Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-7700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good for new 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 certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-7700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 several 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 i7-7700K configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than competitors in some popular 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 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 figures will further help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-7700K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average FPS achieved 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
50.2
65.3
85.3
105.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
52.6
68.3
89.3
110.4
Elden ring
2022
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Starfield
2022
27.5
35.7
46.7
57.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Homeworld 3
2022
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Overwatch 2
2022
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.0
37.7
49.3
61.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
33.7
43.9
57.3
70.8
Atomic Heart
2023
18.8
24.5
32.0
39.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Saints Row
2022
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Stray
2022
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.3
Scorn
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
57.9
75.3
98.4
121.6
Crysis 3
2013
77.0
100.1
131.0
161.8
Hitman 2
2018
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Genshin Impact
2020
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Halo Infinite
2021
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
F1 2021
2020
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.6
Gears of War 5
2019
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Anthem
2019
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
77.4
100.7
131.6
162.6
Far Cry 6
2021
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Just Cause 4
2018
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.6
F1 22
2020
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Metro Exodus
2019
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.4
The Witcher 3
2015
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
GreedFall
2019
70.8
92.1
120.4
148.8
World War Z
2019
77.6
100.9
131.9
162.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.6
Borderlands 3
2019
49.7
64.7
84.5
104.4
Hitman 3
2021
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
57.3
74.4
97.4
120.3
Project CARS 3
2020
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Death Stranding
2020
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Godfall
2020
69.4
90.3
118.0
145.8
The Division
2016
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
73.0
94.8
124.0
153.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
77.3
100.6
131.5
162.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Dishonored 2
2016
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-7700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
League of Legends
2009
430.7
503.9
622.3
678.3
Valorant
2020
157.4
204.7
267.6
330.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
Roblox
2006
270.6
351.8
460.1
568.3
DiRT Rally
2015
123.7
160.8
210.3
259.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
229.7
298.6
390.5
482.3
Battlefield 1
2016
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Project CARS 2
2017
81.3
105.8
138.3
170.8
F1 2019
2019
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Battlefield V
2018
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.5
Minecraft
2011
183.6
238.6
312.1
385.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
98.5
128.1
167.5
206.9
Dota 2
2013
112.2
145.8
190.7
235.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
95.8
124.5
162.8
201.1
Doom
2016
123.3
160.3
209.6
259.0
Rocket League
2015
335.0
435.4
569.4
703.4
Hitman
2016
78.4
102.0
133.4
164.7
For Honor
2017
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.2
Titanfall 2
2016
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
80.6
104.7
137.0
169.2
Need For Speed
2015
92.9
120.7
157.9
195.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
162.7
211.5
276.6
341.7
Apex Legends
2019
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.5
Battlefield 4
2013
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.1
Dawn of War III
2017
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.6
Fallout 76
2018
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
Destiny 2
2017
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Strange Brigade
2018
101.0
131.2
171.6
212.0
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. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the Intel Core i7-7700K separately.
