Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 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 by looking at testing results. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium 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 GPU, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 configuration:
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Roblox
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in several popular 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 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 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 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 5645. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
Homeworld 3
2022
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.5
56.6
74.0
91.4
Starfield
2022
28.2
36.7
47.9
59.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.6
67.0
87.7
108.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.7
60.8
79.4
98.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
50.0
64.9
84.9
104.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Overwatch 2
2022
77.3
100.6
131.5
162.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.8
Atomic Heart
2023
19.3
25.1
32.9
40.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
Stray
2022
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.0
Scorn
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
66.0
Saints Row
2022
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Elden ring
2022
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.8
89.5
117.0
144.5
Hitman 3
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Metro Exodus
2019
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
World War Z
2019
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
79.4
103.3
135.1
166.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.1
Project CARS 3
2020
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
Anthem
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
F1 22
2020
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
79.0
102.6
134.2
165.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
Borderlands 3
2019
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
GreedFall
2019
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.6
89.1
116.6
144.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.1
Genshin Impact
2020
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
The Division
2016
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Crysis 3
2013
79.1
102.9
134.5
166.2
Just Cause 4
2018
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Far Cry 6
2021
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Hitman 2
2018
79.0
102.6
134.2
165.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
Gears of War 5
2019
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
Halo Infinite
2021
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
The Witcher 3
2015
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Godfall
2020
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
79.0
102.6
134.2
165.8
Dishonored 2
2016
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Death Stranding
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Need For Speed
2015
95.4
124.0
162.2
200.3
Dota 2
2013
115.2
149.8
195.9
242.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
167.1
217.2
284.1
350.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
98.4
127.9
167.2
206.6
Rocket League
2015
344.0
447.3
584.9
722.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
Doom
2016
126.7
164.7
215.3
266.0
Fallout 76
2018
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
F1 2019
2019
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
DiRT Rally
2015
127.1
165.2
216.0
266.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Dawn of War III
2017
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
Battlefield 4
2013
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.4
League of Legends
2009
442.3
517.5
639.2
696.7
Battlefield 1
2016
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Strange Brigade
2018
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.7
107.6
140.7
173.8
Roblox
2006
278.0
361.4
472.6
583.7
Battlefield V
2018
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
For Honor
2017
118.0
153.3
200.5
247.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
235.9
306.7
401.1
495.4
Project CARS 2
2017
83.6
108.6
142.0
175.5
Valorant
2020
161.7
210.2
274.9
339.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
Hitman
2016
80.6
104.7
137.0
169.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.9
119.4
156.1
192.9
Minecraft
2011
188.5
245.1
320.5
395.9
Titanfall 2
2016
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Destiny 2
2017
111.4
144.9
189.4
234.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
101.2
131.6
172.0
212.5
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
