Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-12700F 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 good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-12700F . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i7-12700F configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest rivals 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 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 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 right decision.
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 i7-12700F. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Saints Row
2022
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Homeworld 3
2022
48.3
62.9
82.2
101.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.4
53.9
70.5
87.0
Overwatch 2
2022
94.7
123.1
161.0
198.9
Atomic Heart
2023
23.7
30.8
40.3
49.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
63.1
82.1
107.4
132.6
Starfield
2022
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Stray
2022
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.4
55.2
72.1
89.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Scorn
2022
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Elden ring
2022
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.6
Death Stranding
2020
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Project CARS 3
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.1
127.5
166.7
206.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
71.0
92.4
120.8
149.2
Crysis 3
2013
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
GreedFall
2019
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Anthem
2019
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Genshin Impact
2020
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
The Division
2016
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.3
64.1
83.9
103.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.5
Just Cause 4
2018
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.1
Gears of War 5
2019
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
72.0
93.6
122.5
151.3
Godfall
2020
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
Borderlands 3
2019
62.6
81.3
106.3
131.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.4
Hitman 3
2021
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
84.3
109.5
143.3
177.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
95.7
124.4
162.7
201.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
F1 2021
2020
95.7
124.4
162.7
201.0
World War Z
2019
97.6
126.9
165.9
204.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.5
38.4
50.2
62.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Dishonored 2
2016
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
Halo Infinite
2021
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
F1 22
2020
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.3
Far Cry 6
2021
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
84.0
109.2
142.7
176.3
Hitman 2
2018
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.5
Metro Exodus
2019
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.3
92.7
121.3
149.8
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i7-12700F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
137.3
178.4
233.3
288.2
Project CARS 2
2017
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
112.5
146.2
191.2
236.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.1
127.5
166.7
206.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
126.3
164.2
214.7
265.2
Hitman
2016
98.7
128.3
167.7
207.2
Roblox
2006
340.4
442.5
578.7
714.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
204.6
266.0
347.9
429.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
288.9
375.6
491.1
606.7
Minecraft
2011
230.9
300.2
392.5
484.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
123.9
161.1
210.7
260.3
For Honor
2017
144.5
187.8
245.6
303.4
Dota 2
2013
141.1
183.4
239.9
296.3
Need For Speed
2015
116.8
151.9
198.6
245.3
F1 2019
2019
101.6
132.1
172.8
213.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
101.3
131.7
172.3
212.8
Apex Legends
2019
103.9
135.1
176.6
218.2
DiRT Rally
2015
155.6
202.3
264.5
326.8
Dawn of War III
2017
106.2
138.0
180.5
223.0
Battlefield V
2018
103.9
135.1
176.6
218.2
Rocket League
2015
421.3
492.9
608.8
884.8
Fallout 76
2018
126.7
164.7
215.4
266.1
Strange Brigade
2018
127.0
165.1
215.9
266.7
Battlefield 1
2016
123.2
160.2
209.5
258.8
Doom
2016
155.1
201.6
263.7
325.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
108.3
140.8
184.2
227.5
Destiny 2
2017
136.5
177.4
232.0
286.6
Titanfall 2
2016
106.6
138.5
181.2
223.8
League of Legends
2009
487.5
570.4
704.5
767.9
Valorant
2020
198.0
257.4
336.7
415.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
