Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.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 some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 7 5700X configuration:
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest rivals 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 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 understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Starfield
2022
28.9
37.6
49.2
60.7
Overwatch 2
2022
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.2
Stray
2022
88.4
114.9
150.3
185.6
Homeworld 3
2022
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Saints Row
2022
58.7
76.3
99.7
123.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.9
68.7
89.9
111.0
Atomic Heart
2023
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Elden ring
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.0
55.8
73.0
90.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Scorn
2022
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.6
39.7
52.0
64.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
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
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Borderlands 3
2019
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.7
Far Cry 6
2021
62.0
80.6
105.3
130.1
GreedFall
2019
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
Gears of War 5
2019
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
The Division
2016
73.0
94.9
124.2
153.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Metro Exodus
2019
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.2
Hitman 2
2018
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.6
91.7
119.9
148.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.1
106.8
139.6
172.5
Halo Infinite
2021
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
World War Z
2019
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
F1 2021
2020
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Death Stranding
2020
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Genshin Impact
2020
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
F1 22
2020
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Godfall
2020
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Project CARS 3
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.7
Hitman 3
2021
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Dishonored 2
2016
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
The Witcher 3
2015
73.2
95.2
124.4
153.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.3
48.5
63.5
78.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Just Cause 4
2018
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Crysis 3
2013
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Anthem
2019
56.1
72.9
95.4
117.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.7
77.7
101.5
125.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.8
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 7 5700X 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
Fallout 76
2018
106.1
137.9
180.3
222.8
Valorant
2020
165.8
215.6
281.9
348.2
Roblox
2006
285.0
370.5
484.6
598.6
Project CARS 2
2017
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
241.9
314.5
411.2
508.0
Rocket League
2015
352.8
458.6
599.7
740.8
Strange Brigade
2018
106.3
138.2
180.8
223.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.1
106.8
139.6
172.5
League of Legends
2009
453.6
530.7
655.4
714.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Hitman
2016
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.5
Doom
2016
129.9
168.8
220.8
272.7
DiRT Rally
2015
130.3
169.4
221.5
273.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
Battlefield V
2018
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Destiny 2
2017
114.3
148.5
194.2
239.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
171.3
222.8
291.3
359.8
Minecraft
2011
193.3
251.3
328.7
406.0
Titanfall 2
2016
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.8
Battlefield 4
2013
114.9
149.4
195.4
241.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
Dota 2
2013
118.1
153.6
200.8
248.1
Dawn of War III
2017
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
For Honor
2017
121.0
157.2
205.6
254.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.8
134.9
176.4
217.9
F1 2019
2019
85.1
110.6
144.7
178.7
Need For Speed
2015
97.8
127.2
166.3
205.4
Battlefield 1
2016
103.2
134.1
175.4
216.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.6
126.8
165.9
204.9
Apex Legends
2019
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Though you can't dispute 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. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X separately.
