Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12400 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary 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 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-12400 configuration:
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Valorant
Roblox
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in some 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 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 figures will also help you make the true choice.
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 i5-12400. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS obtained 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.1
Starfield
2022
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Atomic Heart
2023
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.6
129.5
169.4
209.3
Elden ring
2022
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
Stray
2022
172.0
223.6
292.3
361.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.6
108.6
142.1
175.5
Scorn
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Saints Row
2022
114.1
148.3
194.0
239.6
Overwatch 2
2022
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.8
Homeworld 3
2022
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.9
133.7
174.9
216.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Just Cause 4
2018
127.4
165.7
216.7
267.6
Halo Infinite
2021
91.6
119.1
155.7
192.4
Crysis 3
2013
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.4
World War Z
2019
158.9
206.6
270.2
333.8
Metro Exodus
2019
88.2
114.7
150.0
185.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.8
136.2
178.1
220.1
Dishonored 2
2016
121.5
158.0
206.6
255.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Hitman 2
2018
157.5
204.8
267.8
330.8
Far Cry 6
2021
120.5
156.7
204.9
253.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
GreedFall
2019
145.1
188.7
246.7
304.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.8
207.7
271.6
335.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.3
178.4
233.3
288.2
Anthem
2019
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Project CARS 3
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
Death Stranding
2020
146.1
189.9
248.4
306.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.5
194.3
254.1
313.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
The Division
2016
142.1
184.7
241.5
298.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.5
204.8
267.8
330.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.0
175.5
229.5
283.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.5
204.8
267.8
330.8
Genshin Impact
2020
139.8
181.8
237.7
293.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.4
95.5
124.9
154.2
F1 22
2020
139.8
181.8
237.7
293.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.8
Godfall
2020
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.8
177.8
232.5
287.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.2
151.1
197.5
244.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.7
150.4
196.7
243.0
Hitman 3
2021
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
F1 2021
2020
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.0
185.9
243.2
300.4
Gears of War 5
2019
128.4
166.9
218.3
269.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.3
152.5
199.4
246.4
Borderlands 3
2019
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
The Witcher 3
2015
142.4
185.1
242.1
299.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.6
154.2
201.6
249.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.5
168.4
220.2
272.0
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-12400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
252.6
328.4
429.5
530.6
Rocket League
2015
617.6
722.6
892.5
972.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.1
214.6
280.6
346.6
Valorant
2020
322.6
419.3
548.3
677.4
F1 2019
2019
165.5
215.2
281.4
347.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
470.6
550.6
680.0
741.2
Dota 2
2013
229.8
298.8
390.7
482.6
DiRT Rally
2015
253.4
329.5
430.9
532.2
Roblox
2006
499.0
583.9
721.1
786.0
Fallout 76
2018
206.4
268.3
350.8
433.4
Destiny 2
2017
222.3
288.9
377.9
466.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
201.9
262.4
343.2
423.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.2
255.1
333.6
412.1
Battlefield 1
2016
200.7
261.0
341.2
421.5
For Honor
2017
235.3
305.9
400.0
494.1
Battlefield 4
2013
223.6
290.6
380.0
469.5
Hitman
2016
160.7
208.9
273.2
337.5
Dawn of War III
2017
172.9
224.8
294.0
363.2
Apex Legends
2019
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.2
238.2
311.5
384.8
League of Legends
2009
635.3
743.3
918.0
1,000.6
Minecraft
2011
376.1
488.9
639.3
789.8
Strange Brigade
2018
206.8
268.9
351.6
434.4
Need For Speed
2015
190.3
247.4
323.5
399.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.5
229.4
300.0
370.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.7
267.4
349.7
432.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
333.3
433.3
566.6
700.0
Titanfall 2
2016
173.6
225.6
295.1
364.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.8
207.7
271.6
335.5
Project CARS 2
2017
166.7
216.7
283.3
350.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
189.8
246.7
322.7
398.6
Battlefield V
2018
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the Intel Core i5-12400 separately.
