Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary parameter. The average FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good even for new 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 graphics card, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather 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 popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G configuration:
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Valorant
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 2080.
The closest GeForce RTX 2080 opponents
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 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 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
35.8
46.5
60.8
75.1
Overwatch 2
2022
92.8
120.6
157.8
194.9
Elden ring
2022
36.7
47.8
62.5
77.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
Saints Row
2022
68.6
89.2
116.7
144.1
Starfield
2022
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.1
Stray
2022
103.4
134.5
175.8
217.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Atomic Heart
2023
23.2
30.2
39.4
48.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
61.9
80.4
105.2
129.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.3
Homeworld 3
2022
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
52.2
67.9
88.7
109.6
Scorn
2022
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
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
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
71.3
92.7
121.3
149.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
95.4
124.0
162.2
200.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
86.0
111.9
146.3
180.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
The Division
2016
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
81.2
105.6
138.0
170.5
Project CARS 3
2020
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
89.9
116.9
152.8
188.8
Dishonored 2
2016
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.5
Borderlands 3
2019
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
GreedFall
2019
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
82.3
106.9
139.9
172.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Far Cry 6
2021
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
World War Z
2019
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.8
Metro Exodus
2019
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Godfall
2020
85.6
111.2
145.4
179.7
Gears of War 5
2019
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Crysis 3
2013
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
70.6
91.7
120.0
148.2
Death Stranding
2020
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
F1 22
2020
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Genshin Impact
2020
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
F1 2021
2020
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
69.6
90.5
118.3
146.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.2
Halo Infinite
2021
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
96.1
124.9
163.4
201.8
Just Cause 4
2018
76.7
99.7
130.3
161.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Hitman 3
2021
65.7
85.5
111.8
138.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Anthem
2019
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
The Witcher 3
2015
85.7
111.3
145.6
179.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
65.7
85.5
111.8
138.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.8
Hitman 2
2018
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Roblox
2006
333.5
433.6
567.0
700.4
For Honor
2017
141.5
184.0
240.6
297.2
Titanfall 2
2016
104.4
135.7
177.5
219.3
League of Legends
2009
477.7
558.9
690.2
752.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
110.2
143.3
187.4
231.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
99.3
129.1
168.8
208.5
F1 2019
2019
99.6
129.4
169.3
209.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
283.1
368.0
481.2
594.4
Doom
2016
152.0
197.6
258.4
319.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
123.7
160.9
210.4
259.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
200.5
260.7
340.9
421.1
Strange Brigade
2018
124.4
161.7
211.5
261.3
Battlefield V
2018
101.8
132.3
173.1
213.8
Fallout 76
2018
124.1
161.4
211.0
260.7
Destiny 2
2017
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.8
Dota 2
2013
138.2
179.7
235.0
290.3
Apex Legends
2019
101.8
132.3
173.1
213.8
Dawn of War III
2017
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Battlefield 1
2016
120.7
157.0
205.3
253.6
Minecraft
2011
226.2
294.1
384.6
475.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
96.1
124.9
163.4
201.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
106.1
138.0
180.5
222.9
Valorant
2020
194.0
252.2
329.8
407.5
Rocket League
2015
412.8
483.0
596.5
866.9
Project CARS 2
2017
100.3
130.3
170.4
210.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
118.0
153.4
200.7
247.9
Battlefield 4
2013
134.5
174.8
228.6
282.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
114.2
148.4
194.1
239.8
DiRT Rally
2015
152.5
198.2
259.2
320.2
Hitman
2016
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
