Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the Intel Core i9-9900K 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 from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The average FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-9900K . 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 fairly high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i9-9900K configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest opponents 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i9-9900K. 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 2080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Saints Row
2022
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Stray
2022
104.3
135.6
177.4
219.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.1
46.9
61.3
75.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
65.3
84.9
111.1
137.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
60.5
78.6
102.8
126.9
Elden ring
2022
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
56.6
73.5
96.1
118.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
Homeworld 3
2022
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Overwatch 2
2022
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.6
Atomic Heart
2023
23.4
30.4
39.8
49.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
52.7
68.4
89.5
110.6
Starfield
2022
34.1
44.4
58.0
71.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.0
Scorn
2022
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
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
Gears of War 5
2019
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.5
Crysis 3
2013
95.7
124.5
162.8
201.1
The Witcher 3
2015
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.0
Death Stranding
2020
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Borderlands 3
2019
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
70.2
91.3
119.3
147.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
76.7
99.8
130.4
161.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
95.6
124.2
162.4
200.7
Project CARS 3
2020
44.9
58.3
76.2
94.2
Anthem
2019
66.2
86.1
112.5
139.0
Dishonored 2
2016
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.4
The Division
2016
86.2
112.1
146.5
181.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
76.7
99.8
130.4
161.1
World War Z
2019
96.4
125.4
163.9
202.5
Halo Infinite
2021
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
83.3
108.2
141.6
174.9
Hitman 3
2021
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.2
37.9
49.6
61.2
Just Cause 4
2018
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
63.6
82.6
108.1
133.5
GreedFall
2019
88.0
114.5
149.7
184.9
Hitman 2
2018
95.6
124.2
162.4
200.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
95.6
124.2
162.4
200.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Metro Exodus
2019
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Godfall
2020
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
F1 22
2020
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
96.9
126.0
164.8
203.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
F1 2021
2020
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.6
Genshin Impact
2020
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Far Cry 6
2021
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Core i9-9900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
228.2
296.6
387.9
479.1
For Honor
2017
142.7
185.6
242.7
299.8
Doom
2016
153.3
199.3
260.6
321.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
285.5
371.1
485.3
599.5
Dawn of War III
2017
104.9
136.4
178.4
220.3
F1 2019
2019
100.4
130.6
170.7
210.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
100.1
130.2
170.2
210.3
Destiny 2
2017
134.8
175.3
229.2
283.2
Project CARS 2
2017
101.1
131.4
171.9
212.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
202.2
262.9
343.8
424.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
124.8
162.2
212.2
262.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
111.2
144.5
189.0
233.4
Valorant
2020
195.7
254.4
332.7
410.9
Need For Speed
2015
115.4
150.1
196.3
242.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
96.9
126.0
164.8
203.5
Dota 2
2013
139.4
181.3
237.0
292.8
Battlefield 4
2013
135.6
176.3
230.6
284.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
115.2
149.7
195.8
241.8
Rocket League
2015
416.3
487.1
601.6
874.3
DiRT Rally
2015
153.8
199.9
261.4
322.9
Strange Brigade
2018
125.5
163.1
213.3
263.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
119.1
154.8
202.4
250.0
Roblox
2006
336.4
437.3
571.9
706.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
122.5
159.2
208.2
257.2
Fallout 76
2018
125.2
162.8
212.8
262.9
Battlefield 1
2016
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.7
Hitman
2016
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Battlefield V
2018
102.7
133.5
174.5
215.6
Apex Legends
2019
102.7
133.5
174.5
215.6
Titanfall 2
2016
105.3
136.9
179.0
221.1
League of Legends
2009
481.8
563.7
696.1
758.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.8
Though you can't argue with the figures 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 according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
