Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 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 from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary characteristic. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for today's 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 some decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very 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. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Minecraft
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 competitors
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 further help you make the good choice.
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 9 3900X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Saints Row
2022
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.9
40.2
52.5
64.9
Homeworld 3
2022
40.9
53.2
69.5
85.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
Scorn
2022
32.6
42.3
55.3
68.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Elden ring
2022
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.2
Stray
2022
89.3
116.1
151.9
187.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.6
42.3
55.3
68.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
Overwatch 2
2022
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
Atomic Heart
2023
20.0
26.0
34.1
42.1
Starfield
2022
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
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
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Project CARS 3
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.4
Godfall
2020
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Far Cry 6
2021
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.7
49.1
64.1
79.2
Hitman 2
2018
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
F1 22
2020
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Borderlands 3
2019
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Anthem
2019
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Crysis 3
2013
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
GreedFall
2019
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
World War Z
2019
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
The Division
2016
73.8
95.9
125.5
155.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Just Cause 4
2018
66.2
86.1
112.5
139.0
Halo Infinite
2021
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Genshin Impact
2020
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.0
92.4
120.8
149.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.7
54.3
71.0
87.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
F1 2021
2020
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Death Stranding
2020
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Metro Exodus
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.3
64.1
83.9
103.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.9
Dishonored 2
2016
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.3
Hitman 3
2021
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.0
32.4
42.4
52.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Gears of War 5
2019
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
The Witcher 3
2015
74.0
96.2
125.7
155.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 3900X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
F1 2019
2019
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.9
132.5
173.3
214.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
244.4
317.8
415.5
513.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.6
Battlefield 4
2013
116.1
151.0
197.4
243.9
Hitman
2016
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.7
111.5
145.8
180.0
Roblox
2006
288.0
374.4
489.6
604.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.9
Apex Legends
2019
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Strange Brigade
2018
107.4
139.7
182.7
225.6
Project CARS 2
2017
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.9
138.9
181.7
224.4
Titanfall 2
2016
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.3
DiRT Rally
2015
131.7
171.1
223.8
276.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
98.6
128.2
167.6
207.0
Fallout 76
2018
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.1
Destiny 2
2017
115.5
150.1
196.3
242.5
League of Legends
2009
458.3
536.2
662.3
721.9
Rocket League
2015
356.5
463.4
606.0
748.6
Battlefield V
2018
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Valorant
2020
167.5
217.8
284.8
351.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.9
136.3
178.3
220.2
For Honor
2017
122.2
158.9
207.8
256.7
Dota 2
2013
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Need For Speed
2015
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
91.7
119.2
155.8
192.5
Minecraft
2011
195.3
254.0
332.1
410.2
Doom
2016
131.2
170.6
223.1
275.6
Dawn of War III
2017
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X separately.
