Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-8700 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 tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-8700 . 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 fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i7-8700 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
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 understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 competitors
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 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 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 i7-8700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS achieved 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.7
64.7
84.5
104.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
53.7
69.9
91.4
112.9
Scorn
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Atomic Heart
2023
19.3
25.0
32.7
40.4
Stray
2022
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.3
56.3
73.6
91.0
Starfield
2022
28.1
36.5
47.7
59.0
Elden ring
2022
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Overwatch 2
2022
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
Saints Row
2022
57.0
74.0
96.8
119.6
Homeworld 3
2022
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
Anthem
2019
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
F1 22
2020
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.6
GreedFall
2019
72.4
94.2
123.1
152.1
Hitman 2
2018
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Metro Exodus
2019
44.0
57.3
74.9
92.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.0
81.9
107.0
132.2
World War Z
2019
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
Hitman 3
2021
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Far Cry 6
2021
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
The Division
2016
70.9
92.2
120.5
148.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.6
76.1
99.5
123.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Dishonored 2
2016
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
Halo Infinite
2021
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Borderlands 3
2019
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.0
31.2
40.8
50.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.3
88.7
116.0
143.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.7
103.7
135.5
167.4
Project CARS 3
2020
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Crysis 3
2013
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Just Cause 4
2018
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Godfall
2020
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.1
Gears of War 5
2019
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
Death Stranding
2020
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.5
65.7
85.9
106.1
Genshin Impact
2020
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.1
F1 2021
2020
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
The Witcher 3
2015
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.7
84.1
109.9
135.8
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-8700 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
103.2
134.2
175.5
216.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
94.7
123.2
161.0
198.9
F1 2019
2019
82.6
107.4
140.5
173.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.4
118.9
155.5
192.0
Battlefield 4
2013
111.6
145.1
189.7
234.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
97.9
127.3
166.5
205.7
Apex Legends
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Destiny 2
2017
110.9
144.2
188.6
233.0
Project CARS 2
2017
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Valorant
2020
161.0
209.3
273.7
338.1
Doom
2016
126.1
163.9
214.4
264.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
166.4
216.3
282.8
349.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.7
103.7
135.5
167.4
Battlefield V
2018
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Titanfall 2
2016
86.6
112.6
147.3
181.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.1
114.5
149.7
185.0
Battlefield 1
2016
100.2
130.2
170.3
210.4
Dawn of War III
2017
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.3
Hitman
2016
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Fallout 76
2018
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Need For Speed
2015
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.4
Dota 2
2013
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.9
Roblox
2006
276.7
359.8
470.5
581.2
DiRT Rally
2015
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
234.9
305.3
399.3
493.2
Minecraft
2011
187.7
244.0
319.1
394.2
Rocket League
2015
342.5
445.3
582.3
719.3
For Honor
2017
117.4
152.7
199.6
246.6
League of Legends
2009
440.4
515.3
636.4
693.6
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 able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
