Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11500 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 good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average 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 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several popular 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 i5-11500 configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 rivals
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 medium 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 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 i5-11500. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Elden ring
2022
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Scorn
2022
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Atomic Heart
2023
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
Overwatch 2
2022
153.3
199.3
260.7
322.0
Stray
2022
170.9
222.2
290.5
358.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.9
Homeworld 3
2022
78.3
101.7
133.0
164.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Starfield
2022
55.9
72.7
95.0
117.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.2
Saints Row
2022
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.1
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
35.1
45.7
59.7
73.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.0
128.7
168.3
208.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.2
132.9
173.8
214.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Borderlands 3
2019
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
Dishonored 2
2016
120.7
157.0
205.3
253.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.6
151.6
198.2
244.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.9
153.2
200.4
247.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.9
103.8
135.8
167.7
F1 2021
2020
154.9
201.4
263.4
325.3
The Division
2016
141.2
183.5
240.0
296.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.2
174.4
228.1
281.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.7
167.4
218.8
270.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.1
184.8
241.7
298.5
Gears of War 5
2019
127.6
165.9
216.9
268.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.5
203.5
266.1
328.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.4
177.3
231.9
286.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.7
163.4
213.7
264.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.4
163.0
213.1
263.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.9
201.4
263.4
325.3
Far Cry 6
2021
119.8
155.7
203.6
251.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.9
176.7
231.1
285.4
Genshin Impact
2020
139.0
180.6
236.2
291.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Godfall
2020
141.3
183.8
240.3
296.8
Metro Exodus
2019
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.5
150.1
196.3
242.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Hitman 2
2018
156.5
203.5
266.1
328.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.5
204.7
267.7
330.7
F1 22
2020
139.0
180.6
236.2
291.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Crysis 3
2013
156.8
203.9
266.6
329.4
Death Stranding
2020
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.9
Just Cause 4
2018
126.7
164.7
215.3
266.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.8
206.4
269.9
333.4
World War Z
2019
158.0
205.3
268.5
331.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.7
163.4
213.7
264.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.5
203.5
266.1
328.7
GreedFall
2019
144.2
187.5
245.2
302.9
Hitman 3
2021
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
Halo Infinite
2021
91.0
118.3
154.8
191.2
The Witcher 3
2015
141.5
184.0
240.6
297.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.6
Anthem
2019
108.4
141.0
184.4
227.7
Project CARS 3
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.5
193.1
252.5
311.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.6
204.9
268.0
331.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.1
135.4
177.0
218.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-11500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 4
2013
222.2
288.8
377.7
466.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.8
206.4
269.9
333.4
Rocket League
2015
613.8
718.1
886.9
966.7
Project CARS 2
2017
165.6
215.3
281.6
347.8
League of Legends
2009
631.3
738.7
912.3
994.3
Destiny 2
2017
220.9
287.2
375.5
463.9
Apex Legends
2019
168.2
218.6
285.9
353.2
DiRT Rally
2015
251.9
327.4
428.2
528.9
Dota 2
2013
228.4
296.9
388.3
479.6
Dawn of War III
2017
171.9
223.4
292.2
360.9
Battlefield V
2018
168.2
218.6
285.9
353.2
F1 2019
2019
164.5
213.9
279.7
345.5
Doom
2016
251.1
326.4
426.8
527.3
Roblox
2006
495.9
580.2
716.6
781.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
331.3
430.6
563.1
695.6
For Honor
2017
233.8
304.0
397.5
491.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.4
228.0
298.1
368.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
467.6
547.2
675.8
736.5
Minecraft
2011
373.7
485.9
635.4
784.8
Hitman
2016
159.7
207.6
271.5
335.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.6
245.2
320.7
396.1
Battlefield 1
2016
199.5
259.3
339.1
418.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
164.0
213.2
278.8
344.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.6
260.8
341.0
421.3
Need For Speed
2015
189.1
245.8
321.5
397.1
Titanfall 2
2016
172.5
224.2
293.2
362.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
195.0
253.5
331.5
409.5
Fallout 76
2018
205.1
266.6
348.6
430.7
Valorant
2020
320.6
416.7
544.9
673.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
182.1
236.7
309.5
382.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
204.4
265.8
347.5
429.3
Strange Brigade
2018
205.6
267.2
349.4
431.7
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
