Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700 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 by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The average FPS in games is 63 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even for today's 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 decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-12700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of several famous 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 i7-12700 configuration:
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Roblox
Minecraft
Dota 2
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous 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 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 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 numbers will also 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 i7-12700. The numbers next 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 2080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.4
Homeworld 3
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.1
Atomic Heart
2023
23.6
30.7
40.1
49.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Elden ring
2022
37.3
48.5
63.5
78.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Stray
2022
105.1
136.7
178.8
220.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Starfield
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.2
Overwatch 2
2022
94.3
122.6
160.4
198.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Saints Row
2022
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
Scorn
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Godfall
2020
87.0
113.1
147.8
182.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
F1 22
2020
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
F1 2021
2020
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
Hitman 2
2018
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
Borderlands 3
2019
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.0
92.4
120.8
149.2
Gears of War 5
2019
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
71.7
93.3
122.0
150.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
97.0
126.1
164.9
203.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Genshin Impact
2020
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
79.2
103.0
134.6
166.3
Crysis 3
2013
96.5
125.5
164.1
202.7
Hitman 3
2021
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
Far Cry 6
2021
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Halo Infinite
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
91.4
118.8
155.4
191.9
Dishonored 2
2016
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.2
Anthem
2019
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
The Division
2016
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Metro Exodus
2019
54.0
70.1
91.7
113.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.2
Just Cause 4
2018
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
The Witcher 3
2015
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
77.3
100.5
131.5
162.4
Project CARS 3
2020
45.2
58.8
76.8
94.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.6
Death Stranding
2020
89.3
116.1
151.9
187.6
World War Z
2019
97.2
126.3
165.2
204.1
GreedFall
2019
88.7
115.4
150.9
186.3
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i7-12700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman
2016
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.4
Minecraft
2011
230.0
298.9
390.9
482.9
Titanfall 2
2016
106.1
138.0
180.4
222.9
Dota 2
2013
140.5
182.7
238.9
295.1
Dawn of War III
2017
105.7
137.5
179.8
222.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
116.1
150.9
197.3
243.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
287.7
374.1
489.1
604.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
107.9
140.3
183.4
226.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
100.9
131.2
171.6
211.9
Rocket League
2015
419.6
490.9
606.3
881.2
Battlefield 4
2013
136.7
177.7
232.4
287.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.1
DiRT Rally
2015
155.0
201.5
263.5
325.4
Valorant
2020
197.2
256.4
335.3
414.2
Battlefield V
2018
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Need For Speed
2015
116.4
151.3
197.8
244.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
123.4
160.5
209.8
259.2
Destiny 2
2017
135.9
176.7
231.0
285.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
125.8
163.5
213.8
264.2
Roblox
2006
339.0
440.7
576.4
712.0
Apex Legends
2019
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Fallout 76
2018
126.2
164.0
214.5
265.0
League of Legends
2009
485.6
568.1
701.6
764.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
120.0
156.0
204.0
252.0
F1 2019
2019
101.2
131.6
172.1
212.6
For Honor
2017
143.9
187.0
244.6
302.1
Strange Brigade
2018
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
203.8
265.0
346.5
428.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
112.0
145.6
190.4
235.3
Battlefield 1
2016
122.7
159.6
208.7
257.8
Project CARS 2
2017
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
Doom
2016
154.5
200.8
262.6
324.4
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
