Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 63 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even for today's 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 2080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-11600K configuration:
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Roblox
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 2080
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 opponents 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 average FPS in famous 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 decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 2080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-11600K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS received 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
Homeworld 3
2022
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
Starfield
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Stray
2022
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
61.3
79.7
104.3
128.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.5
Elden ring
2022
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.5
Saints Row
2022
68.0
88.5
115.7
142.9
Scorn
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.7
Atomic Heart
2023
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
Overwatch 2
2022
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
70.0
90.9
118.9
146.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
81.6
106.0
138.6
171.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Anthem
2019
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
43.8
56.9
74.5
92.0
The Division
2016
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
91.0
Far Cry 6
2021
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Borderlands 3
2019
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
95.3
123.8
161.9
200.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.6
F1 2021
2020
93.0
120.9
158.0
195.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.9
GreedFall
2019
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
93.0
120.9
158.0
195.2
Crysis 3
2013
94.1
122.3
160.0
197.6
Genshin Impact
2020
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Gears of War 5
2019
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
The Witcher 3
2015
84.9
110.4
144.3
178.3
Hitman 3
2021
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.9
World War Z
2019
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.0
Dishonored 2
2016
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
89.1
115.9
151.5
187.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Just Cause 4
2018
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
75.4
98.1
128.2
158.4
F1 22
2020
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.1
Death Stranding
2020
87.1
113.3
148.1
182.9
Godfall
2020
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
75.4
98.1
128.2
158.4
Project CARS 3
2020
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.8
Metro Exodus
2019
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
45.0
58.6
76.6
94.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Halo Infinite
2021
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
Hitman 2
2018
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.7
37.3
48.7
60.2
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i5-11600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
117.0
152.1
198.9
245.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
280.6
364.8
477.0
589.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Fallout 76
2018
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
109.3
142.0
185.7
229.4
DiRT Rally
2015
151.1
196.5
256.9
317.4
Need For Speed
2015
113.5
147.5
192.9
238.3
Apex Legends
2019
100.9
131.2
171.6
211.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
113.2
147.1
192.4
237.7
For Honor
2017
140.3
182.4
238.5
294.6
Rocket League
2015
409.2
478.8
695.7
859.4
League of Legends
2009
473.5
554.0
684.2
745.8
Doom
2016
150.7
195.9
256.1
316.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
95.3
123.8
161.9
200.0
Roblox
2006
330.6
429.8
562.1
694.3
Minecraft
2011
224.3
291.5
381.2
470.9
Strange Brigade
2018
123.3
160.3
209.7
259.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
98.4
128.0
167.3
206.7
F1 2019
2019
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Destiny 2
2017
132.5
172.3
225.3
278.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
122.7
159.5
208.5
257.6
Titanfall 2
2016
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
Hitman
2016
95.8
124.6
162.9
201.3
Dawn of War III
2017
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
Valorant
2020
192.3
250.0
327.0
403.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
120.4
156.5
204.6
252.8
Project CARS 2
2017
99.4
129.2
169.0
208.7
Battlefield V
2018
100.9
131.2
171.6
211.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
198.8
258.4
337.9
417.4
Dota 2
2013
137.0
178.2
233.0
287.8
Battlefield 1
2016
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.4
Battlefield 4
2013
133.3
173.3
226.6
279.9
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
