Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 – Can The Once King Still Compete in 2022?

Written by Chris (aka Revenant)
We are currently building a database of GPUs, and the very first one tested is the GTX 1080. As the database grows, we thought it would be fun to share some of the test results with you.
In May of 2016 Nvidia officially launched their Pascal line of GPUs starting with GTX 1080. It was a step ahead of all the competition, and only got better as the drivers matured. Moreover, it sipped power at only 180 watts, overclocked like a champ, and could be pretty quiet with even the Founders Edition blower cooler. With Pascal, Nvidia created one of the most revered, sought after, and respected GPU lines released since the 3Dfx Voodoo2.
…and Nvidia has been kicking themselves since then. Anyone remember the RTX 3000 series launch video? The one where Jensen outright said “To all my Pascal gamer friends; it...

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[confusis]

Always wanted a 1080, was always out of reach for me Looking forward to more testing!

 

[DSmithBYU]

Before the pandemic, I installed an OEM GTX 1080 on my brother's computer. He's impressed.

 

[Revenant]

Always wanted a 1080, was always out of reach for me Looking forward to more testing!

Almost done with the 980Ti

 

[XNine]

Had a 1080 for the longest time, as I skipped the 2xxx series, but couldn't run a lot of games at Max/ultra on 1440. Doom 2016 would just black screen showing a few flame particles during loading screens.

My 3080 on the other hand? Glorious.

Great review! Much appreciated knowing I can throw this I'm my girlfriend's kid's PC and have it crush at 1080p. Now to find the stock cooler...lol

 

[sneedster]

not to sound like an nvidia fanatic but in my experience fsr 2.0 is still a far, far cry from dlss. motion artefacting is awful with fsr. i find the two technologies hardly comparable in all honesty.

 

[msystems]

Amazing card especially when undervolted, still used mine until earlier this year!

 

[ThomasMora]

Amazing card, especially when undervolted; I continued to use mine till this year's early months!