Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 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 graphics card, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU 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 AMD Ryzen 5 4500 configuration:
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
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 competitors in several famous games and select 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 rivals 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 figures will further help you make the right decision.
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 AMD Ryzen 5 4500. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS achieved 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
Scorn
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Atomic Heart
2023
19.3
25.1
32.8
40.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.5
Stray
2022
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Starfield
2022
28.2
36.6
47.9
59.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.9
54.4
71.1
87.9
Elden ring
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.8
43.9
57.5
71.0
Overwatch 2
2022
77.3
100.4
131.3
162.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
Saints Row
2022
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Homeworld 3
2022
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.3
82.3
107.7
133.0
Hitman 2
2018
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Dishonored 2
2016
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
The Witcher 3
2015
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
F1 22
2020
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.4
103.3
135.0
166.8
Project CARS 3
2020
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.6
61.8
80.9
99.9
Godfall
2020
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
GreedFall
2019
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.5
Far Cry 6
2021
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
Genshin Impact
2020
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Hitman 3
2021
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Gears of War 5
2019
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Borderlands 3
2019
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.2
Halo Infinite
2021
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
World War Z
2019
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Crysis 3
2013
79.0
102.7
134.4
166.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.3
82.3
107.7
133.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
Metro Exodus
2019
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
F1 2021
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
The Division
2016
71.1
92.5
121.0
149.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.6
87.9
114.9
142.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.7
89.4
116.8
144.3
Just Cause 4
2018
63.8
83.0
108.5
134.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.6
Death Stranding
2020
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Anthem
2019
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.8
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 4500 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
Battlefield 4
2013
112.0
145.5
190.3
235.1
DiRT Rally
2015
126.9
165.0
215.8
266.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.7
107.5
140.5
173.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.1
131.4
171.8
212.3
League of Legends
2009
441.9
517.0
638.5
695.9
Destiny 2
2017
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.7
Hitman
2016
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Battlefield 1
2016
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Doom
2016
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Valorant
2020
161.5
210.0
274.6
339.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.4
114.9
150.2
185.6
Roblox
2006
277.7
361.0
472.0
583.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
235.7
306.4
400.6
494.9
Fallout 76
2018
103.3
134.3
175.7
217.0
Dota 2
2013
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Project CARS 2
2017
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Minecraft
2011
188.3
244.8
320.2
395.5
For Honor
2017
117.8
153.2
200.3
247.4
Titanfall 2
2016
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.5
Battlefield V
2018
84.7
110.2
144.1
178.0
Strange Brigade
2018
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.5
Need For Speed
2015
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
Dawn of War III
2017
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
F1 2019
2019
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.5
Apex Legends
2019
84.7
110.2
144.1
178.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Rocket League
2015
343.7
446.8
584.2
721.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 separately.
