Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 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 make some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very 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 some popular 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 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Roblox
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Valorant
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with competitors 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 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 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 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 numbers will also help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Homeworld 3
2022
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.3
47.1
61.6
76.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.0
66.2
86.6
107.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
65.7
85.4
111.6
137.9
Saints Row
2022
69.6
90.4
118.3
146.1
Starfield
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Elden ring
2022
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Atomic Heart
2023
23.5
30.6
40.0
49.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Overwatch 2
2022
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Scorn
2022
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Stray
2022
104.9
136.3
178.3
220.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy XV
2018
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.9
Crysis 3
2013
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Death Stranding
2020
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.6
Project CARS 3
2020
45.1
58.6
76.6
94.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
70.6
91.7
119.9
148.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.7
Far Cry 6
2021
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Halo Infinite
2021
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
F1 22
2020
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.0
World War Z
2019
96.9
126.0
164.8
203.5
The Witcher 3
2015
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.6
Just Cause 4
2018
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Gears of War 5
2019
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
F1 2021
2020
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.1
Borderlands 3
2019
62.1
80.8
105.6
130.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.5
Anthem
2019
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Godfall
2020
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
91.1
118.5
154.9
191.4
Metro Exodus
2019
53.8
69.9
91.5
113.0
Hitman 3
2021
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
Hitman 2
2018
96.0
124.8
163.3
201.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
96.6
125.6
164.3
202.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
96.0
124.8
163.3
201.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Genshin Impact
2020
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
96.0
124.8
163.3
201.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.3
38.1
49.8
61.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
70.9
92.1
120.4
148.8
Dishonored 2
2016
74.1
96.3
125.9
155.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
GreedFall
2019
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
The Division
2016
86.6
112.6
147.3
181.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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
DiRT Rally
2015
154.5
200.9
262.7
324.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
286.9
373.0
487.8
602.6
Destiny 2
2017
135.5
176.2
230.4
284.6
Need For Speed
2015
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.7
Minecraft
2011
229.3
298.1
389.8
481.5
Dota 2
2013
140.1
182.2
238.2
294.3
Dawn of War III
2017
105.4
137.1
179.3
221.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
125.4
163.1
213.2
263.4
Battlefield 4
2013
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.3
Roblox
2006
338.1
439.5
574.7
710.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.5
Battlefield V
2018
103.2
134.1
175.4
216.7
Valorant
2020
196.7
255.7
334.4
413.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
107.6
139.9
182.9
226.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
115.7
150.5
196.7
243.0
Fallout 76
2018
125.8
163.6
213.9
264.2
Apex Legends
2019
103.2
134.1
175.4
216.7
Strange Brigade
2018
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
F1 2019
2019
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
119.7
155.5
203.4
251.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
203.2
264.2
345.5
426.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.6
Rocket League
2015
418.4
489.6
604.6
878.7
Doom
2016
154.0
200.3
261.9
323.5
For Honor
2017
143.5
186.5
243.9
301.3
Battlefield 1
2016
122.4
159.1
208.1
257.0
Titanfall 2
2016
105.8
137.6
179.9
222.3
Project CARS 2
2017
101.6
132.1
172.8
213.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.6
League of Legends
2009
484.2
566.5
699.7
762.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Hitman
2016
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D separately.
