Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-11700K 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 bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average 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 new 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 needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-11700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 2080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card 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 i7-11700K configuration:
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with rivals 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 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 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 medium 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 true 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 i7-11700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS gained 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
61.0
79.2
103.6
128.0
Starfield
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Homeworld 3
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Saints Row
2022
69.8
90.7
118.7
146.6
Scorn
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
Atomic Heart
2023
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.6
Elden ring
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Stray
2022
105.2
136.8
178.8
220.9
Overwatch 2
2022
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
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
Final Fantasy XV
2018
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
The Witcher 3
2015
87.1
113.2
148.1
182.9
The Division
2016
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.4
57.8
75.5
93.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
F1 2021
2020
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.3
GreedFall
2019
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Dishonored 2
2016
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
77.4
100.6
131.5
162.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
84.0
109.2
142.7
176.3
Halo Infinite
2021
56.0
72.9
95.3
117.7
Metro Exodus
2019
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Genshin Impact
2020
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
91.4
118.9
155.4
192.0
Far Cry 6
2021
73.7
95.9
125.4
154.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
97.0
126.2
165.0
203.8
Anthem
2019
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Godfall
2020
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Borderlands 3
2019
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Project CARS 3
2020
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Death Stranding
2020
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
77.4
100.6
131.5
162.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.0
Just Cause 4
2018
78.0
101.4
132.5
163.7
Hitman 2
2018
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
F1 22
2020
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
96.9
126.0
164.8
203.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Gears of War 5
2019
78.6
102.1
133.5
165.0
Crysis 3
2013
96.6
125.5
164.1
202.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.3
World War Z
2019
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
72.6
94.3
123.4
152.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Hitman 3
2021
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i7-11700K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
102.0
132.5
173.3
214.1
Dota 2
2013
140.6
182.8
239.0
295.3
Roblox
2006
339.2
441.0
576.6
712.3
For Honor
2017
143.9
187.1
244.7
302.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
120.0
156.1
204.1
252.1
Battlefield 4
2013
136.8
177.8
232.5
287.2
Battlefield 1
2016
122.8
159.6
208.8
257.9
DiRT Rally
2015
155.1
201.6
263.6
325.6
Valorant
2020
197.3
256.5
335.5
414.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
203.9
265.1
346.7
428.2
Destiny 2
2017
136.0
176.8
231.2
285.6
Rocket League
2015
419.8
491.2
606.7
881.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Doom
2016
154.6
200.9
262.8
324.6
Minecraft
2011
230.1
299.1
391.1
483.1
Need For Speed
2015
116.4
151.3
197.9
244.5
Dawn of War III
2017
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
108.0
140.3
183.5
226.7
Battlefield V
2018
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
Fallout 76
2018
126.2
164.1
214.6
265.1
F1 2019
2019
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Apex Legends
2019
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
116.1
151.0
197.4
243.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
125.8
163.6
213.9
264.3
Hitman
2016
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.5
Strange Brigade
2018
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
287.9
374.2
489.4
604.6
Titanfall 2
2016
106.2
138.0
180.5
223.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.0
League of Legends
2009
485.8
568.4
702.0
765.1
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-11700K and the GeForce RTX 2080 separately.
