3
108.2
141.5
174.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Godfall
2020
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Hitman 3
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-13600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
109.3
142.1
185.9
229.6
Minecraft
2011
198.8
258.4
337.9
417.5
League of Legends
2009
466.4
545.7
673.9
734.6
For Honor
2017
124.4
161.7
211.4
261.2
F1 2019
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Rocket League
2015
362.7
471.6
616.7
761.8
Battlefield 1
2016
106.1
137.9
180.4
222.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.2
229.0
299.5
370.0
Battlefield V
2018
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Roblox
2006
293.1
381.0
498.2
615.5
Valorant
2020
170.5
221.6
289.8
358.0
DiRT Rally
2015
134.0
174.2
227.7
281.3
Titanfall 2
2016
91.7
119.3
156.0
192.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.7
323.4
422.9
522.3
Dawn of War III
2017
91.4
118.8
155.4
192.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.7
141.4
184.9
228.3
Fallout 76
2018
109.1
141.8
185.4
229.1
Battlefield 4
2013
118.2
153.6
200.9
248.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.8
Dota 2
2013
121.5
157.9
206.5
255.1
Need For Speed
2015
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.8
125.9
164.6
203.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.7
138.7
181.4
224.1
Project CARS 2
2017
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Hitman
2016
85.0
110.4
144.4
178.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.3
130.4
170.6
210.7
Apex Legends
2019
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Doom
2016
133.5
173.6
227.0
280.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Destiny 2
2017
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
