Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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 data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. 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 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 configuration:
League of Legends
Minecraft
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest opponents 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 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 ordinary 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 true 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 PRO 3600. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
Elden ring
2022
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.0
44.1
57.7
71.3
Atomic Heart
2023
19.4
25.2
33.0
40.7
Scorn
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Starfield
2022
28.3
36.8
48.1
59.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Overwatch 2
2022
77.6
100.9
131.9
163.0
Homeworld 3
2022
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Saints Row
2022
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.7
67.3
88.0
108.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.0
54.7
71.5
88.3
Stray
2022
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.9
38.9
50.9
62.8
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
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
GreedFall
2019
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.4
The Division
2016
71.5
92.9
121.5
150.1
Dishonored 2
2016
61.1
79.5
103.9
128.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.2
Crysis 3
2013
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.9
66.2
86.6
107.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Just Cause 4
2018
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.2
31.4
41.1
50.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.9
66.2
86.6
107.0
Genshin Impact
2020
70.3
91.4
119.6
147.7
Project CARS 3
2020
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
F1 2021
2020
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
The Witcher 3
2015
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.8
89.4
117.0
144.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
World War Z
2019
80.0
103.9
135.9
167.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.8
Hitman 3
2021
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
69.0
89.8
117.4
145.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Death Stranding
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Anthem
2019
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
Borderlands 3
2019
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.6
Metro Exodus
2019
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.8
103.7
135.7
167.6
Halo Infinite
2021
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Far Cry 6
2021
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.4
Gears of War 5
2019
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Godfall
2020
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
F1 22
2020
70.3
91.4
119.6
147.7
Hitman 2
2018
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Minecraft
2011
189.2
245.9
321.6
397.3
Battlefield 4
2013
112.5
146.2
191.2
236.2
Battlefield 1
2016
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.1
Fallout 76
2018
103.8
134.9
176.5
218.0
Dota 2
2013
115.6
150.3
196.5
242.8
Titanfall 2
2016
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
83.0
107.9
141.2
174.4
Dawn of War III
2017
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
League of Legends
2009
443.8
519.3
641.4
699.1
Valorant
2020
162.3
210.9
275.8
340.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
DiRT Rally
2015
127.5
165.7
216.7
267.7
Roblox
2006
278.9
362.6
474.2
585.7
Need For Speed
2015
95.7
124.4
162.7
201.0
For Honor
2017
118.4
153.9
201.2
248.6
Hitman
2016
80.8
105.1
137.4
169.8
Rocket League
2015
345.2
448.8
586.9
725.0
Battlefield V
2018
85.1
110.7
144.7
178.8
Destiny 2
2017
111.8
145.4
190.1
234.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
92.2
119.8
156.7
193.5
F1 2019
2019
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Apex Legends
2019
85.1
110.7
144.7
178.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Strange Brigade
2018
104.0
135.3
176.9
218.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.5
132.0
172.6
213.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.7
218.0
285.0
352.1
Project CARS 2
2017
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
Doom
2016
127.1
165.2
216.1
266.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
236.7
307.7
402.4
497.1
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
