NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Intel Core i5-11500 benchmark
Benchmark 01-03-2023 Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good for modern most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Release date
September 19, 2018
Price
639 USD
Frequency
1515 MHz
Shaders
2944
TMUs
184
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
215 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce RTX 2080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-11500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-11500 configuration:
Valorant
League of Legends
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest GeForce RTX 2080 competitors
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6800
195.4
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
185.3
GeForce RTX 4060
183.4
GeForce RTX 3070
177
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
173
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
163.8
Radeon RX 6700 XT
161.6
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
155
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
148.5
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
147.7
GeForce RTX 2080
139.3
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
135
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
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 2080 are GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 2080 (139.3 FPS) and their medium FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 147.7 FPS, which 6.0% faster and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 135 FPS, which is 3.1% slower. These figures will further help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-11500. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 2080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.7
Atomic Heart
2023
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.5
Saints Row
2022
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Starfield
2022
33.7
43.8
57.2
70.7
Elden ring
2022
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Scorn
2022
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Stray
2022
102.9
133.8
174.9
216.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.0
Overwatch 2
2022
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.9
Homeworld 3
2022
47.1
61.3
80.1
98.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
41.3
53.8
70.3
86.8
To understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Hitman 2
2018
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
F1 2021
2020
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Dishonored 2
2016
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Metro Exodus
2019
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.7
Gears of War 5
2019
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
75.7
98.4
128.6
158.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
70.2
91.3
119.3
147.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Genshin Impact
2020
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
F1 22
2020
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
World War Z
2019
95.1
123.6
161.7
199.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
48.1
62.5
81.7
101.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
45.2
58.8
76.8
94.9
Godfall
2020
85.1
110.6
144.7
178.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
94.9
123.4
161.3
199.3
Halo Infinite
2021
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Borderlands 3
2019
61.0
79.3
103.6
128.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
82.1
106.8
139.6
172.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
The Witcher 3
2015
85.2
110.8
144.8
178.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Death Stranding
2020
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.6
GreedFall
2019
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Project CARS 3
2020
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
94.8
123.3
161.2
199.1
Crysis 3
2013
94.4
122.8
160.5
198.3
Hitman 3
2021
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
71.0
92.3
120.6
149.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
75.7
98.4
128.6
158.9
Just Cause 4
2018
76.3
99.1
129.6
160.1
The Division
2016
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Anthem
2019
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Far Cry 6
2021
72.1
93.8
122.6
151.4
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i5-11500 gaming benchmark
The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
133.8
173.9
227.4
280.9
For Honor
2017
140.8
183.0
239.3
295.6
Apex Legends
2019
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.7
Battlefield V
2018
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
Rocket League
2015
410.6
480.4
698.0
862.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
281.5
366.0
478.6
591.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
98.8
128.4
167.9
207.4
Project CARS 2
2017
99.7
129.6
169.5
209.4
Battlefield 1
2016
120.1
156.1
204.2
252.2
Dawn of War III
2017
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
199.4
259.3
339.0
418.8
Hitman
2016
96.2
125.0
163.5
201.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.5
DiRT Rally
2015
151.6
197.1
257.8
318.4
Strange Brigade
2018
123.8
160.9
210.4
259.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
113.6
147.6
193.1
238.5
Destiny 2
2017
133.0
172.9
226.1
279.3
Dota 2
2013
137.5
178.8
233.8
288.8
F1 2019
2019
99.0
128.8
168.4
208.0
Valorant
2020
193.0
250.9
328.1
405.3
Doom
2016
151.2
196.5
257.0
317.4
Titanfall 2
2016
103.8
135.0
176.5
218.1
Fallout 76
2018
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
109.6
142.5
186.4
230.2
Minecraft
2011
225.0
292.5
382.5
472.5
Roblox
2006
331.7
431.3
564.0
696.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
120.8
157.0
205.3
253.6
League of Legends
2009
475.1
555.9
686.5
748.3
Need For Speed
2015
113.8
148.0
193.5
239.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.