Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-12900KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good for modern 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-12900KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required 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. Below 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 i9-12900KF configuration:
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Dota 2
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with competitors in several 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 also 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 i9-12900KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Scorn
2022
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.5
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Saints Row
2022
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Overwatch 2
2022
81.7
106.1
138.8
171.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.7
68.6
89.6
110.7
Homeworld 3
2022
41.7
54.2
70.8
87.5
Starfield
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.3
64.1
83.9
103.6
Elden ring
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Stray
2022
91.0
118.3
154.7
191.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.1
43.2
53.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.4
92.9
121.5
150.0
World War Z
2019
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Metro Exodus
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Hitman 2
2018
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
50.0
65.4
80.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.0
52.0
68.0
83.9
F1 22
2020
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.6
89.1
116.5
144.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
GreedFall
2019
76.8
99.8
130.6
161.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.4
94.1
123.0
152.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Project CARS 3
2020
39.1
50.9
66.5
82.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.3
65.3
85.5
105.6
Borderlands 3
2019
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Genshin Impact
2020
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.0
The Division
2016
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Far Cry 6
2021
63.8
82.9
108.4
134.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.2
79.6
104.1
128.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Death Stranding
2020
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.4
Dishonored 2
2016
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
F1 2021
2020
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
The Witcher 3
2015
75.4
98.0
128.1
158.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.3
Gears of War 5
2019
68.0
88.3
115.5
142.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Just Cause 4
2018
67.4
87.7
114.7
141.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.0
Crysis 3
2013
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Anthem
2019
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Halo Infinite
2021
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Hitman 3
2021
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Godfall
2020
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i9-12900KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.0
126.0
164.8
203.6
Dawn of War III
2017
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
F1 2019
2019
87.6
113.9
148.9
184.0
Dota 2
2013
121.6
158.1
206.8
255.4
For Honor
2017
124.5
161.9
211.7
261.5
Hitman
2016
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.6
Minecraft
2011
199.0
258.7
338.3
418.0
Battlefield V
2018
89.6
116.4
152.3
188.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Battlefield 4
2013
118.3
153.8
201.1
248.5
Strange Brigade
2018
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.4
League of Legends
2009
466.9
546.3
674.7
735.4
Apex Legends
2019
89.6
116.4
152.3
188.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
249.0
323.7
423.4
523.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.8
138.9
181.6
224.3
Rocket League
2015
363.2
472.1
617.4
762.7
Doom
2016
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.4
229.3
299.9
370.4
Need For Speed
2015
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
Battlefield 1
2016
106.2
138.1
180.6
223.1
Valorant
2020
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.5
Project CARS 2
2017
88.2
114.7
149.9
185.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.4
130.6
170.8
210.9
DiRT Rally
2015
134.1
174.4
228.0
281.7
Roblox
2006
293.4
381.5
498.8
616.2
Destiny 2
2017
117.6
152.9
200.0
247.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.9
135.0
176.5
218.1
Titanfall 2
2016
91.9
119.4
156.2
192.9
Fallout 76
2018
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.1
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i9-12900KF and the GeForce GTX 1080 separately.
