Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-13700K 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 results of all benchmarks. As for the primary 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. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good for new most exacting 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 i7-13700K . 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 contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-13700K configuration:
Minecraft
Roblox
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 opponents
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 medium 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 numbers 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-13700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.6
41.0
53.7
66.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Homeworld 3
2022
41.8
54.3
71.1
87.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Saints Row
2022
60.6
78.7
103.0
127.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Atomic Heart
2023
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
Starfield
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Elden ring
2022
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.1
Stray
2022
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Overwatch 2
2022
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
Scorn
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
Gears of War 5
2019
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.0
81.8
107.0
132.2
Hitman 2
2018
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
F1 22
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Crysis 3
2013
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.2
109.5
143.1
176.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.5
Dishonored 2
2016
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
Just Cause 4
2018
67.7
87.9
115.0
142.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
The Division
2016
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.4
GreedFall
2019
77.0
100.1
131.0
161.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.8
110.2
144.2
178.1
Genshin Impact
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
The Witcher 3
2015
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Death Stranding
2020
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.7
69.9
91.4
112.9
Halo Infinite
2021
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Anthem
2019
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.7
69.9
91.4
112.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Borderlands 3
2019
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
World War Z
2019
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Project CARS 3
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.6
Metro Exodus
2019
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.6
Godfall
2020
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Far Cry 6
2021
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
F1 2021
2020
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-13700K 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
Rocket League
2015
364.3
473.6
619.3
765.0
Battlefield 1
2016
106.6
138.5
181.1
223.8
For Honor
2017
124.9
162.4
212.3
262.3
Roblox
2006
294.3
382.6
500.4
618.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.2
135.4
177.1
218.8
Hitman
2016
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.2
Fallout 76
2018
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Project CARS 2
2017
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Apex Legends
2019
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.3
126.4
165.3
204.2
Strange Brigade
2018
109.8
142.7
186.7
230.6
DiRT Rally
2015
134.5
174.9
228.7
282.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
249.8
324.7
424.7
524.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.9
230.0
300.8
371.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.0
Valorant
2020
171.2
222.6
291.1
359.6
F1 2019
2019
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
League of Legends
2009
468.4
548.0
676.8
737.7
Need For Speed
2015
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.1
Battlefield V
2018
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.6
113.9
148.9
184.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.8
110.2
144.2
178.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Minecraft
2011
199.6
259.5
339.4
419.2
Titanfall 2
2016
92.1
119.8
156.6
193.5
Battlefield 4
2013
118.7
154.3
201.7
249.2
Destiny 2
2017
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
Doom
2016
134.1
174.3
228.0
281.6
Dawn of War III
2017
91.8
119.3
156.1
192.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.7
121.8
159.2
196.7
Dota 2
2013
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
