GeForce GTX 1080

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Core i7-6700TE	71
1440p	Core i7-860	49
4K	Core i7-930	28

Notice how the requirement drops as resolution rises. At 4K this card is working so much harder per frame that a far slower processor keeps up without trouble. The search starts at four cores and eight threads: below that a game stutters whatever the average frame rate says.

The processors it lands closest to

The 24 processors whose frame rate limit sits nearest this card's, fastest first. The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Processor	1080p	1440p	4K
Core i5-6400T	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-4160	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-4340	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-4350	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-4570T	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-4590T	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-2380P	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-2400	53 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-6300T	52 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-3330	52 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-3330S	52 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i7-970	52 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-4150	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-4330	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-4690T	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-2320	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-2400S	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i5-2500T	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i7-870	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i7-875K	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i7-975 Extreme Edition	51 cpu	51 even	28 gpu
Core i3-6100T	50 cpu	50 even	28 gpu
Core i3-4130	50 cpu	50 even	28 gpu
Core i5-2310	49 cpu	49 even	28 gpu

Specifications

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Video memory	8 GB
Released	2016