The launch of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card to the public has raised the bar on desktop gaming. Polygon reported that this is "the graphics card you've been waiting for", describing it as a new champion.

Robert Cram of CramGaming tested the GTX 1080, and he chose to test drive it on Ubisoft's action shooter game, Tom Clancy's The Division, which has a built-in benchmark tool, using the Ultra preset at 1080p and 4K.

Cram has tested this as well with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti in March, and we have shown both videos here for comparison.

Benchmarks 1080p

Benchmark 4K

Benchmark 4K Gameplay

Gamespot also did a few benchmark tests on the GTX 1080, along with comparisons with the GTX 1070, GTX Titan X, GTX 980 and GTX 980 SLI. The game publication tested them with a PC equipped with Intel Core i7 5930K CPU clocked at 3.5GHz, with 16GB of RAM. At 1080p, Gamespot reported that the GTX 1080 is not generally faster than two GTX 980s in SLI, due to the fact that the resolution is too low for the GTX 1080's 8GB of GDDR5X to kick in.

At 1440p benchmark, the GTX 1080 was able to run smoothly. Even Metro Last Light ran at 45.6 average FPS, given that the game is one of the most graphically-demanding today.

Compared to the super pricey GTX Titan X, which has a $1,000 price tag, the GTX 1080, which is available at only $599, is still superior at almost half the price. A much more cheaper alternative, the GTX 1070, will be released by Nvidia on June 10, and will have a retail price tag of $379. Nvidia claims that the 1070 is as fast as the Titan X.

Polygon reported that they also have found the GTX 1070 to be more impressive than its sibling 1080 graphics card.