Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 draw certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce GTX 1080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT configuration:
Dota 2
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in some famous games and choose 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 medium 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 numbers will further help you make the right 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 3900XT. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Homeworld 3
2022
40.9
53.2
69.5
85.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.4
62.9
82.3
101.7
Saints Row
2022
59.3
77.0
100.7
124.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.4
56.4
73.8
91.1
Overwatch 2
2022
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.9
46.7
61.0
75.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.9
40.1
52.5
64.9
Starfield
2022
29.2
38.0
49.7
61.4
Elden ring
2022
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Stray
2022
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.6
Atomic Heart
2023
20.0
26.0
34.1
42.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.6
42.3
55.3
68.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
Scorn
2022
32.6
42.3
55.3
68.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.1
45.6
59.6
73.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
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
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Genshin Impact
2020
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.5
85.2
111.4
137.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.7
54.3
70.9
87.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
The Division
2016
73.8
95.9
125.4
155.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.3
78.5
102.6
126.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.0
92.3
120.8
149.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.8
106.3
139.1
171.8
Project CARS 3
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Gears of War 5
2019
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
GreedFall
2019
75.4
98.0
128.1
158.3
Halo Infinite
2021
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
Anthem
2019
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
World War Z
2019
82.6
107.3
140.3
173.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Crysis 3
2013
82.0
106.6
139.3
172.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.1
49.6
64.8
80.1
Hitman 2
2018
81.8
106.3
139.1
171.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.3
64.1
83.9
103.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.4
The Witcher 3
2015
74.0
96.1
125.7
155.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
F1 2021
2020
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Hitman 3
2021
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Far Cry 6
2021
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.8
106.3
139.1
171.8
Just Cause 4
2018
66.2
86.0
112.5
139.0
Godfall
2020
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
F1 22
2020
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.0
32.4
42.4
52.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Metro Exodus
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Death Stranding
2020
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
Dishonored 2
2016
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Borderlands 3
2019
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Destiny 2
2017
115.4
150.1
196.2
242.4
Doom
2016
131.2
170.6
223.1
275.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.8
Dota 2
2013
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Titanfall 2
2016
90.1
117.2
153.3
189.3
DiRT Rally
2015
131.6
171.1
223.8
276.4
Fallout 76
2018
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.1
Project CARS 2
2017
86.6
112.5
147.1
181.8
Dawn of War III
2017
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.6
Strange Brigade
2018
107.4
139.7
182.6
225.6
Battlefield 1
2016
104.3
135.5
177.2
218.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.9
132.5
173.3
214.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.8
138.9
181.6
224.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.7
111.4
145.7
180.0
Rocket League
2015
356.4
463.3
605.9
748.5
Hitman
2016
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
98.6
128.2
167.6
207.0
For Honor
2017
122.2
158.9
207.7
256.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
244.4
317.7
415.5
513.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
91.7
119.1
155.8
192.5
Battlefield 4
2013
116.1
150.9
197.4
243.8
Need For Speed
2015
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.5
Minecraft
2011
195.3
253.9
332.0
410.2
League of Legends
2009
458.3
536.2
662.2
721.7
F1 2019
2019
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.5
Roblox
2006
288.0
374.4
489.6
604.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.5
Battlefield V
2018
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Valorant
2020
167.5
217.8
284.8
351.8
Though you can't argue with the numbers 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 evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
