Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the Intel Core i9-9900K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 testing results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium 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 even for today's 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 make some decision. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-9900K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i9-9900K configuration:
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Minecraft
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 rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 opponents
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 also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and Intel Core i9-9900K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS gained 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
Homeworld 3
2022
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Atomic Heart
2023
19.7
25.6
33.5
41.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Overwatch 2
2022
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.4
39.5
51.6
63.8
Stray
2022
87.9
114.2
149.3
184.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Starfield
2022
28.7
37.4
48.9
60.3
Elden ring
2022
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
Scorn
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Saints Row
2022
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Metro Exodus
2019
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Death Stranding
2020
74.6
97.0
126.9
156.7
Gears of War 5
2019
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.5
31.9
41.7
51.6
Borderlands 3
2019
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Godfall
2020
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Anthem
2019
55.7
72.5
94.8
117.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.0
105.2
137.6
170.0
GreedFall
2019
74.1
96.4
126.0
155.7
The Witcher 3
2015
72.7
94.6
123.7
152.8
The Division
2016
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.2
86.0
112.5
139.0
Hitman 2
2018
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Genshin Impact
2020
71.4
92.9
121.4
150.0
Crysis 3
2013
80.6
104.8
137.1
169.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.0
105.3
137.8
170.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Just Cause 4
2018
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.3
Far Cry 6
2021
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.5
Halo Infinite
2021
46.8
60.8
79.6
98.3
F1 22
2020
71.4
92.9
121.4
150.0
Hitman 3
2021
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
F1 2021
2020
79.6
103.5
135.4
167.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
World War Z
2019
81.2
105.6
138.0
170.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.6
103.5
135.4
167.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.5
63.1
82.5
101.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.0
89.7
117.2
144.8
Dishonored 2
2016
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.4
Project CARS 3
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Core i9-9900K 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
Hitman
2016
82.1
106.7
139.6
172.4
Valorant
2020
164.8
214.2
280.1
346.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.2
130.3
170.4
210.5
Dawn of War III
2017
88.3
114.8
150.2
185.5
Doom
2016
129.1
167.8
219.4
271.0
Destiny 2
2017
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.4
League of Legends
2009
450.7
527.4
651.3
709.9
Titanfall 2
2016
88.7
115.3
150.7
186.2
For Honor
2017
120.2
156.3
204.3
252.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.0
126.1
164.8
203.6
F1 2019
2019
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Battlefield V
2018
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Project CARS 2
2017
85.1
110.7
144.7
178.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Rocket League
2015
350.6
455.8
596.0
736.2
Fallout 76
2018
105.4
137.0
179.2
221.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
DiRT Rally
2015
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Battlefield 1
2016
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Roblox
2006
283.3
368.2
481.5
594.8
Apex Legends
2019
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Need For Speed
2015
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.1
Dota 2
2013
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
240.4
312.5
408.7
504.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.1
136.6
178.7
220.7
Minecraft
2011
192.1
249.8
326.6
403.5
Battlefield 4
2013
114.2
148.5
194.1
239.8
Strange Brigade
2018
105.7
137.4
179.6
221.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.1
117.2
153.3
189.3
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality 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 graphics card and the CPU.
