Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 63 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good for today's most exacting 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 certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 2080, since 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 practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-12600 configuration:
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After viewing 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 choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest GeForce RTX 2080 opponents
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 also help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i5-12600. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Homeworld 3
2022
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.5
Overwatch 2
2022
93.3
121.3
158.7
196.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
Stray
2022
104.0
135.2
176.9
218.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
50.6
65.7
85.9
106.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
52.5
68.3
89.3
110.3
Elden ring
2022
36.9
48.0
62.8
77.6
Starfield
2022
34.0
44.2
57.9
71.5
Scorn
2022
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Atomic Heart
2023
23.3
30.3
39.7
49.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Saints Row
2022
69.0
89.7
117.4
145.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
F1 2021
2020
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.1
Metro Exodus
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
GreedFall
2019
87.8
114.1
149.3
184.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
61.3
79.6
104.1
128.6
Crysis 3
2013
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
83.0
107.9
141.2
174.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
96.0
124.8
163.1
201.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Dishonored 2
2016
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
96.6
125.6
164.3
203.0
Death Stranding
2020
88.4
114.9
150.2
185.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.9
Gears of War 5
2019
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
Borderlands 3
2019
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.4
Hitman 2
2018
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
F1 22
2020
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
61.3
79.6
104.1
128.6
World War Z
2019
96.2
125.0
163.5
201.9
Anthem
2019
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
The Witcher 3
2015
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
The Division
2016
85.9
111.7
146.1
180.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.1
Genshin Impact
2020
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Project CARS 3
2020
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
82.7
107.6
140.7
173.8
Just Cause 4
2018
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.1
37.8
49.4
61.0
Hitman 3
2021
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
Halo Infinite
2021
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.4
Far Cry 6
2021
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
81.7
106.2
138.8
171.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
Godfall
2020
86.0
111.9
146.3
180.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
44.4
57.8
75.5
93.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
95.9
124.6
163.0
201.3
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i5-12600 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
201.7
262.1
342.8
423.5
Hitman
2016
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
124.5
161.8
211.6
261.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
284.7
370.1
484.0
597.8
Apex Legends
2019
102.4
133.1
174.0
215.0
Rocket League
2015
415.2
485.7
599.9
871.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
118.7
154.3
201.8
249.3
Project CARS 2
2017
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
122.1
158.8
207.6
256.4
Battlefield V
2018
102.4
133.1
174.0
215.0
Dota 2
2013
139.0
180.7
236.4
292.0
Dawn of War III
2017
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
Doom
2016
152.8
198.7
259.8
321.0
Need For Speed
2015
115.1
149.7
195.7
241.7
Battlefield 4
2013
135.2
175.8
229.9
284.0
F1 2019
2019
100.1
130.2
170.2
210.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
96.6
125.6
164.3
203.0
Valorant
2020
195.1
253.7
331.7
409.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.7
Fallout 76
2018
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.2
Battlefield 1
2016
121.4
157.9
206.4
255.0
For Honor
2017
142.3
185.0
242.0
298.9
Strange Brigade
2018
125.1
162.7
212.7
262.8
Minecraft
2011
227.5
295.8
386.8
477.8
Roblox
2006
335.4
436.1
570.2
704.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
110.8
144.1
188.4
232.8
Titanfall 2
2016
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
106.8
138.8
181.5
224.2
Destiny 2
2017
134.5
174.8
228.6
282.4
DiRT Rally
2015
153.3
199.3
260.7
322.0
League of Legends
2009
480.4
562.1
694.2
756.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.1
Although you can't argue with the figures 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. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
