Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 63 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 2080 is good 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. 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 9 3950X . 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 some famous games in which the graphics card 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 AMD Ryzen 9 3950X configuration:
League of Legends
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 2080 with rivals in several popular 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 competitors 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 ordinary 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 right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 2080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.8
Stray
2022
106.4
138.3
180.8
223.4
Elden ring
2022
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.3
Overwatch 2
2022
95.4
124.1
162.2
200.4
Scorn
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.7
74.9
98.0
121.1
Starfield
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.2
Homeworld 3
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Saints Row
2022
70.6
91.7
120.0
148.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Atomic Heart
2023
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.7
54.3
71.0
87.7
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
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.8
128.4
168.0
207.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
78.0
101.4
132.7
163.9
GreedFall
2019
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.5
Dishonored 2
2016
75.1
97.7
127.8
157.8
World War Z
2019
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.4
Project CARS 3
2020
45.7
59.4
77.7
96.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.2
Hitman 2
2018
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.7
76.4
99.9
123.4
The Witcher 3
2015
88.1
114.5
149.7
184.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Anthem
2019
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Gears of War 5
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
67.6
87.9
114.9
141.9
Halo Infinite
2021
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
The Division
2016
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Crysis 3
2013
97.6
126.9
165.9
205.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
92.4
120.2
157.2
194.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.5
Just Cause 4
2018
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
Death Stranding
2020
90.4
117.5
153.6
189.7
Godfall
2020
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.7
F1 22
2020
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
F1 2021
2020
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.5
Borderlands 3
2019
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.6
Far Cry 6
2021
74.6
96.9
126.7
156.6
Genshin Impact
2020
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
72.6
94.3
123.4
152.4
Hitman 3
2021
67.6
87.9
114.9
141.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
97.4
126.6
165.6
204.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
71.6
93.0
121.7
150.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
84.9
110.4
144.3
178.3
Metro Exodus
2019
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 3950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman
2016
99.4
129.2
169.0
208.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Need For Speed
2015
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
Strange Brigade
2018
127.9
166.3
217.5
268.7
Apex Legends
2019
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
291.1
378.4
494.8
611.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
117.4
152.6
199.6
246.5
Battlefield 4
2013
138.3
179.7
235.1
290.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
127.2
165.4
216.3
267.2
Battlefield 1
2016
124.2
161.4
211.1
260.7
DiRT Rally
2015
156.8
203.8
266.5
329.2
Battlefield V
2018
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
Titanfall 2
2016
107.4
139.6
182.5
225.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
113.3
147.3
192.6
238.0
Dawn of War III
2017
107.0
139.0
181.8
224.6
Dota 2
2013
142.1
184.8
241.6
298.5
Valorant
2020
199.5
259.4
339.2
419.0
F1 2019
2019
102.4
133.1
174.1
215.0
Doom
2016
156.3
203.1
265.6
328.1
For Honor
2017
145.5
189.2
247.4
305.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
121.4
157.8
206.3
254.9
Destiny 2
2017
137.5
178.7
233.7
288.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
206.2
268.0
350.5
432.9
League of Legends
2009
491.1
574.6
709.7
773.6
Project CARS 2
2017
103.1
134.0
175.2
216.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.8
128.4
168.0
207.5
Rocket League
2015
424.4
496.6
613.3
891.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
102.1
132.7
173.5
214.4
Roblox
2006
342.9
445.8
583.0
720.2
Minecraft
2011
232.6
302.4
395.4
488.5
Fallout 76
2018
127.6
165.9
217.0
268.0
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 theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and the GeForce RTX 2080 separately.
