Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i3-13100F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. 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 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for modern most demanding 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-13100F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of some 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 i3-13100F configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3080
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 ordinary 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 choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i3-13100F. The numbers next 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Elden ring
2022
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Saints Row
2022
113.3
147.2
192.5
237.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.9
138.9
181.7
224.4
Scorn
2022
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Stray
2022
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.1
132.7
173.5
214.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.2
Homeworld 3
2022
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.9
128.6
168.1
207.7
Atomic Heart
2023
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.6
Starfield
2022
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Overwatch 2
2022
153.1
199.1
260.3
321.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.6
89.2
116.6
144.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
119.6
155.5
203.4
251.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.6
206.1
269.5
333.0
Hitman 2
2018
156.3
203.2
265.7
328.3
Halo Infinite
2021
90.9
118.2
154.6
190.9
World War Z
2019
157.8
205.1
268.2
331.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.0
174.2
227.8
281.4
Anthem
2019
108.3
140.8
184.1
227.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.3
203.2
265.7
328.3
F1 2021
2020
154.7
201.1
263.0
324.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
GreedFall
2019
144.0
187.2
244.9
302.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.6
167.1
218.6
270.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Hitman 3
2021
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Project CARS 3
2020
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Genshin Impact
2020
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.2
177.1
231.6
286.1
The Witcher 3
2015
141.3
183.7
240.3
296.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Godfall
2020
141.2
183.5
240.0
296.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.2
162.8
212.9
263.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.0
97.5
127.4
157.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.7
176.5
230.8
285.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.1
93.7
122.6
151.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.4
204.7
267.6
330.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.3
192.8
252.2
311.5
F1 22
2020
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
Gears of War 5
2019
127.4
165.7
216.7
267.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Borderlands 3
2019
101.1
131.5
171.9
212.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.4
151.4
198.0
244.5
Crysis 3
2013
156.6
203.6
266.3
328.9
Just Cause 4
2018
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
Death Stranding
2020
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.3
203.2
265.7
328.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
Metro Exodus
2019
87.6
113.8
148.9
183.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.7
201.1
263.0
324.9
Dishonored 2
2016
120.6
156.8
205.0
253.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.9
94.8
123.9
153.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.0
184.6
241.3
298.1
The Division
2016
141.0
183.3
239.7
296.1
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i3-13100F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.1
227.7
297.7
367.8
Battlefield V
2018
168.0
218.4
285.5
352.7
Dota 2
2013
228.1
296.5
387.8
479.0
DiRT Rally
2015
251.5
327.0
427.6
528.3
Apex Legends
2019
168.0
218.4
285.5
352.7
Doom
2016
250.8
326.0
426.3
526.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.8
236.4
309.1
381.9
Roblox
2006
495.3
579.5
715.7
780.1
Battlefield 1
2016
199.2
259.0
338.7
418.4
Dawn of War III
2017
171.6
223.1
291.8
360.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
330.8
430.1
562.4
694.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.8
253.2
331.1
409.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
204.2
265.4
347.1
428.8
Fallout 76
2018
204.8
266.3
348.2
430.1
Hitman
2016
159.5
207.4
271.2
335.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.3
260.4
340.6
420.7
Destiny 2
2017
220.6
286.8
375.0
463.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
467.0
546.4
674.9
735.6
Battlefield 4
2013
221.9
288.4
377.2
465.9
Strange Brigade
2018
205.3
266.9
349.0
431.1
Rocket League
2015
613.0
717.2
885.8
965.5
F1 2019
2019
164.3
213.6
279.3
345.0
Minecraft
2011
373.3
485.2
634.5
783.8
Need For Speed
2015
188.9
245.5
321.1
396.6
League of Legends
2009
630.5
737.7
911.1
993.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.4
244.9
320.3
395.6
Titanfall 2
2016
172.3
224.0
292.9
361.8
Project CARS 2
2017
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.4
For Honor
2017
233.5
303.6
397.0
490.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.6
206.1
269.5
333.0
Valorant
2020
320.1
416.2
544.2
672.3
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable 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 GPU.
