Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-11600KF configuration:
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
League of Legends
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 is better or worse than 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 rivals 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 ordinary 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 numbers will also help you make the true choice.
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 i5-11600KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 2080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Saints Row
2022
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Homeworld 3
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
Stray
2022
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
35.4
46.1
60.3
74.4
Overwatch 2
2022
92.0
119.6
156.3
193.1
Atomic Heart
2023
23.0
29.9
39.1
48.3
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
70.0
86.5
Elden ring
2022
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Starfield
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.6
Scorn
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Project CARS 3
2020
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
GreedFall
2019
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
95.2
123.8
161.9
200.0
Just Cause 4
2018
76.0
98.8
129.1
159.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Crysis 3
2013
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
94.6
122.9
160.7
198.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.2
Death Stranding
2020
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.9
Genshin Impact
2020
83.3
108.3
141.7
175.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.2
Anthem
2019
65.0
84.6
110.6
136.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.6
F1 2021
2020
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
60.4
78.5
102.6
126.7
Hitman 2
2018
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.2
Halo Infinite
2021
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
The Division
2016
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.8
Far Cry 6
2021
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
Godfall
2020
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.0
World War Z
2019
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
F1 22
2020
83.3
108.3
141.7
175.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Borderlands 3
2019
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.5
Hitman 3
2021
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Gears of War 5
2019
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
The Witcher 3
2015
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Metro Exodus
2019
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
75.2
97.8
127.8
157.9
Dishonored 2
2016
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.1
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i5-11600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
For Honor
2017
140.2
182.3
238.4
294.5
Doom
2016
150.6
195.8
256.0
316.2
Fallout 76
2018
123.0
159.9
209.1
258.3
DiRT Rally
2015
151.1
196.4
256.8
317.3
Minecraft
2011
224.2
291.4
381.1
470.7
Destiny 2
2017
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.2
F1 2019
2019
98.7
128.3
167.7
207.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
280.5
364.6
476.8
589.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
105.2
136.7
178.8
220.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
120.3
156.4
204.5
252.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
113.1
147.1
192.3
237.6
Dota 2
2013
137.0
178.1
232.9
287.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
117.0
152.1
198.8
245.6
Titanfall 2
2016
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Roblox
2006
330.5
429.7
561.9
694.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
122.6
159.4
208.5
257.5
Hitman
2016
95.8
124.5
162.9
201.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
98.4
127.9
167.3
206.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
95.2
123.8
161.9
200.0
Battlefield V
2018
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
Valorant
2020
192.3
249.9
326.9
403.8
League of Legends
2009
473.3
553.8
684.0
745.5
Dawn of War III
2017
103.1
134.0
175.2
216.5
Rocket League
2015
409.1
478.6
695.4
859.0
Project CARS 2
2017
99.3
129.1
168.9
208.6
Battlefield 4
2013
133.3
173.2
226.5
279.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
198.7
258.3
337.8
417.2
Strange Brigade
2018
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Need For Speed
2015
113.4
147.5
192.8
238.2
Battlefield 1
2016
119.7
155.5
203.4
251.3
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
