Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good for modern 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Roblox
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing 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 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 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 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 numbers will also 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 5 5600. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
Scorn
2022
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
Stray
2022
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.3
39.3
51.4
63.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Homeworld 3
2022
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.4
61.6
80.6
99.6
Elden ring
2022
31.1
40.4
52.8
65.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
Saints Row
2022
58.1
75.5
98.7
121.9
Starfield
2022
28.6
37.2
48.6
60.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
Overwatch 2
2022
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Atomic Heart
2023
19.6
25.5
33.4
41.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
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
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.4
50.0
65.3
80.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
F1 2021
2020
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Death Stranding
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
World War Z
2019
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Hitman 2
2018
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.9
76.5
100.1
123.6
Project CARS 3
2020
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Hitman 3
2021
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.8
F1 22
2020
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Borderlands 3
2019
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Metro Exodus
2019
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.0
98.8
129.3
159.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.4
31.8
41.6
51.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Dishonored 2
2016
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
Halo Infinite
2021
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Genshin Impact
2020
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Anthem
2019
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Far Cry 6
2021
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Crysis 3
2013
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
The Division
2016
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
GreedFall
2019
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
Godfall
2020
72.4
94.1
123.0
152.0
The Witcher 3
2015
72.4
94.2
123.1
152.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Gears of War 5
2019
65.3
84.9
111.1
137.2
Just Cause 4
2018
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.0
48.0
62.8
77.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 5600 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
Battlefield 4
2013
113.7
147.8
193.3
238.8
Dota 2
2013
116.9
152.0
198.8
245.5
Doom
2016
128.5
167.1
218.5
269.9
Need For Speed
2015
96.8
125.8
164.6
203.3
Strange Brigade
2018
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Fallout 76
2018
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Roblox
2006
282.1
366.7
479.5
592.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
Project CARS 2
2017
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.7
DiRT Rally
2015
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.8
Battlefield 1
2016
102.1
132.8
173.6
214.5
Hitman
2016
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Minecraft
2011
191.3
248.7
325.2
401.8
Apex Legends
2019
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
96.6
125.5
164.2
202.8
F1 2019
2019
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Rocket League
2015
349.1
453.9
593.5
733.2
For Honor
2017
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
169.6
220.4
288.3
356.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
239.4
311.2
407.0
502.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.7
League of Legends
2009
448.9
525.2
648.6
707.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.0
109.2
142.7
176.3
Battlefield V
2018
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
Destiny 2
2017
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.5
Valorant
2020
164.1
213.3
279.0
344.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.5
Dawn of War III
2017
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.7
Although 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 able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
