Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-9600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 63 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-9600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 2080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of some famous 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 i5-9600K configuration:
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily 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 rivals
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 numbers will further help you make the good 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 i5-9600K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
Starfield
2022
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Homeworld 3
2022
46.8
60.8
79.5
98.3
Elden ring
2022
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.3
Stray
2022
102.2
132.8
173.7
214.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
49.7
64.5
84.4
104.3
Overwatch 2
2022
91.7
119.2
155.8
192.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Scorn
2022
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Saints Row
2022
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Atomic Heart
2023
22.9
29.8
39.0
48.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
51.6
67.0
87.7
108.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.3
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
Just Cause 4
2018
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Genshin Impact
2020
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
Dishonored 2
2016
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
77.0
100.1
130.8
161.6
Crysis 3
2013
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
62.3
80.9
105.8
130.7
The Division
2016
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
93.6
121.6
159.1
196.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
Hitman 3
2021
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
93.6
121.6
159.1
196.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
75.1
97.7
127.8
157.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.3
Gears of War 5
2019
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
69.0
89.7
117.4
145.0
Far Cry 6
2021
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Borderlands 3
2019
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
F1 22
2020
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
56.4
73.4
95.9
118.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
47.7
62.1
81.2
100.3
Hitman 2
2018
93.6
121.6
159.1
196.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
75.0
97.4
127.4
157.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
F1 2021
2020
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
World War Z
2019
94.4
122.8
160.5
198.3
Anthem
2019
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
94.1
122.4
160.1
197.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
75.1
97.7
127.8
157.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
88.8
115.4
151.0
186.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.6
37.1
48.5
60.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Halo Infinite
2021
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Godfall
2020
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
The Witcher 3
2015
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
GreedFall
2019
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Death Stranding
2020
86.8
112.8
147.6
182.3
Project CARS 3
2020
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
81.3
105.6
138.1
170.6
Metro Exodus
2019
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i5-9600K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
407.7
477.0
693.1
856.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
198.0
257.4
336.7
415.9
F1 2019
2019
98.4
127.9
167.2
206.5
Battlefield 4
2013
132.8
172.7
225.8
278.9
Fallout 76
2018
122.6
159.4
208.4
257.5
Minecraft
2011
223.4
290.5
379.8
469.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Roblox
2006
329.4
428.3
560.0
691.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Apex Legends
2019
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
116.6
151.6
198.2
244.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
119.9
155.9
203.9
251.9
Strange Brigade
2018
122.9
159.8
208.9
258.1
Dota 2
2013
136.5
177.5
232.1
286.7
Destiny 2
2017
132.1
171.7
224.5
277.3
DiRT Rally
2015
150.6
195.8
256.0
316.2
Need For Speed
2015
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.4
Hitman
2016
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Project CARS 2
2017
99.0
128.7
168.3
207.9
For Honor
2017
139.8
181.7
237.6
293.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
279.6
363.5
475.3
587.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
112.8
146.6
191.7
236.8
Dawn of War III
2017
102.7
133.6
174.7
215.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
122.2
158.9
207.8
256.7
Valorant
2020
191.6
249.1
325.8
402.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
98.1
127.5
166.7
205.9
Battlefield V
2018
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
League of Legends
2009
471.8
552.0
681.7
743.1
Battlefield 1
2016
119.3
155.0
202.7
250.5
Doom
2016
150.1
195.1
255.2
315.2
Titanfall 2
2016
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.3
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
