Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-4790K 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 bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. 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 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 make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-4790K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i7-4790K configuration:
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Valorant
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest competitors 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 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 also help you make the true 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 i7-4790K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS obtained 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
Saints Row
2022
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Stray
2022
81.2
105.5
138.0
170.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
28.1
36.5
47.7
58.9
Elden ring
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Atomic Heart
2023
18.2
23.7
31.0
38.2
Scorn
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
47.0
61.1
80.0
98.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
41.0
53.3
69.6
86.0
Starfield
2022
26.6
34.5
45.1
55.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
39.4
51.3
67.1
82.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
48.5
63.1
82.5
102.0
Homeworld 3
2022
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Overwatch 2
2022
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
31.9
41.4
54.2
66.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
69.0
89.6
117.2
144.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Gears of War 5
2019
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Borderlands 3
2019
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.4
GreedFall
2019
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Crysis 3
2013
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.1
The Witcher 3
2015
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
F1 2021
2020
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Metro Exodus
2019
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
34.7
45.1
58.9
72.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
22.7
29.5
38.6
47.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Anthem
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
World War Z
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
64.6
83.9
109.7
135.6
Dishonored 2
2016
57.3
74.6
97.5
120.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Just Cause 4
2018
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.3
Hitman 2
2018
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
Hitman 3
2021
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.3
Godfall
2020
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Far Cry 6
2021
56.9
74.0
96.7
119.5
Halo Infinite
2021
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
F1 22
2020
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.4
Project CARS 3
2020
34.9
45.4
59.3
73.3
The Division
2016
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
61.1
79.5
103.9
128.4
Genshin Impact
2020
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
35.7
46.3
60.6
74.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-4790K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
DiRT Rally
2015
119.6
155.5
203.4
251.2
Valorant
2020
152.2
197.9
258.8
319.7
Minecraft
2011
177.5
230.8
301.8
372.8
Battlefield 1
2016
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
Fallout 76
2018
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.5
F1 2019
2019
78.1
101.6
132.8
164.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
For Honor
2017
111.1
144.4
188.8
233.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Need For Speed
2015
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.6
Titanfall 2
2016
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
89.6
116.5
152.3
188.1
Project CARS 2
2017
78.7
102.3
133.7
165.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
157.3
204.5
267.5
330.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
97.1
126.2
165.1
203.9
Dota 2
2013
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Rocket League
2015
323.9
421.1
550.7
680.2
Battlefield 4
2013
105.5
137.2
179.4
221.6
Dawn of War III
2017
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Strange Brigade
2018
97.6
126.9
166.0
205.0
Destiny 2
2017
104.9
136.4
178.4
220.3
Roblox
2006
261.7
340.2
444.9
549.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
222.1
288.7
377.6
466.4
Hitman
2016
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Apex Legends
2019
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
League of Legends
2009
416.5
487.3
601.8
874.6
Battlefield V
2018
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
Doom
2016
119.3
155.0
202.7
250.4
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the Intel Core i7-4790K separately.
