Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-6700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-6700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i7-6700K configuration:
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Roblox
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose 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 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 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 further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-6700K. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
30.6
39.7
51.9
64.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
40.7
53.0
69.3
85.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
Saints Row
2022
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
Overwatch 2
2022
75.2
97.8
127.9
157.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
32.9
42.8
55.9
69.1
Elden ring
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Stray
2022
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Homeworld 3
2022
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Scorn
2022
30.6
39.7
51.9
64.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Starfield
2022
27.4
35.6
46.6
57.6
Atomic Heart
2023
18.8
24.4
32.0
39.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.9
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
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Hitman 2
2018
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
77.9
101.2
132.4
163.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Project CARS 3
2020
36.0
46.8
61.3
75.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.4
The Division
2016
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Just Cause 4
2018
62.1
80.8
105.6
130.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
F1 22
2020
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Borderlands 3
2019
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
World War Z
2019
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Dishonored 2
2016
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Metro Exodus
2019
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Far Cry 6
2021
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Hitman 3
2021
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
F1 2021
2020
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Genshin Impact
2020
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.4
30.5
39.8
49.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
66.7
86.7
113.3
140.0
Crysis 3
2013
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
Godfall
2020
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
GreedFall
2019
70.7
92.0
120.3
148.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
49.4
64.2
83.9
103.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Halo Infinite
2021
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Gears of War 5
2019
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Anthem
2019
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
35.8
46.5
60.9
75.2
The Witcher 3
2015
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.8
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-6700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
F1 2019
2019
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
229.4
298.2
390.0
481.7
Dawn of War III
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Destiny 2
2017
108.3
140.9
184.2
227.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
77.9
101.2
132.4
163.5
For Honor
2017
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.9
Valorant
2020
157.2
204.4
267.3
330.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.6
Fallout 76
2018
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.2
Strange Brigade
2018
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Need For Speed
2015
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.8
Battlefield 4
2013
109.0
141.7
185.3
228.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
DiRT Rally
2015
123.5
160.6
210.0
259.4
Doom
2016
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
Rocket League
2015
334.5
434.9
568.7
702.5
Hitman
2016
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
Project CARS 2
2017
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Roblox
2006
270.3
351.4
459.5
567.6
Battlefield V
2018
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Battlefield 1
2016
97.9
127.2
166.3
205.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
95.7
124.4
162.6
200.9
Minecraft
2011
183.3
238.3
311.7
385.0
Dota 2
2013
112.0
145.6
190.5
235.3
League of Legends
2009
430.1
503.2
621.5
677.4
Apex Legends
2019
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
98.4
127.9
167.3
206.6
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 capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the Intel Core i7-6700K separately.
