Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-10400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. 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 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 make some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-10400 configuration:
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 opponents
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 competitors 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 popular 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 figures will also help you make the good choice.
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 i5-10400. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.3
120.0
157.0
193.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Stray
2022
170.3
221.4
289.6
357.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Overwatch 2
2022
152.8
198.7
259.8
320.9
Elden ring
2022
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.0
111.8
146.1
180.5
Saints Row
2022
113.0
146.9
192.1
237.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Starfield
2022
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Homeworld 3
2022
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.7
138.7
181.3
224.0
Scorn
2022
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Just Cause 4
2018
126.2
164.1
214.6
265.1
Dishonored 2
2016
120.4
156.5
204.6
252.7
Project CARS 3
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
GreedFall
2019
143.8
186.9
244.4
301.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.0
162.5
212.4
262.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.8
F1 2021
2020
154.4
200.7
262.5
324.3
Gears of War 5
2019
127.2
165.4
216.2
267.1
Borderlands 3
2019
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.6
61.9
80.9
100.0
Death Stranding
2020
144.7
188.1
246.0
303.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.0
176.7
231.1
285.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.0
204.1
266.8
329.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.2
151.1
197.6
244.0
Genshin Impact
2020
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.3
140.7
184.0
227.3
Godfall
2020
140.9
183.2
239.5
295.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
The Witcher 3
2015
141.0
183.4
239.8
296.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Hitman 3
2021
108.3
140.7
184.0
227.3
Crysis 3
2013
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.6
149.0
194.9
240.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.1
192.5
251.7
310.9
The Division
2016
140.7
182.9
239.2
295.5
F1 22
2020
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.2
205.7
269.0
332.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.1
204.3
267.1
330.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.8
134.9
176.5
218.0
World War Z
2019
157.4
204.7
267.7
330.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.7
184.2
240.9
297.5
Metro Exodus
2019
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Halo Infinite
2021
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
Hitman 2
2018
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Anthem
2019
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.4
200.7
262.5
324.3
Far Cry 6
2021
119.4
155.2
203.0
250.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-10400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
198.8
258.5
338.0
417.6
Dota 2
2013
227.7
295.9
387.0
478.1
Roblox
2006
494.3
578.3
714.3
778.5
Need For Speed
2015
188.5
245.0
320.4
395.8
Doom
2016
250.3
325.3
425.4
525.5
For Honor
2017
233.1
303.0
396.2
489.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
330.2
429.2
561.3
693.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.0
244.4
319.6
394.8
Battlefield 4
2013
221.4
287.9
376.5
465.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.4
252.7
330.4
408.2
DiRT Rally
2015
251.1
326.4
426.8
527.2
Minecraft
2011
372.5
484.3
633.3
782.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
174.8
227.2
297.2
367.1
Titanfall 2
2016
171.9
223.5
292.3
361.1
League of Legends
2009
629.3
736.2
909.3
991.1
F1 2019
2019
164.0
213.2
278.8
344.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.5
212.5
277.9
343.3
Valorant
2020
319.5
415.4
543.2
671.0
Hitman
2016
159.2
207.0
270.6
334.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.2
205.7
269.0
332.3
Rocket League
2015
611.8
715.8
884.0
963.6
Project CARS 2
2017
165.1
214.6
280.6
346.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
203.8
264.9
346.4
427.9
Battlefield V
2018
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.0
259.9
339.9
419.9
Fallout 76
2018
204.4
265.7
347.5
429.3
Apex Legends
2019
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.5
235.9
308.5
381.1
Destiny 2
2017
220.2
286.2
374.3
462.4
Dawn of War III
2017
171.3
222.7
291.2
359.7
Strange Brigade
2018
204.9
266.4
348.3
430.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
466.1
545.4
673.6
734.1
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the Intel Core i5-10400 separately.
