Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-8700K 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 from results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-8700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i7-8700K configuration:
Valorant
Roblox
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in some popular games and choose 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 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 ordinary 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 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 i7-8700K. The numbers beside 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
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Overwatch 2
2022
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Elden ring
2022
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.4
Homeworld 3
2022
39.6
51.4
67.2
83.1
Atomic Heart
2023
19.4
25.2
32.9
40.7
Scorn
2022
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
Starfield
2022
28.3
36.7
48.0
59.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
Stray
2022
86.4
112.3
146.8
181.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.1
65.1
85.1
105.1
Saints Row
2022
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
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
The Division
2016
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
World War Z
2019
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.9
76.6
100.2
123.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.1
31.4
41.0
50.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
Metro Exodus
2019
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.3
Hitman 2
2018
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.1
Anthem
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
F1 2021
2020
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Just Cause 4
2018
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Borderlands 3
2019
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
The Witcher 3
2015
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Godfall
2020
71.4
92.9
121.5
150.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.8
Crysis 3
2013
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Dishonored 2
2016
61.0
79.3
103.8
128.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Halo Infinite
2021
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.1
F1 22
2020
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
GreedFall
2019
72.9
94.8
123.9
153.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.6
Far Cry 6
2021
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.2
Gears of War 5
2019
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Project CARS 3
2020
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
Genshin Impact
2020
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Death Stranding
2020
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
Hitman 3
2021
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i7-8700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
DiRT Rally
2015
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.4
For Honor
2017
118.2
153.6
200.9
248.2
Doom
2016
126.9
165.0
215.7
266.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.3
123.9
162.1
200.2
Titanfall 2
2016
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.4
131.8
172.4
212.9
Need For Speed
2015
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.3
134.3
175.7
217.0
F1 2019
2019
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Destiny 2
2017
111.6
145.1
189.8
234.5
Dota 2
2013
115.4
150.1
196.3
242.4
Valorant
2020
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.3
Battlefield 4
2013
112.3
146.0
190.9
235.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.4
217.7
284.6
351.6
Battlefield 1
2016
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.6
128.1
167.6
207.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.5
Project CARS 2
2017
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Rocket League
2015
344.7
448.1
586.0
723.9
Strange Brigade
2018
103.9
135.1
176.6
218.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
236.4
307.3
401.8
496.4
Roblox
2006
278.5
362.1
473.5
584.9
Apex Legends
2019
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.0
119.6
156.5
193.3
League of Legends
2009
443.2
518.6
640.4
698.1
Minecraft
2011
188.9
245.6
321.1
396.7
Hitman
2016
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Fallout 76
2018
103.7
134.8
176.2
217.7
Battlefield V
2018
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the Intel Core i7-8700K separately.
