Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-11400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11400 . 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 several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-11400 configuration:
Hitman 3
Roblox
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Dota 2
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest opponents 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 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 right decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-11400. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
103.2
134.1
175.4
216.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.0
113.2
148.0
182.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.6
Overwatch 2
2022
154.7
201.2
263.1
325.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
Elden ring
2022
61.3
79.6
104.1
128.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Saints Row
2022
114.4
148.8
194.6
240.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.2
Atomic Heart
2023
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.2
Homeworld 3
2022
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.5
121.5
158.9
196.3
Scorn
2022
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.9
129.9
169.9
209.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.0
Stray
2022
172.5
224.2
293.2
362.2
Starfield
2022
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.6
132.0
172.6
213.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.5
186.5
243.9
301.3
Crysis 3
2013
158.3
205.8
269.1
332.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.1
136.6
178.7
220.7
Halo Infinite
2021
91.9
119.4
156.2
192.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.9
164.9
215.7
266.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
158.0
205.4
268.5
331.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
156.4
203.3
265.8
328.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Project CARS 3
2020
74.1
96.4
126.1
155.7
F1 2021
2020
156.4
203.3
265.8
328.3
Borderlands 3
2019
102.2
132.9
173.7
214.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.2
208.3
272.4
336.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Gears of War 5
2019
128.8
167.4
218.9
270.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
159.1
206.8
270.5
334.1
Hitman 3
2021
109.6
142.5
186.3
230.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.6
132.0
172.6
213.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.7
179.0
234.0
289.1
The Witcher 3
2015
142.8
185.7
242.8
299.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
137.2
178.3
233.2
288.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.9
168.9
220.9
272.8
Genshin Impact
2020
140.2
182.3
238.4
294.5
F1 22
2020
140.2
182.3
238.4
294.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.4
176.0
230.2
284.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
116.1
150.9
197.3
243.7
Hitman 2
2018
158.0
205.4
268.5
331.7
Just Cause 4
2018
127.8
166.2
217.3
268.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.9
206.6
270.2
333.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
Dishonored 2
2016
121.9
158.4
207.2
255.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.6
142.5
186.3
230.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.9
194.9
254.8
314.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
119.0
154.6
202.2
249.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
The Division
2016
142.5
185.2
242.2
299.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.7
153.0
200.0
247.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
158.0
205.4
268.5
331.7
Death Stranding
2020
146.5
190.5
249.1
307.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Far Cry 6
2021
120.9
157.2
205.5
253.9
Anthem
2019
109.4
142.3
186.1
229.8
Metro Exodus
2019
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.9
164.9
215.7
266.4
GreedFall
2019
145.6
189.2
247.4
305.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.3
123.8
161.9
200.1
World War Z
2019
159.4
207.2
271.0
334.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.2
62.7
81.9
101.2
Godfall
2020
142.7
185.4
242.5
299.6
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-11400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
201.3
261.7
342.3
422.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
177.0
230.1
300.9
371.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
206.3
268.2
350.8
433.3
Dota 2
2013
230.5
299.7
391.9
484.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.8
255.9
334.6
413.3
Apex Legends
2019
169.7
220.7
288.5
356.4
Battlefield 4
2013
224.2
291.5
381.2
470.9
Doom
2016
253.4
329.4
430.8
532.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.2
208.3
272.4
336.5
Need For Speed
2015
190.8
248.1
324.4
400.8
Dawn of War III
2017
173.4
225.5
294.8
364.2
Rocket League
2015
619.5
724.8
895.1
975.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.8
238.9
312.4
385.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
202.5
263.2
344.2
425.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
472.0
552.2
682.0
743.3
Titanfall 2
2016
174.1
226.3
295.9
365.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
190.4
247.5
323.6
399.8
Valorant
2020
323.5
420.6
550.0
679.4
Destiny 2
2017
222.9
289.8
379.0
468.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.5
215.2
281.4
347.6
Project CARS 2
2017
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.0
Minecraft
2011
377.2
490.3
641.2
792.1
Strange Brigade
2018
207.5
269.7
352.7
435.6
Roblox
2006
500.5
585.6
723.2
788.3
Hitman
2016
161.2
209.5
274.0
338.5
For Honor
2017
236.0
306.8
401.2
495.6
Battlefield V
2018
169.7
220.7
288.5
356.4
Fallout 76
2018
207.0
269.1
351.8
434.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
334.3
434.6
568.3
702.0
League of Legends
2009
637.2
745.5
920.7
1,003.5
F1 2019
2019
166.0
215.8
282.2
348.7
DiRT Rally
2015
254.2
330.5
432.1
533.8
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
