Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-10700K 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The medium FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good 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 make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-10700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very 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 famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-10700K configuration:
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select 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 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 ordinary 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 figures will further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-10700K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent 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
Elden ring
2022
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Scorn
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Stray
2022
87.9
114.2
149.3
184.5
Overwatch 2
2022
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Starfield
2022
28.7
37.4
48.9
60.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Homeworld 3
2022
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Atomic Heart
2023
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
Saints Row
2022
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
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
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Death Stranding
2020
74.6
97.0
126.9
156.7
F1 2021
2020
79.6
103.5
135.4
167.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Halo Infinite
2021
46.8
60.8
79.6
98.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.0
89.7
117.2
144.8
Project CARS 3
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Far Cry 6
2021
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
The Witcher 3
2015
72.7
94.6
123.7
152.8
Just Cause 4
2018
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.2
86.0
112.5
139.0
Borderlands 3
2019
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Dishonored 2
2016
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.3
Hitman 2
2018
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Hitman 3
2021
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Gears of War 5
2019
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.0
105.3
137.8
170.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Crysis 3
2013
80.6
104.8
137.1
169.3
GreedFall
2019
74.1
96.4
126.0
155.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
F1 22
2020
71.4
92.9
121.4
150.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.2
World War Z
2019
81.2
105.6
138.0
170.5
Metro Exodus
2019
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Genshin Impact
2020
71.4
92.9
121.4
150.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.3
Godfall
2020
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Anthem
2019
55.7
72.5
94.8
117.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.0
105.2
137.6
170.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.6
103.5
135.4
167.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-10700K 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
DiRT Rally
2015
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Dawn of War III
2017
88.3
114.8
150.2
185.5
Minecraft
2011
192.1
249.8
326.6
403.5
Roblox
2006
283.3
368.2
481.5
594.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.6
F1 2019
2019
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
For Honor
2017
120.2
156.3
204.3
252.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Hitman
2016
82.1
106.7
139.6
172.4
Apex Legends
2019
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Battlefield 4
2013
114.2
148.5
194.2
239.8
Battlefield 1
2016
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Need For Speed
2015
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.1
Fallout 76
2018
105.4
137.0
179.2
221.4
League of Legends
2009
450.7
527.4
651.3
709.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
Battlefield V
2018
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Project CARS 2
2017
85.1
110.7
144.7
178.8
Doom
2016
129.1
167.8
219.4
271.0
Destiny 2
2017
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.1
117.2
153.3
189.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.0
126.1
164.8
203.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.1
136.6
178.7
220.7
Strange Brigade
2018
105.7
137.4
179.6
221.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.2
130.3
170.4
210.5
Dota 2
2013
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
240.4
312.5
408.7
504.8
Titanfall 2
2016
88.7
115.3
150.7
186.2
Valorant
2020
164.8
214.2
280.1
346.0
Rocket League
2015
350.6
455.8
596.0
736.2
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
