Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-7700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-7700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 2080, since it has a fairly 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 modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i7-7700K configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Minecraft
League of Legends
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
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 choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest GeForce RTX 2080 competitors
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 ordinary 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 also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i7-7700K. The numbers beside 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 2080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
54.4
70.8
92.5
114.3
Atomic Heart
2023
22.5
29.3
38.3
47.3
Overwatch 2
2022
90.1
117.1
153.2
189.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Starfield
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
69.0
Homeworld 3
2022
46.0
59.8
78.2
96.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Saints Row
2022
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
Elden ring
2022
35.7
46.4
60.6
74.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
Stray
2022
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
Scorn
2022
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
50.7
65.9
86.1
106.4
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
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
91.0
118.3
154.8
191.2
Metro Exodus
2019
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Project CARS 3
2020
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
92.0
119.6
156.3
193.1
Hitman 2
2018
92.0
119.6
156.3
193.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
92.0
119.6
156.3
193.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.1
36.5
47.7
58.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
Crysis 3
2013
92.2
119.8
156.7
193.5
The Witcher 3
2015
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Genshin Impact
2020
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Far Cry 6
2021
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.8
GreedFall
2019
84.7
110.2
144.1
178.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
63.8
83.0
108.5
134.0
Dishonored 2
2016
70.9
92.2
120.6
149.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.5
World War Z
2019
92.8
120.7
157.8
194.9
F1 2021
2020
91.0
118.3
154.8
191.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Just Cause 4
2018
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
Gears of War 5
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
Halo Infinite
2021
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.3
F1 22
2020
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.5
The Division
2016
83.0
107.8
141.0
174.2
Death Stranding
2020
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Borderlands 3
2019
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.5
Hitman 3
2021
63.8
83.0
108.5
134.0
Godfall
2020
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.4
Anthem
2019
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i7-7700K 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
147.5
191.8
250.8
309.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Strange Brigade
2018
120.8
157.0
205.3
253.6
Hitman
2016
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.1
Valorant
2020
188.3
244.9
320.2
395.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
194.6
253.0
330.9
408.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Battlefield 4
2013
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
F1 2019
2019
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
DiRT Rally
2015
148.0
192.4
251.6
310.8
Dawn of War III
2017
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
120.1
156.2
204.2
252.3
Minecraft
2011
219.6
285.5
373.3
461.2
Need For Speed
2015
111.1
144.4
188.9
233.3
Rocket League
2015
400.7
468.8
681.2
841.5
Project CARS 2
2017
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.4
Dota 2
2013
134.2
174.5
228.1
281.8
Fallout 76
2018
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
274.8
357.2
467.1
577.0
For Honor
2017
137.4
178.6
233.6
288.5
Battlefield 1
2016
117.2
152.4
199.3
246.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
117.9
153.2
200.4
247.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
103.0
134.0
175.2
216.4
Roblox
2006
323.8
420.9
550.4
679.9
Apex Legends
2019
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.5
Destiny 2
2017
129.8
168.7
220.6
272.6
Titanfall 2
2016
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
110.8
144.1
188.4
232.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
League of Legends
2009
463.7
542.5
670.0
730.3
Battlefield V
2018
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.5
Though you can't argue with the figures 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 calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
