Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-8400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. 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 i5-8400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of certain popular 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 i5-8400 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Dota 2
Roblox
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
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 some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest rivals 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 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 also help you make the true choice.
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 i5-8400. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS gained 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
Stray
2022
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Scorn
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Elden ring
2022
29.7
38.7
50.6
62.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Atomic Heart
2023
18.8
24.4
31.9
39.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
52.4
68.2
89.1
110.1
Saints Row
2022
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Homeworld 3
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
Starfield
2022
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.0
37.6
49.2
60.8
Overwatch 2
2022
75.1
97.7
127.7
157.8
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
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
56.6
73.5
96.2
118.8
Metro Exodus
2019
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.3
World War Z
2019
77.4
100.6
131.6
162.5
Genshin Impact
2020
68.1
88.5
115.7
143.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
65.7
85.5
111.7
138.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.0
Far Cry 6
2021
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Anthem
2019
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
F1 22
2020
68.1
88.5
115.7
143.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
The Division
2016
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
Halo Infinite
2021
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Gears of War 5
2019
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Dishonored 2
2016
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
77.8
101.1
132.2
163.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.7
Project CARS 3
2020
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Crysis 3
2013
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.4
Hitman 3
2021
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.7
F1 2021
2020
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Death Stranding
2020
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Just Cause 4
2018
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.3
Borderlands 3
2019
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
The Witcher 3
2015
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
GreedFall
2019
70.7
91.9
120.1
148.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Godfall
2020
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
Hitman 2
2018
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.0
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-8400 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
Resident Evil 2
2019
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
85.9
111.7
146.1
180.4
Roblox
2006
270.0
351.0
459.0
566.9
Project CARS 2
2017
81.1
105.5
138.0
170.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
77.8
101.1
132.2
163.3
DiRT Rally
2015
123.4
160.4
209.8
259.1
Battlefield V
2018
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Need For Speed
2015
92.7
120.4
157.5
194.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
100.2
130.2
170.3
210.3
For Honor
2017
114.6
148.9
194.8
240.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.1
Dota 2
2013
111.9
145.5
190.2
235.0
F1 2019
2019
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
Doom
2016
123.0
159.9
209.1
258.3
Strange Brigade
2018
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
Minecraft
2011
183.1
238.0
311.3
384.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.4
Valorant
2020
157.1
204.2
267.0
329.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
229.1
297.9
389.5
481.2
Hitman
2016
78.3
101.7
133.0
164.3
Rocket League
2015
334.1
434.4
568.0
701.7
Titanfall 2
2016
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
162.3
211.0
275.9
340.8
Fallout 76
2018
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Dawn of War III
2017
84.2
109.5
143.1
176.8
Battlefield 4
2013
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.6
Destiny 2
2017
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
95.5
124.2
162.4
200.6
Apex Legends
2019
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
League of Legends
2009
429.6
502.6
620.8
676.6
Battlefield 1
2016
97.7
127.1
166.2
205.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Though you can't dispute 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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
