How Many FPS Does The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Get with GTX 1080? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt system requirements
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GTX 1080 Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full GTX 1080 page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt benchmark on GTX 1080: FPS by resolution and quality
Pick yours and we recalculate the whole table above with it.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt FPS with a GTX 1080 and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 52FPS min 45Acceptable | 40FPS min 35Acceptable | 19FPS min 17Poor |
| High | 68FPS min 59Good | 52FPS min 46Acceptable | 24FPS min 21Poor |
| Medium | 89FPS min 78Good | 67FPS min 59Good | 32FPS min 29Acceptable |
| Low | 115FPS min 101Good | 87FPS min 77Good | 41FPS min 37Acceptable |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | GPU 16% | GPU 37% | GPU 70% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
This one does matter: from the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 downwards the processor becomes the brake on the GTX 1080. There is 13% between the slowest and fastest CPU in the table. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.
FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the GTX 1080 with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | FSR Quality | FSR Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 52 | 65 | 75 |
| 1440p | 40 | 54 | 66 |
| 4K | 19 | 28 | 35 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The GTX 1080 has no dedicated hardware for it, so it is an option best left disabled.
Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.
Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?
These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.
Here the graphics card is the brake: the GTX 1080 is what caps the frame rate in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. A faster processor would hardly change the result.
Is the GTX 1080 Enough for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The GTX 1080 delivers 52 FPS at 1080p Ultra in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Performance is acceptable but not ideal. Consider lowering the resolution or quality.
At 1440p it gets 40 FPS and at 4K 19 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra
View recommended GPUs for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt→Want more FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
GTX 1080 or NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at 1080p Ultra, the GTX 1080 gets 52 FPS and the NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) 54 FPS. The NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal) is 4% ahead.
GTX 1080 vs NVIDIA TITAN X (Pascal): which one is faster?Other GPUs for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
If none of these convinces you for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
See the full graphics card ranking by real FPS
