Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-10700KF 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 from benchmark data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-10700KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather 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 certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i7-10700KF configuration:
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Apex Legends
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than competitors 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 numbers will also help you make the good 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 i7-10700KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
Homeworld 3
2022
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Scorn
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
Starfield
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
Overwatch 2
2022
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.1
Atomic Heart
2023
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
Saints Row
2022
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Stray
2022
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
Elden ring
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
GreedFall
2019
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
F1 22
2020
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Metro Exodus
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.7
84.1
109.9
135.8
Death Stranding
2020
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.6
77.4
101.2
125.1
Project CARS 3
2020
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.6
48.9
64.0
79.1
Crysis 3
2013
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.9
103.9
135.8
167.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
The Division
2016
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
World War Z
2019
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Borderlands 3
2019
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.3
91.5
119.6
147.7
Godfall
2020
72.9
94.8
123.9
153.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.3
Hitman 3
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Hitman 2
2018
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Gears of War 5
2019
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Genshin Impact
2020
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
Just Cause 4
2018
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.2
Far Cry 6
2021
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.2
90.0
117.6
145.3
Anthem
2019
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Dishonored 2
2016
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
F1 2021
2020
79.9
103.9
135.8
167.8
The Witcher 3
2015
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.4
86.3
112.9
139.4
Halo Infinite
2021
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-10700KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.6
For Honor
2017
120.6
156.8
205.0
253.2
Hitman
2016
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
241.2
313.5
410.0
506.5
Strange Brigade
2018
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.3
Doom
2016
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Apex Legends
2019
86.7
112.8
147.5
182.2
Battlefield V
2018
86.7
112.8
147.5
182.2
Rocket League
2015
351.7
457.3
598.0
738.6
Project CARS 2
2017
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.4
Titanfall 2
2016
89.0
115.7
151.2
186.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
170.8
222.1
290.4
358.8
DiRT Rally
2015
129.9
168.9
220.8
272.8
F1 2019
2019
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Need For Speed
2015
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.4
117.6
153.8
189.9
Fallout 76
2018
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Roblox
2006
284.2
369.4
483.1
596.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.4
137.1
179.2
221.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.9
122.1
159.6
197.2
Battlefield 1
2016
102.9
133.8
174.9
216.1
League of Legends
2009
452.2
529.1
653.5
712.3
Minecraft
2011
192.8
250.6
327.7
404.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.2
Destiny 2
2017
113.9
148.1
193.7
239.2
Valorant
2020
165.3
214.9
281.1
347.2
Dawn of War III
2017
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Dota 2
2013
117.8
153.1
200.3
247.4
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
