Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The average 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 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 2080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 215W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card 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 7 7800X3D configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 is better or worse than 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 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 medium 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 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 7 7800X3D. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average FPS received 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Stray
2022
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Homeworld 3
2022
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
Atomic Heart
2023
24.1
31.3
41.0
50.6
Starfield
2022
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.0
Scorn
2022
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Saints Row
2022
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.8
Elden ring
2022
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
Overwatch 2
2022
96.4
125.4
163.9
202.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 2080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
79.0
102.8
134.4
166.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Project CARS 3
2020
46.2
60.1
78.5
97.0
Borderlands 3
2019
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.7
Genshin Impact
2020
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
GreedFall
2019
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Hitman 3
2021
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Halo Infinite
2021
57.3
74.4
97.3
120.2
Gears of War 5
2019
80.3
104.3
136.4
168.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
98.4
128.0
167.3
206.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
99.0
128.7
168.4
208.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
97.4
126.7
165.6
204.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Crysis 3
2013
98.6
128.2
167.7
207.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Hitman 2
2018
98.4
128.0
167.3
206.7
The Witcher 3
2015
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
79.0
102.8
134.4
166.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Dishonored 2
2016
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
30.0
39.0
51.1
63.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.1
Just Cause 4
2018
79.7
103.5
135.4
167.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.7
The Division
2016
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.5
World War Z
2019
99.3
129.1
168.9
208.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
81.0
105.2
137.6
170.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
98.4
128.0
167.3
206.7
Metro Exodus
2019
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Death Stranding
2020
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Far Cry 6
2021
75.3
97.9
128.1
158.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
74.1
96.4
126.0
155.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
89.4
116.2
152.0
187.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
F1 22
2020
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
99.1
128.9
168.5
208.2
Anthem
2019
68.2
88.7
115.9
143.2
F1 2021
2020
97.4
126.7
165.6
204.6
Godfall
2020
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
139.7
181.6
237.5
293.4
Dawn of War III
2017
108.1
140.5
183.7
227.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
118.6
154.2
201.7
249.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.7
Battlefield V
2018
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
DiRT Rally
2015
158.4
205.9
269.3
332.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
294.1
382.3
500.0
617.6
Need For Speed
2015
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.7
Rocket League
2015
428.9
501.8
619.7
675.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Titanfall 2
2016
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
Apex Legends
2019
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
League of Legends
2009
496.3
580.7
717.1
781.6
Dota 2
2013
143.6
186.7
244.2
301.6
Project CARS 2
2017
104.2
135.4
177.1
218.7
Minecraft
2011
235.0
305.5
399.6
493.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
103.2
134.1
175.4
216.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
208.3
270.8
354.1
437.5
F1 2019
2019
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Fallout 76
2018
129.0
167.7
219.2
270.8
Hitman
2016
100.4
130.6
170.8
210.9
For Honor
2017
147.0
191.2
250.0
308.8
Strange Brigade
2018
129.3
168.0
219.8
271.5
Valorant
2020
201.6
262.1
342.7
423.3
Battlefield 1
2016
125.5
163.1
213.3
263.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
122.6
159.4
208.5
257.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
114.5
148.9
194.7
240.5
Roblox
2006
346.5
450.5
589.1
727.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
128.6
167.1
218.6
270.0
Doom
2016
157.9
205.3
268.4
331.6
Destiny 2
2017
138.9
180.6
236.1
291.7
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
