Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU 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 i5-11600KF configuration:
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 competitors
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 numbers will also help you make the right 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 i5-11600KF. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
Stray
2022
170.5
221.7
289.9
358.1
Elden ring
2022
60.6
78.7
102.9
127.2
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.1
80.8
105.7
130.5
Homeworld 3
2022
78.1
101.5
132.7
164.0
Scorn
2022
62.1
80.8
105.7
130.5
Saints Row
2022
113.1
147.1
192.3
237.6
Overwatch 2
2022
153.0
198.9
260.1
321.3
Starfield
2022
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.8
128.4
168.0
207.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.8
138.8
181.5
224.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.4
120.2
157.1
194.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.0
76.7
100.2
123.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.6
176.3
230.5
284.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.9
135.1
176.6
218.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.2
149.8
195.9
242.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.1
204.3
267.1
330.0
The Witcher 3
2015
141.2
183.5
240.0
296.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.4
163.0
213.2
263.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.1
176.9
231.4
285.8
Hitman 3
2021
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
GreedFall
2019
143.9
187.1
244.6
302.2
Hitman 2
2018
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
Godfall
2020
141.0
183.3
239.8
296.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.3
The Division
2016
140.9
183.1
239.5
295.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.2
192.7
251.9
311.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
F1 22
2020
138.6
180.2
235.7
291.1
World War Z
2019
157.6
204.9
267.9
331.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.4
205.9
269.3
332.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.1
162.6
212.7
262.7
Gears of War 5
2019
127.3
165.5
216.5
267.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.9
174.0
227.6
281.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.6
200.9
262.8
324.6
Borderlands 3
2019
101.0
131.3
171.8
212.2
Anthem
2019
108.2
140.7
183.9
227.2
Far Cry 6
2021
119.5
155.4
203.2
251.0
Metro Exodus
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.4
163.0
213.2
263.4
Project CARS 3
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.4
167.0
218.4
269.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Dishonored 2
2016
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Halo Infinite
2021
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Just Cause 4
2018
126.4
164.3
214.8
265.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.3
151.2
197.8
244.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.8
184.4
241.1
297.8
F1 2021
2020
154.6
200.9
262.8
324.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.7
149.2
195.1
240.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.0
93.6
122.5
151.3
Genshin Impact
2020
138.6
180.2
235.7
291.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.6
152.9
199.9
247.0
Death Stranding
2020
144.9
188.3
246.3
304.2
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-11600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Strange Brigade
2018
205.1
266.6
348.7
430.7
F1 2019
2019
164.1
213.4
279.0
344.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.7
236.2
308.8
381.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.2
244.7
319.9
395.2
Battlefield 4
2013
221.7
288.2
376.8
465.5
League of Legends
2009
629.9
737.0
910.2
992.1
Titanfall 2
2016
172.1
223.7
292.6
361.4
Battlefield V
2018
167.8
218.1
285.3
352.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.2
260.2
340.3
420.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.4
205.9
269.3
332.6
Battlefield 1
2016
199.0
258.7
338.4
418.0
Minecraft
2011
372.9
484.8
633.9
783.1
Project CARS 2
2017
165.3
214.8
280.9
347.0
Destiny 2
2017
220.4
286.5
374.7
462.8
DiRT Rally
2015
251.3
326.7
427.2
527.7
Valorant
2020
319.8
415.8
543.7
671.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
466.6
545.9
674.2
734.9
Rocket League
2015
612.4
716.5
884.9
964.5
Roblox
2006
494.8
578.9
715.0
779.3
Need For Speed
2015
188.7
245.3
320.8
396.2
Dawn of War III
2017
171.5
222.9
291.5
360.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.7
212.8
278.2
343.7
Doom
2016
250.5
325.7
425.9
526.1
Dota 2
2013
227.9
296.2
387.4
478.6
Fallout 76
2018
204.6
266.0
347.8
429.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.6
252.9
330.8
408.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
204.0
265.2
346.8
428.4
Apex Legends
2019
167.8
218.1
285.3
352.4
For Honor
2017
233.3
303.3
396.6
489.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
330.5
429.7
561.9
694.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.0
227.5
297.5
367.4
Hitman
2016
159.4
207.2
270.9
334.7
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the Intel Core i5-11600KF separately.
