Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average 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 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 certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-11600 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in some famous games and select 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 figures will further help you make the right choice.
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 i5-11600. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS gained 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Overwatch 2
2022
152.8
198.7
259.8
321.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.3
120.0
157.0
193.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Scorn
2022
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Starfield
2022
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
Saints Row
2022
113.0
146.9
192.2
237.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.7
138.7
181.3
224.0
Stray
2022
170.3
221.4
289.6
357.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.0
111.8
146.1
180.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Homeworld 3
2022
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Elden ring
2022
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
Metro Exodus
2019
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Far Cry 6
2021
119.4
155.2
203.0
250.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
Borderlands 3
2019
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.4
200.8
262.5
324.3
The Witcher 3
2015
141.1
183.4
239.8
296.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.1
204.3
267.1
330.0
Gears of War 5
2019
127.2
165.4
216.2
267.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.1
192.5
251.7
310.9
Genshin Impact
2020
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
F1 2021
2020
154.4
200.8
262.5
324.3
Project CARS 3
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.6
61.9
80.9
100.0
Halo Infinite
2021
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.3
140.7
184.0
227.3
World War Z
2019
157.5
204.7
267.7
330.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.1
122.3
160.0
197.6
Death Stranding
2020
144.7
188.1
246.0
303.9
F1 22
2020
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Dishonored 2
2016
120.4
156.5
204.6
252.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
The Division
2016
140.7
183.0
239.2
295.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.7
184.2
240.9
297.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
GreedFall
2019
143.8
186.9
244.4
301.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.0
176.7
231.1
285.5
Godfall
2020
140.9
183.2
239.5
295.9
Hitman 3
2021
108.3
140.7
184.0
227.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.0
162.5
212.5
262.4
Just Cause 4
2018
126.2
164.1
214.6
265.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.2
205.7
269.0
332.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.6
149.0
194.9
240.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Hitman 2
2018
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.8
134.9
176.5
218.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.2
151.1
197.6
244.1
Crysis 3
2013
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Anthem
2019
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.6
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-11600 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
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.4
252.7
330.5
408.2
Strange Brigade
2018
204.9
266.4
348.3
430.3
Battlefield 4
2013
221.4
287.9
376.5
465.0
Apex Legends
2019
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
203.8
264.9
346.4
427.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
466.1
545.4
673.6
734.2
Minecraft
2011
372.5
484.3
633.3
782.3
Battlefield V
2018
167.6
217.9
285.0
352.0
Dota 2
2013
227.7
296.0
387.0
478.1
Hitman
2016
159.2
207.0
270.6
334.3
Battlefield 1
2016
198.8
258.5
338.0
417.6
Doom
2016
250.3
325.3
425.5
525.6
Rocket League
2015
611.8
715.8
884.1
963.6
League of Legends
2009
629.3
736.3
909.3
991.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
174.8
227.2
297.2
367.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.0
259.9
339.9
419.9
Roblox
2006
494.3
578.4
714.3
778.6
For Honor
2017
233.1
303.0
396.2
489.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
330.2
429.2
561.3
693.4
DiRT Rally
2015
251.1
326.4
426.8
527.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.0
244.4
319.6
394.8
Valorant
2020
319.5
415.4
543.2
671.0
Project CARS 2
2017
165.1
214.6
280.7
346.7
Destiny 2
2017
220.2
286.2
374.3
462.4
Fallout 76
2018
204.4
265.7
347.5
429.3
Titanfall 2
2016
171.9
223.5
292.3
361.1
Need For Speed
2015
188.5
245.0
320.4
395.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Dawn of War III
2017
171.3
222.7
291.2
359.7
F1 2019
2019
164.0
213.2
278.8
344.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.5
235.9
308.5
381.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.2
205.7
269.0
332.3
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-11600 and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
