Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether 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 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 tell 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600KF . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 2080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i5-12600KF configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Dota 2
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest competitors 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 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 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 good 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 i5-12600KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
63.7
82.8
108.2
133.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.1
Homeworld 3
2022
48.7
63.4
82.9
102.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Saints Row
2022
70.6
91.8
120.1
148.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.5
Stray
2022
106.4
138.4
180.9
223.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Elden ring
2022
37.8
49.1
64.3
79.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
Overwatch 2
2022
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Atomic Heart
2023
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Scorn
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Starfield
2022
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
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
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.7
38.7
50.6
62.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Crysis 3
2013
97.7
127.0
166.0
205.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.8
GreedFall
2019
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.6
Project CARS 3
2020
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
62.7
81.5
106.5
131.6
The Witcher 3
2015
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.9
84.3
110.2
136.2
Godfall
2020
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.9
Just Cause 4
2018
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
The Division
2016
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.6
F1 22
2020
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
World War Z
2019
98.4
127.9
167.2
206.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
98.1
127.5
166.7
206.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Borderlands 3
2019
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
78.1
101.5
132.7
164.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.9
128.5
168.1
207.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
Gears of War 5
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Genshin Impact
2020
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Hitman 2
2018
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
62.7
81.5
106.5
131.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Death Stranding
2020
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.9
F1 2021
2020
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Halo Infinite
2021
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Far Cry 6
2021
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Metro Exodus
2019
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Anthem
2019
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
84.9
110.4
144.4
178.4
Hitman 3
2021
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
Dishonored 2
2016
75.2
97.8
127.8
157.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.7
64.7
84.5
104.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
98.2
127.6
166.9
206.2
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i5-12600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.1
Doom
2016
156.4
203.3
265.8
328.4
F1 2019
2019
102.4
133.2
174.2
215.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
206.3
268.2
350.7
433.2
For Honor
2017
145.6
189.3
247.5
305.8
Strange Brigade
2018
128.0
166.4
217.6
268.8
Need For Speed
2015
117.8
153.1
200.2
247.3
Minecraft
2011
232.7
302.6
395.7
488.8
Apex Legends
2019
104.7
136.2
178.1
219.9
Destiny 2
2017
137.6
178.8
233.9
288.9
Hitman
2016
99.5
129.3
169.1
208.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
102.1
132.8
173.7
214.5
DiRT Rally
2015
156.9
203.9
266.7
329.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Titanfall 2
2016
107.4
139.6
182.6
225.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.3
Battlefield 4
2013
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.9
128.5
168.1
207.6
Dota 2
2013
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.7
Project CARS 2
2017
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
121.4
157.9
206.5
255.0
Dawn of War III
2017
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Battlefield V
2018
104.7
136.2
178.1
219.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.4
Fallout 76
2018
127.7
166.0
217.1
268.2
Battlefield 1
2016
124.2
161.5
211.2
260.9
Rocket League
2015
424.7
496.9
613.7
891.9
League of Legends
2009
491.5
575.0
710.1
774.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
124.9
162.4
212.4
262.3
Roblox
2006
343.2
446.1
583.4
720.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
291.2
378.6
495.1
611.6
Valorant
2020
199.6
259.5
339.4
419.2
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
