Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-12900K 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 results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for today's 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 conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-12900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a pretty 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 i9-12900K configuration:
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Hitman 3
Minecraft
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest rivals 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 medium 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 figures will further help you make the true choice.
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 i9-12900K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.6
69.6
91.0
112.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.6
60.6
79.3
98.0
Overwatch 2
2022
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.1
Saints Row
2022
61.3
79.7
104.3
128.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.1
48.3
63.1
78.0
Elden ring
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
68.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Starfield
2022
30.2
39.3
51.4
63.5
Stray
2022
92.4
120.2
157.1
194.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.3
Scorn
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.0
41.6
54.3
67.1
Atomic Heart
2023
20.7
27.0
35.2
43.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Homeworld 3
2022
42.3
55.0
72.0
88.9
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
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
Far Cry 6
2021
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.1
Metro Exodus
2019
47.4
61.7
80.6
99.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.3
F1 22
2020
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.3
104.4
136.6
168.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.7
110.1
143.9
177.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.8
95.9
125.4
154.9
Hitman 3
2021
58.7
76.4
99.9
123.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
F1 2021
2020
83.8
108.9
142.4
176.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Gears of War 5
2019
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.8
108.9
142.4
176.0
Anthem
2019
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.0
Genshin Impact
2020
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.8
Crysis 3
2013
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.7
76.4
99.9
123.4
Hitman 2
2018
84.7
110.1
143.9
177.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.2
World War Z
2019
85.4
111.1
145.2
179.4
Godfall
2020
76.4
99.4
130.0
160.5
GreedFall
2019
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Halo Infinite
2021
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
Borderlands 3
2019
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.8
33.6
43.9
54.2
Project CARS 3
2020
39.7
51.7
67.6
83.4
The Division
2016
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.6
94.3
123.4
152.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.2
80.9
105.7
130.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Just Cause 4
2018
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.7
110.1
143.9
177.8
The Witcher 3
2015
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Death Stranding
2020
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.4
Dishonored 2
2016
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i9-12900K 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
136.2
177.1
231.6
286.1
Titanfall 2
2016
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
179.2
232.9
304.6
376.2
Destiny 2
2017
119.5
155.3
203.1
250.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.5
128.0
167.4
206.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Fallout 76
2018
110.9
144.2
188.6
232.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.2
Hitman
2016
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.4
Dota 2
2013
123.5
160.6
210.0
259.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.8
123.3
161.2
199.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.3
Strange Brigade
2018
111.2
144.5
189.0
233.5
Need For Speed
2015
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.8
Apex Legends
2019
91.0
118.3
154.6
191.0
Project CARS 2
2017
89.6
116.5
152.3
188.1
Valorant
2020
173.4
225.4
294.7
364.1
Minecraft
2011
202.1
262.8
343.6
424.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.5
137.1
179.3
221.5
Battlefield 4
2013
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.3
F1 2019
2019
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.8
Battlefield V
2018
91.0
118.3
154.6
191.0
Roblox
2006
298.0
387.4
506.6
625.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
252.9
328.8
430.0
531.2
League of Legends
2009
474.2
554.9
685.3
746.9
Rocket League
2015
368.9
479.5
627.1
774.6
Battlefield 1
2016
107.9
140.3
183.4
226.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.6
143.7
188.0
232.2
Dawn of War III
2017
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.2
For Honor
2017
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
Doom
2016
135.8
176.5
230.9
285.2
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact 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 i9-12900K separately.
