Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 key parameter, 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 state that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for new 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 graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of certain famous 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 7 5800X configuration:
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with competitors 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 rivals
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 good choice.
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 7 5800X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.4
Scorn
2022
32.3
41.9
54.9
67.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.6
39.8
52.0
64.3
Atomic Heart
2023
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Homeworld 3
2022
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.3
41.9
54.9
67.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.7
Starfield
2022
29.0
37.6
49.2
60.8
Stray
2022
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Overwatch 2
2022
79.4
103.3
135.0
166.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
Elden ring
2022
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
Saints Row
2022
58.7
76.4
99.9
123.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.4
72.1
94.2
116.4
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
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.6
95.7
125.2
154.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
Gears of War 5
2019
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.7
32.2
42.1
52.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.6
77.4
101.3
125.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.7
91.9
120.1
148.4
Crysis 3
2013
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Hitman 3
2021
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.2
Genshin Impact
2020
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Project CARS 3
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
F1 2021
2020
80.3
104.3
136.4
168.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.6
Far Cry 6
2021
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.7
106.2
138.8
171.5
Dishonored 2
2016
62.6
81.3
106.3
131.4
Just Cause 4
2018
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.8
Halo Infinite
2021
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.3
Godfall
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
The Division
2016
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.2
Borderlands 3
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
The Witcher 3
2015
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Metro Exodus
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
GreedFall
2019
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.9
F1 22
2020
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Hitman 2
2018
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
World War Z
2019
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Anthem
2019
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.4
78.5
102.7
126.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.3
104.3
136.4
168.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.0
Death Stranding
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
157.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 7 5800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.9
135.1
176.7
218.2
Dawn of War III
2017
89.0
115.7
151.3
187.0
Valorant
2020
166.1
215.9
282.3
348.7
Battlefield 1
2016
103.3
134.3
175.7
217.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.4
League of Legends
2009
454.2
531.5
656.4
715.4
Fallout 76
2018
106.2
138.1
180.6
223.1
Battlefield V
2018
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
Rocket League
2015
353.3
459.3
600.6
741.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.9
137.7
180.0
222.4
Strange Brigade
2018
106.5
138.4
181.0
223.6
Titanfall 2
2016
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Need For Speed
2015
98.0
127.4
166.5
205.7
Doom
2016
130.1
169.1
221.1
273.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.1
Project CARS 2
2017
85.8
111.5
145.9
180.2
Apex Legends
2019
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
242.3
314.9
411.8
508.7
F1 2019
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.8
For Honor
2017
121.1
157.5
205.9
254.4
Roblox
2006
285.4
371.1
485.3
599.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
171.6
223.1
291.7
360.4
Minecraft
2011
193.6
251.7
329.1
406.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Dota 2
2013
118.3
153.8
201.1
248.5
Destiny 2
2017
114.4
148.8
194.5
240.3
Hitman
2016
82.7
107.6
140.7
173.8
Battlefield 4
2013
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.2
DiRT Rally
2015
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able 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.
