Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10900K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the main characteristic, 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 say that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even for new 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 some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-10900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i9-10900K configuration:
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Valorant
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 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 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 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 figures will also help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i9-10900K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
Saints Row
2022
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
Overwatch 2
2022
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
Atomic Heart
2023
23.8
31.0
40.5
50.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Starfield
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Scorn
2022
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Elden ring
2022
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Stray
2022
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
Homeworld 3
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 2
2018
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.2
Borderlands 3
2019
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
67.6
87.8
114.8
141.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Godfall
2020
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
F1 2021
2020
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
88.4
114.9
150.3
185.7
Hitman 3
2021
67.6
87.8
114.8
141.9
Crysis 3
2013
97.6
126.8
165.9
204.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.9
58.4
76.3
94.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Dishonored 2
2016
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
GreedFall
2019
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Genshin Impact
2020
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
98.0
127.3
166.5
205.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Gears of War 5
2019
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.7
Anthem
2019
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Just Cause 4
2018
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
80.1
104.1
136.1
168.2
F1 22
2020
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
The Division
2016
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.8
128.4
167.9
207.4
Far Cry 6
2021
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
98.1
127.5
166.7
205.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Project CARS 3
2020
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
World War Z
2019
98.3
127.7
167.0
206.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
Death Stranding
2020
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Halo Infinite
2021
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
Metro Exodus
2019
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
The Witcher 3
2015
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i9-10900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
156.7
203.7
266.3
329.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
117.3
152.5
199.5
246.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
124.8
162.2
212.1
262.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
290.9
378.2
494.5
610.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
206.0
267.9
350.3
432.7
Battlefield 1
2016
124.1
161.3
210.9
260.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
102.0
132.6
173.5
214.3
League of Legends
2009
490.9
574.3
709.3
773.1
Rocket League
2015
424.2
496.3
613.0
890.8
Doom
2016
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
127.2
165.3
216.2
267.0
Valorant
2020
199.4
259.2
339.0
418.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
109.1
141.8
185.4
229.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
113.3
147.2
192.5
237.8
Battlefield 4
2013
138.2
179.6
234.9
290.2
Fallout 76
2018
127.6
165.8
216.9
267.9
For Honor
2017
145.4
189.1
247.3
305.4
Battlefield V
2018
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
Roblox
2006
342.7
445.6
582.7
719.8
Hitman
2016
99.3
129.2
168.9
208.6
Destiny 2
2017
137.4
178.6
233.6
288.5
F1 2019
2019
102.3
133.0
174.0
214.9
Apex Legends
2019
104.6
136.0
177.8
219.7
Project CARS 2
2017
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Titanfall 2
2016
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.8
128.4
167.9
207.4
Minecraft
2011
232.5
302.2
395.2
488.2
Strange Brigade
2018
127.9
166.2
217.4
268.5
Dawn of War III
2017
106.9
139.0
181.7
224.5
Dota 2
2013
142.1
184.7
241.5
298.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.7
Need For Speed
2015
117.6
152.9
200.0
247.0
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. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
