Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The average FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 PRO 5945 configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
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 several popular games and choose 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 ordinary 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 right choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce GTX 1080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.6
Stray
2022
88.9
115.5
151.1
186.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Elden ring
2022
31.6
41.0
53.6
66.3
Saints Row
2022
59.0
76.7
100.2
123.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.0
Starfield
2022
29.1
37.8
49.4
61.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.9
45.3
59.3
73.2
Overwatch 2
2022
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.4
Scorn
2022
32.4
42.1
55.1
68.0
Homeworld 3
2022
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.7
39.9
52.2
64.5
Atomic Heart
2023
19.9
25.9
33.9
41.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Halo Infinite
2021
47.3
61.5
80.5
99.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.9
92.2
120.6
148.9
Just Cause 4
2018
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.0
49.3
64.5
79.7
World War Z
2019
82.1
106.8
139.6
172.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.2
Hitman 2
2018
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Anthem
2019
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
82.0
106.6
139.3
172.1
Crysis 3
2013
81.6
106.0
138.6
171.3
The Division
2016
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.2
Far Cry 6
2021
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.7
91.9
120.1
148.4
Death Stranding
2020
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
GreedFall
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.2
84.8
110.8
136.9
Dishonored 2
2016
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.1
70.4
92.1
113.7
Gears of War 5
2019
66.4
86.3
112.8
139.3
Metro Exodus
2019
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.7
F1 22
2020
72.3
93.9
122.8
151.7
Genshin Impact
2020
72.3
93.9
122.8
151.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.6
104.7
136.9
169.2
Borderlands 3
2019
52.7
68.4
89.5
110.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Project CARS 3
2020
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.0
78.1
102.1
126.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.9
Godfall
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
F1 2021
2020
80.6
104.7
136.9
169.2
Hitman 3
2021
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.8
77.7
101.7
125.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
98.1
127.5
166.7
206.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
172.2
223.9
292.8
361.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
Rocket League
2015
354.6
461.0
602.8
744.7
Apex Legends
2019
87.4
113.7
148.7
183.6
Battlefield 4
2013
115.5
150.2
196.4
242.6
Doom
2016
130.6
169.7
221.9
274.2
Battlefield V
2018
87.4
113.7
148.7
183.6
Minecraft
2011
194.3
252.6
330.4
408.1
League of Legends
2009
455.9
533.4
658.8
718.1
Dota 2
2013
118.8
154.4
201.9
249.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.7
123.1
160.9
198.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
91.2
118.5
155.0
191.5
Hitman
2016
83.0
108.0
141.2
174.4
Destiny 2
2017
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
Strange Brigade
2018
106.9
138.9
181.7
224.5
Titanfall 2
2016
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Need For Speed
2015
98.3
127.8
167.2
206.5
F1 2019
2019
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Valorant
2020
166.7
216.7
283.4
350.0
Battlefield 1
2016
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.8
Project CARS 2
2017
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
DiRT Rally
2015
131.0
170.3
222.6
275.0
Roblox
2006
286.5
372.5
487.1
601.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
For Honor
2017
121.6
158.1
206.7
255.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.4
Dawn of War III
2017
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Fallout 76
2018
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.4
131.8
172.4
212.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
243.2
316.1
413.4
510.6
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
