Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-13700KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the primary parameter, 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 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. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-13700KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.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 some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i7-13700KF configuration:
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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 competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest opponents 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 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 further help you make the right choice.
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 i7-13700KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS obtained 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
Overwatch 2
2022
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Starfield
2022
30.1
39.1
51.1
63.1
Elden ring
2022
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.8
35.0
43.3
Scorn
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Homeworld 3
2022
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Stray
2022
91.9
119.4
156.2
192.9
Saints Row
2022
61.0
79.3
103.6
128.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.0
71.4
93.4
115.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.5
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Gears of War 5
2019
68.6
89.2
116.6
144.1
Hitman 3
2021
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
Just Cause 4
2018
68.1
88.5
115.8
143.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Godfall
2020
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.3
111.0
145.1
179.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.7
110.1
143.9
177.8
Hitman 2
2018
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
F1 22
2020
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.9
Anthem
2019
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Metro Exodus
2019
47.1
61.3
80.1
99.0
Dishonored 2
2016
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.3
Halo Infinite
2021
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.1
93.8
122.6
151.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.7
110.2
144.1
178.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
The Division
2016
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.8
World War Z
2019
84.9
110.4
144.4
178.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
GreedFall
2019
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Death Stranding
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Genshin Impact
2020
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.9
The Witcher 3
2015
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.5
Borderlands 3
2019
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Far Cry 6
2021
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
Project CARS 3
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
F1 2021
2020
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-13700KF 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
92.7
120.6
157.6
194.7
Need For Speed
2015
101.7
132.2
172.8
213.5
Battlefield 4
2013
119.4
155.3
203.0
250.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.1
231.5
302.7
374.0
Doom
2016
135.0
175.5
229.5
283.5
Battlefield 1
2016
107.2
139.4
182.3
225.2
DiRT Rally
2015
135.4
176.0
230.2
284.4
Hitman
2016
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.3
Rocket League
2015
366.6
476.6
623.3
769.9
Dawn of War III
2017
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.4
131.8
172.4
213.0
F1 2019
2019
88.4
115.0
150.3
185.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.9
142.9
186.8
230.8
Roblox
2006
296.2
385.1
503.6
622.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.4
326.8
427.4
528.0
Battlefield V
2018
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.9
Strange Brigade
2018
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.3
111.0
145.1
179.2
Valorant
2020
172.3
224.0
293.0
361.9
Destiny 2
2017
118.7
154.4
201.9
249.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
Project CARS 2
2017
89.0
115.8
151.4
187.0
Minecraft
2011
200.9
261.2
341.6
421.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.8
140.2
183.3
226.5
For Honor
2017
125.7
163.4
213.7
264.0
Fallout 76
2018
110.2
143.3
187.4
231.5
Dota 2
2013
122.8
159.6
208.7
257.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
League of Legends
2009
471.4
551.5
681.2
742.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Apex Legends
2019
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.9
Though you can't argue 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 calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
