Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5800X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly 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 some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 9 5800X configuration:
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Valorant
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Roblox
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than competitors 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 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 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5800X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.8
40.0
52.3
64.6
Atomic Heart
2023
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Elden ring
2022
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
Stray
2022
88.9
115.6
151.2
186.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.7
46.5
60.8
75.1
Starfield
2022
29.1
37.8
49.5
61.1
Homeworld 3
2022
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Scorn
2022
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
Saints Row
2022
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Overwatch 2
2022
79.8
103.7
135.7
167.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Project CARS 3
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.3
F1 22
2020
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
The Witcher 3
2015
73.6
95.7
125.2
154.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
Gears of War 5
2019
66.4
86.3
112.9
139.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.6
48.8
63.9
78.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Hitman 3
2021
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Dishonored 2
2016
62.8
81.7
106.8
132.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Death Stranding
2020
75.6
98.2
128.5
158.7
Borderlands 3
2019
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.9
32.3
42.3
52.2
Crysis 3
2013
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.3
79.7
104.3
128.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.6
107.4
140.5
173.5
Hitman 2
2018
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.7
92.0
120.3
148.5
Godfall
2020
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Just Cause 4
2018
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.4
Metro Exodus
2019
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.6
104.8
137.1
169.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
82.0
106.7
139.5
172.3
The Division
2016
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.3
84.8
110.9
137.0
Anthem
2019
56.4
73.4
95.9
118.5
Genshin Impact
2020
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
GreedFall
2019
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.0
106.5
139.3
172.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.2
70.5
92.1
113.8
World War Z
2019
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Far Cry 6
2021
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Halo Infinite
2021
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
F1 2021
2020
80.6
104.8
137.1
169.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
For Honor
2017
121.7
158.2
206.9
255.6
DiRT Rally
2015
131.1
170.4
222.8
275.3
Apex Legends
2019
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Hitman
2016
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.6
Battlefield 1
2016
103.8
135.0
176.5
218.0
Destiny 2
2017
115.0
149.4
195.4
241.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
98.2
127.6
166.9
206.2
League of Legends
2009
456.3
533.9
659.4
718.7
Battlefield 4
2013
115.6
150.3
196.6
242.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
243.4
316.4
413.8
511.1
Rocket League
2015
354.9
461.4
603.4
745.4
Need For Speed
2015
98.4
127.9
167.3
206.7
Minecraft
2011
194.5
252.9
330.7
408.5
Dota 2
2013
118.9
154.5
202.1
249.6
Dawn of War III
2017
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
F1 2019
2019
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Valorant
2020
166.8
216.9
283.6
350.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.4
135.7
177.5
219.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.6
107.4
140.5
173.5
Fallout 76
2018
106.7
138.7
181.4
224.1
Doom
2016
130.7
169.9
222.1
274.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
172.4
224.1
293.1
362.0
Battlefield V
2018
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.0
Strange Brigade
2018
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Roblox
2006
286.8
372.8
487.5
602.2
Project CARS 2
2017
86.2
112.1
146.5
181.0
Titanfall 2
2016
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.5
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
