Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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 from testing data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 modern 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 allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required 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 GPU 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 5950X configuration:
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Roblox
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest GeForce GTX 1080 opponents
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 medium 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 true choice.
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 9 5950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average 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
Homeworld 3
2022
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
Overwatch 2
2022
81.8
106.3
139.1
171.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
Saints Row
2022
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.5
41.0
53.6
66.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.1
Atomic Heart
2023
20.5
26.6
34.8
42.9
Scorn
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.2
Stray
2022
91.2
118.5
155.0
191.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Starfield
2022
29.8
38.8
50.7
62.6
Elden ring
2022
32.4
42.1
55.0
68.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.4
64.2
84.0
103.8
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
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.4
Borderlands 3
2019
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.5
World War Z
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.2
80.9
105.7
130.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Dishonored 2
2016
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.3
Halo Infinite
2021
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Hitman 2
2018
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Gears of War 5
2019
68.1
88.5
115.7
143.0
F1 22
2020
74.1
96.4
126.0
155.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Death Stranding
2020
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
GreedFall
2019
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.6
Crysis 3
2013
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.7
Hitman 3
2021
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.6
72.2
94.4
116.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
The Division
2016
75.3
97.9
128.1
158.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Far Cry 6
2021
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Anthem
2019
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.0
52.1
68.1
84.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.5
33.1
43.3
53.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Metro Exodus
2019
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.2
Godfall
2020
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.4
Just Cause 4
2018
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Genshin Impact
2020
74.1
96.4
126.0
155.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.3
The Witcher 3
2015
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
Project CARS 3
2020
39.2
51.0
66.6
82.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.7
107.5
140.5
173.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.4
65.5
85.6
105.8
F1 2021
2020
82.7
107.5
140.5
173.6
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5950X 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.6
121.6
159.1
196.5
Battlefield V
2018
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Titanfall 2
2016
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.7
229.7
300.4
371.1
Hitman
2016
85.2
110.8
144.9
178.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.0
135.3
176.9
218.5
Destiny 2
2017
117.8
153.2
200.3
247.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Rocket League
2015
363.9
473.0
618.6
764.1
Roblox
2006
294.0
382.2
499.8
617.4
Battlefield 4
2013
118.5
154.1
201.5
248.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Dota 2
2013
121.9
158.4
207.2
255.9
League of Legends
2009
467.8
547.3
676.0
736.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.1
141.8
185.4
229.0
Valorant
2020
171.0
222.3
290.7
359.1
Apex Legends
2019
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.8
Doom
2016
134.0
174.1
227.7
281.3
Project CARS 2
2017
88.4
114.9
150.2
185.6
Battlefield 1
2016
106.4
138.4
180.9
223.5
Strange Brigade
2018
109.7
142.6
186.4
230.3
For Honor
2017
124.8
162.2
212.1
262.0
Dawn of War III
2017
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.5
Minecraft
2011
199.4
259.2
339.0
418.7
Need For Speed
2015
100.9
131.2
171.5
211.9
Fallout 76
2018
109.4
142.2
186.0
229.8
F1 2019
2019
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
DiRT Rally
2015
134.4
174.7
228.4
282.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.1
126.3
165.1
204.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
249.5
324.4
424.2
524.0
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X separately.
