Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-10500 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 benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The ordinary 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 even for new 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-10500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-10500 configuration:
Apex Legends
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than competitors in several popular 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 rivals 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-10500. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS received 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Stray
2022
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.0
107.8
141.0
174.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Starfield
2022
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Overwatch 2
2022
153.1
199.1
260.3
321.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.9
128.6
168.1
207.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.9
138.9
181.7
224.4
Saints Row
2022
113.3
147.2
192.5
237.8
Elden ring
2022
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Scorn
2022
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.6
Homeworld 3
2022
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.1
Atomic Heart
2023
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
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
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.4
204.7
267.7
330.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.6
167.1
218.6
270.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.4
151.4
198.0
244.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Crysis 3
2013
156.6
203.6
266.3
329.0
GreedFall
2019
144.0
187.3
244.9
302.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Hitman 2
2018
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Gears of War 5
2019
127.5
165.7
216.7
267.7
F1 2021
2020
154.7
201.2
263.0
324.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
The Division
2016
141.0
183.3
239.7
296.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
The Witcher 3
2015
141.3
183.7
240.3
296.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.2
162.8
212.9
263.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.0
174.2
227.8
281.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Halo Infinite
2021
90.9
118.2
154.6
190.9
Metro Exodus
2019
87.6
113.8
148.9
183.9
Borderlands 3
2019
101.1
131.5
171.9
212.4
Hitman 3
2021
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Just Cause 4
2018
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Godfall
2020
141.2
183.5
240.0
296.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.7
201.2
263.0
324.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.6
206.1
269.6
333.0
Far Cry 6
2021
119.6
155.5
203.4
251.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.4
192.9
252.2
311.5
F1 22
2020
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.1
93.7
122.6
151.4
Dishonored 2
2016
120.6
156.8
205.0
253.3
Genshin Impact
2020
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
Project CARS 3
2020
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.0
184.6
241.4
298.1
Anthem
2019
108.3
140.8
184.1
227.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.2
177.1
231.6
286.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
World War Z
2019
157.8
205.1
268.2
331.3
Death Stranding
2020
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.9
94.8
123.9
153.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.8
176.5
230.8
285.1
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-10500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Destiny 2
2017
220.6
286.8
375.0
463.3
For Honor
2017
233.5
303.6
397.0
490.4
DiRT Rally
2015
251.6
327.0
427.7
528.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.4
260.5
340.6
420.8
Strange Brigade
2018
205.3
266.9
349.0
431.1
Dota 2
2013
228.1
296.5
387.8
479.0
Roblox
2006
495.3
579.5
715.7
780.1
Battlefield 1
2016
199.2
259.0
338.7
418.4
F1 2019
2019
164.3
213.6
279.3
345.0
Doom
2016
250.8
326.0
426.3
526.6
Fallout 76
2018
204.8
266.3
348.2
430.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.8
253.2
331.1
409.0
Valorant
2020
320.2
416.2
544.3
672.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
330.8
430.1
562.4
694.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
467.1
546.5
674.9
735.6
Minecraft
2011
373.3
485.3
634.6
783.9
Dawn of War III
2017
171.6
223.1
291.8
360.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.9
236.4
309.2
381.9
League of Legends
2009
630.6
737.7
911.1
993.1
Apex Legends
2019
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.7
Need For Speed
2015
188.9
245.5
321.1
396.6
Hitman
2016
159.5
207.4
271.2
335.0
Rocket League
2015
613.0
717.3
885.8
965.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.2
227.7
297.8
367.8
Battlefield V
2018
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.7
Titanfall 2
2016
172.3
224.0
292.9
361.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
204.2
265.4
347.1
428.8
Battlefield 4
2013
221.9
288.5
377.2
466.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.4
244.9
320.3
395.6
Project CARS 2
2017
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.6
206.1
269.6
333.0
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-10500 and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
