Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-8600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The medium 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 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 some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-8600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 i5-8600K configuration:
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in some famous games and select 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 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 further 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 i5-8600K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
Stray
2022
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
Homeworld 3
2022
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
50.3
65.3
85.5
105.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
45.6
59.2
77.4
95.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Overwatch 2
2022
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
Starfield
2022
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Elden ring
2022
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.7
Saints Row
2022
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.1
37.8
49.4
61.0
Scorn
2022
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
33.8
43.9
57.4
70.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Atomic Heart
2023
18.9
24.5
32.0
39.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 2
2018
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.6
Genshin Impact
2020
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Halo Infinite
2021
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Gears of War 5
2019
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Crysis 3
2013
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Godfall
2020
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
73.0
95.0
124.2
153.4
Project CARS 3
2020
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.3
Hitman 3
2021
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
GreedFall
2019
70.9
92.2
120.6
148.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
58.0
75.4
98.5
121.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.5
Death Stranding
2020
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
Just Cause 4
2018
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Dishonored 2
2016
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.9
The Witcher 3
2015
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.1
World War Z
2019
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.1
F1 22
2020
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Borderlands 3
2019
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Far Cry 6
2021
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
F1 2021
2020
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
56.6
73.5
96.1
118.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
Anthem
2019
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Metro Exodus
2019
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.8
The Division
2016
69.4
90.3
118.0
145.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
77.4
100.7
131.7
162.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i5-8600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Apex Legends
2019
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.8
Hitman
2016
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Project CARS 2
2017
81.4
105.9
138.5
171.0
For Honor
2017
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
League of Legends
2009
431.2
504.5
623.1
679.1
Need For Speed
2015
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
Rocket League
2015
335.4
436.0
570.1
704.3
Battlefield 1
2016
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
Battlefield 4
2013
109.3
142.0
185.7
229.4
Destiny 2
2017
108.6
141.2
184.7
228.1
F1 2019
2019
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
Dawn of War III
2017
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Roblox
2006
271.0
352.3
460.7
569.0
Strange Brigade
2018
101.1
131.4
171.8
212.3
Titanfall 2
2016
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Fallout 76
2018
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
95.9
124.7
163.0
201.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
80.7
104.9
137.1
169.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
98.6
128.2
167.7
207.2
DiRT Rally
2015
123.9
161.0
210.6
260.1
Battlefield V
2018
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
162.9
211.8
276.9
342.1
Valorant
2020
157.6
204.9
268.0
331.0
Dota 2
2013
112.3
146.0
190.9
235.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
230.0
299.0
391.0
482.9
Minecraft
2011
183.8
238.9
312.4
386.0
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-8600K and the GeForce GTX 1080 separately.
