Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i3-12100F 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 3080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for today's most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Release date
September 17, 2020
Price
1049 USD
Frequency
1440 MHz
Shaders
8704
TMUs
272
ROPs
88
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
320 W
Memory Size
10 Gb
Memory Bus
320 Bit
GeForce RTX 3080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i3-12100F . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain common 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 3080 and Intel Core i3-12100F configuration:
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 competitors
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
278
GeForce RTX 4070
278
Radeon RX 7900 XT
274.7
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
268
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
264
Radeon RX 6900 XT
247.6
GeForce RTX 3090
244
GeForce RTX 3080
241
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
239.4
Radeon RX 6800 XT
233.7
GeForce RTX 3080
230.1
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
230
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
211.5
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
211
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
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 3080 are Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. We compared GeForce RTX 3080 (230.1 FPS) and their average FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 6800 XT 233.7 FPS, which 1.6% faster and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile 230 FPS, which is 0.0% slower. These numbers will further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i3-12100F. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS obtained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.4
88.9
116.2
143.6
Homeworld 3
2022
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Overwatch 2
2022
152.7
198.5
259.5
320.6
Stray
2022
170.1
221.2
289.3
357.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.7
Elden ring
2022
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Saints Row
2022
112.9
146.8
191.9
237.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.6
128.2
167.6
207.0
Starfield
2022
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.6
Scorn
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 2
2018
155.8
202.6
264.9
327.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
Metro Exodus
2019
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.3
Crysis 3
2013
156.2
203.0
265.5
327.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.2
130.2
170.3
210.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.2
166.6
217.9
269.2
Hitman 3
2021
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.2
200.5
262.2
323.9
F1 22
2020
138.3
179.8
235.2
290.5
The Division
2016
140.6
182.7
239.0
295.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.3
175.9
230.0
284.2
Death Stranding
2020
144.5
187.9
245.7
303.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.0
149.5
195.4
241.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
F1 2021
2020
154.2
200.5
262.2
323.9
World War Z
2019
157.3
204.4
267.4
330.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.2
130.2
170.3
210.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.1
162.7
212.7
262.8
Dishonored 2
2016
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
147.9
192.3
251.4
310.6
The Witcher 3
2015
140.9
183.2
239.5
295.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.4
152.6
199.5
246.4
Just Cause 4
2018
126.1
163.9
214.4
264.8
Gears of War 5
2019
127.1
165.2
216.0
266.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.6
173.6
227.1
280.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.1
205.5
268.7
331.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Project CARS 3
2020
73.1
95.1
124.4
153.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
156.8
203.8
266.5
329.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.5
184.0
240.6
297.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.1
150.9
197.3
243.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
135.8
176.5
230.9
285.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
156.9
204.0
266.8
329.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.1
Far Cry 6
2021
119.3
155.0
202.7
250.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
155.8
202.6
264.9
327.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.7
Borderlands 3
2019
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.7
97.2
127.1
156.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
155.8
202.6
264.9
327.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.1
162.7
212.7
262.8
Anthem
2019
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.7
Genshin Impact
2020
138.3
179.8
235.2
290.5
Halo Infinite
2021
90.6
117.8
154.1
190.3
Godfall
2020
140.7
182.9
239.2
295.5
GreedFall
2019
143.6
186.7
244.1
301.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i3-12100F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
204.7
266.1
347.9
429.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
187.8
244.1
319.3
394.4
Rocket League
2015
611.1
715.0
883.0
962.5
Valorant
2020
319.1
414.9
542.5
670.2
Battlefield V
2018
167.4
217.7
284.7
351.6
Minecraft
2011
372.1
483.7
632.6
781.4
Hitman
2016
159.0
206.7
270.3
333.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
174.6
227.0
296.8
366.7
Roblox
2006
493.7
577.7
713.5
777.7
Destiny 2
2017
219.9
285.9
373.9
461.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.7
League of Legends
2009
628.6
735.4
908.3
990.0
DiRT Rally
2015
250.8
326.0
426.3
526.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
465.6
544.8
672.8
733.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
199.7
259.6
339.5
419.4
Titanfall 2
2016
171.7
223.3
292.0
360.6
Doom
2016
250.0
325.0
425.0
524.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.3
212.3
277.6
343.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
329.8
428.7
560.7
692.6
Project CARS 2
2017
164.9
214.4
280.3
346.3
Battlefield 1
2016
198.6
258.2
337.6
417.1
Dawn of War III
2017
171.1
222.4
290.9
359.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.1
205.5
268.7
331.9
Battlefield 4
2013
221.2
287.5
376.0
464.5
Dota 2
2013
227.4
295.6
386.6
477.5
Need For Speed
2015
188.3
244.8
320.1
395.4
For Honor
2017
232.8
302.6
395.8
488.9
Apex Legends
2019
167.4
217.7
284.7
351.6
Fallout 76
2018
204.2
265.4
347.1
428.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
203.5
264.6
346.0
427.4
F1 2019
2019
163.8
212.9
278.4
344.0
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 capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
