Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the primary parameter, 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 state that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even for modern 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 make certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly 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 certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X configuration:
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table 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 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 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 numbers will further help you make the true 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 AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS obtained 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Elden ring
2022
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
Atomic Heart
2023
22.6
29.4
38.4
47.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Homeworld 3
2022
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Stray
2022
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Saints Row
2022
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Scorn
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Overwatch 2
2022
90.4
117.5
153.6
189.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Starfield
2022
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Anthem
2019
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Dishonored 2
2016
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.4
Hitman 2
2018
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
F1 22
2020
81.9
106.4
139.2
172.0
Death Stranding
2020
85.6
111.2
145.4
179.7
Hitman 3
2021
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
68.0
88.5
115.7
142.9
The Witcher 3
2015
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.1
GreedFall
2019
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
74.1
96.3
125.9
155.6
Borderlands 3
2019
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Just Cause 4
2018
74.6
97.0
126.9
156.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
44.2
57.5
75.2
92.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
The Division
2016
83.2
108.2
141.4
174.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
92.8
120.6
157.8
194.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
93.6
121.6
159.0
196.5
World War Z
2019
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Genshin Impact
2020
81.9
106.4
139.2
172.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Halo Infinite
2021
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
Project CARS 3
2020
43.3
56.3
73.6
90.9
Metro Exodus
2019
51.7
67.2
87.8
108.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.1
36.6
47.8
59.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Godfall
2020
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
F1 2021
2020
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
74.1
96.3
125.9
155.6
Far Cry 6
2021
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.2
Gears of War 5
2019
75.2
97.8
127.8
157.9
Crysis 3
2013
92.4
120.2
157.1
194.1
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 3500X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
134.6
175.0
228.8
282.6
Strange Brigade
2018
121.1
157.5
205.9
254.4
Rocket League
2015
401.9
470.2
683.2
844.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
103.3
134.3
175.7
217.0
Destiny 2
2017
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.3
Need For Speed
2015
111.4
144.9
189.4
234.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
195.2
253.8
331.8
409.9
DiRT Rally
2015
148.4
193.0
252.3
311.7
F1 2019
2019
96.9
126.0
164.8
203.6
Titanfall 2
2016
101.6
132.1
172.8
213.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
114.9
149.4
195.4
241.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
118.2
153.7
201.0
248.2
Fallout 76
2018
120.8
157.1
205.4
253.8
Hitman
2016
94.1
122.4
160.0
197.6
League of Legends
2009
465.0
544.1
672.0
732.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Project CARS 2
2017
97.6
126.9
165.9
205.0
Battlefield 4
2013
130.9
170.2
222.6
274.9
Apex Legends
2019
99.1
128.8
168.5
208.1
Battlefield 1
2016
117.6
152.8
199.8
246.9
For Honor
2017
137.8
179.1
234.2
289.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
93.6
121.6
159.0
196.5
Battlefield V
2018
99.1
128.8
168.5
208.1
Dawn of War III
2017
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Doom
2016
148.0
192.3
251.5
310.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
275.6
358.3
468.5
578.7
Valorant
2020
188.9
245.6
321.1
396.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
111.2
144.5
189.0
233.4
Minecraft
2011
220.2
286.3
374.4
462.5
Roblox
2006
324.7
422.1
552.0
681.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.3
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
