Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 3 5300G 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 good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 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. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 5300G . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU 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 AMD Ryzen 3 5300G configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Roblox
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest competitors 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 average 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 numbers will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 3 5300G. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS received 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Homeworld 3
2022
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.8
Stray
2022
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
52.2
67.9
88.7
109.6
Overwatch 2
2022
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.4
Starfield
2022
27.3
35.5
46.4
57.3
Atomic Heart
2023
18.7
24.3
31.8
39.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Elden ring
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Saints Row
2022
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Scorn
2022
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.4
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
Hitman 3
2021
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
GreedFall
2019
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
Gears of War 5
2019
62.3
80.9
105.8
130.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
Metro Exodus
2019
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
77.4
100.7
131.7
162.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
Project CARS 3
2020
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
76.9
100.0
130.7
161.5
Hitman 2
2018
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
The Witcher 3
2015
69.0
89.7
117.4
145.0
Halo Infinite
2021
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Genshin Impact
2020
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.4
Just Cause 4
2018
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
50.8
66.0
86.4
106.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.4
F1 2021
2020
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.3
30.3
39.6
48.9
F1 22
2020
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.4
The Division
2016
68.9
89.5
117.1
144.6
Death Stranding
2020
70.8
92.1
120.4
148.7
Far Cry 6
2021
58.4
76.0
99.3
122.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Anthem
2019
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
46.0
59.9
78.3
96.7
Dishonored 2
2016
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Borderlands 3
2019
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.7
Godfall
2020
69.0
89.6
117.2
144.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
56.1
72.9
95.4
117.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
35.2
45.8
59.9
74.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.4
World War Z
2019
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Crysis 3
2013
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.7
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 3 5300G 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
For Honor
2017
114.1
148.3
193.9
239.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
77.4
100.7
131.7
162.6
Dawn of War III
2017
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.2
Battlefield V
2018
82.0
106.7
139.5
172.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
228.1
296.6
387.8
479.1
Battlefield 4
2013
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Strange Brigade
2018
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
DiRT Rally
2015
122.9
159.7
208.9
258.0
Project CARS 2
2017
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Minecraft
2011
182.3
237.0
310.0
382.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
161.6
210.1
274.7
339.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
95.1
123.7
161.7
199.8
Fallout 76
2018
100.0
130.1
170.1
210.1
Roblox
2006
268.8
349.5
457.0
564.5
Apex Legends
2019
82.0
106.7
139.5
172.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
Valorant
2020
156.4
203.3
265.8
328.4
F1 2019
2019
80.3
104.3
136.4
168.5
League of Legends
2009
427.8
500.5
618.1
898.3
Dota 2
2013
111.4
144.8
189.4
234.0
Doom
2016
122.5
159.2
208.2
257.2
Destiny 2
2017
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.3
Battlefield 1
2016
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.4
Hitman
2016
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
97.9
127.2
166.4
205.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
99.7
129.7
169.5
209.4
Titanfall 2
2016
84.2
109.4
143.1
176.7
Rocket League
2015
332.7
432.5
565.6
698.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
85.6
111.2
145.4
179.7
Need For Speed
2015
92.3
119.9
156.8
193.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Although you can't dispute with the figures 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 AMD Ryzen 3 5300G separately.
