Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 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 from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 63 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say 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 GPU, you can already make some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very 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 several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 9 5900 configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Valorant
League of Legends
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 2080 is better or worse than competitors in some 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 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 medium 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 figures 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 2080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
41.8
54.3
71.0
87.7
Scorn
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Elden ring
2022
37.8
49.1
64.2
79.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
36.8
47.8
62.6
77.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
61.7
80.2
104.8
129.5
Saints Row
2022
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.7
Homeworld 3
2022
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Stray
2022
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.5
Starfield
2022
34.8
45.2
59.2
73.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Atomic Heart
2023
23.9
31.0
40.6
50.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Overwatch 2
2022
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.1
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
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
62.7
81.4
106.5
131.6
Hitman 2
2018
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Crysis 3
2013
97.7
127.0
166.0
205.1
Gears of War 5
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Halo Infinite
2021
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Genshin Impact
2020
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
45.4
59.1
77.3
95.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.6
F1 2021
2020
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Anthem
2019
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
71.9
93.5
122.2
151.0
Just Cause 4
2018
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
62.7
81.4
106.5
131.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
44.9
58.4
76.4
94.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
World War Z
2019
98.4
127.9
167.2
206.5
F1 22
2020
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
98.1
127.5
166.7
205.9
Far Cry 6
2021
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
GreedFall
2019
89.8
116.7
152.7
188.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
78.3
101.7
133.0
164.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
84.9
110.4
144.4
178.3
Hitman 3
2021
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
The Witcher 3
2015
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Borderlands 3
2019
63.0
82.0
107.2
132.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
98.2
127.6
166.9
206.1
The Division
2016
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Metro Exodus
2019
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.0
Death Stranding
2020
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Godfall
2020
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
29.7
38.7
50.5
62.4
Dishonored 2
2016
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Project CARS 3
2020
45.7
59.5
77.8
96.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
78.3
101.7
133.0
164.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
92.5
120.2
157.2
194.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
46.7
60.8
79.5
98.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.4
GeForce RTX 2080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 2080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
107.4
139.6
182.6
225.5
Battlefield 4
2013
138.3
179.8
235.2
290.5
Hitman
2016
99.4
129.3
169.1
208.8
Strange Brigade
2018
128.0
166.4
217.6
268.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
113.4
147.4
192.7
238.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
117.4
152.7
199.7
246.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
Fallout 76
2018
127.7
166.0
217.1
268.1
Roblox
2006
343.1
446.0
583.2
720.5
DiRT Rally
2015
156.8
203.9
266.6
329.3
Need For Speed
2015
117.7
153.1
200.2
247.3
F1 2019
2019
102.4
133.2
174.1
215.1
League of Legends
2009
491.4
574.9
710.0
773.9
Battlefield 1
2016
124.2
161.5
211.2
260.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
124.9
162.4
212.3
262.3
Project CARS 2
2017
103.1
134.1
175.3
216.6
Valorant
2020
199.6
259.5
339.3
419.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.3
Dota 2
2013
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.6
Doom
2016
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Battlefield V
2018
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
For Honor
2017
145.6
189.3
247.5
305.7
Rocket League
2015
424.6
496.8
613.6
891.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
206.2
268.1
350.6
433.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
98.8
128.5
168.0
207.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
102.1
132.8
173.6
214.5
Dawn of War III
2017
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
291.2
378.5
495.0
611.5
Minecraft
2011
232.7
302.5
395.6
488.7
Apex Legends
2019
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Destiny 2
2017
137.5
178.8
233.8
288.8
Though you can't argue 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 together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
