Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12400T 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even for new 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12400T . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 some common 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 i5-12400T configuration:
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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 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 opponents 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 numbers will also help you make the good 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 i5-12400T. The numbers next to the names of the games represent 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.4
77.3
101.0
124.8
Elden ring
2022
61.0
79.3
103.8
128.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.8
133.6
174.8
215.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.7
112.8
147.5
182.1
Atomic Heart
2023
38.5
50.1
65.5
81.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.6
Homeworld 3
2022
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.6
129.5
169.3
209.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.6
139.9
183.0
226.0
Overwatch 2
2022
154.2
200.5
262.1
323.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.6
Scorn
2022
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.6
Starfield
2022
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Saints Row
2022
114.0
148.3
193.9
239.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.0
Stray
2022
171.9
223.4
292.2
360.9
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Division
2016
142.0
184.6
241.4
298.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.4
205.9
269.2
332.6
Genshin Impact
2020
139.7
181.7
237.6
293.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.2
178.3
233.2
288.1
Metro Exodus
2019
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.2
Gears of War 5
2019
128.3
166.8
218.2
269.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.5
154.1
201.5
248.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.4
204.6
267.6
330.6
Hitman 3
2021
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
Borderlands 3
2019
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.9
Hitman 2
2018
157.4
204.6
267.6
330.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.7
177.7
232.4
287.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.4
Crysis 3
2013
157.7
205.1
268.1
331.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.5
Anthem
2019
109.1
141.8
185.4
229.0
Godfall
2020
142.2
184.8
241.7
298.5
World War Z
2019
158.9
206.5
270.1
333.6
F1 2021
2020
155.8
202.5
264.9
327.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.3
152.4
199.3
246.2
Just Cause 4
2018
127.4
165.6
216.5
267.5
The Witcher 3
2015
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.9
Death Stranding
2020
146.0
189.8
248.2
306.6
F1 22
2020
139.7
181.7
237.6
293.5
Far Cry 6
2021
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.1
151.0
197.4
243.9
GreedFall
2019
145.0
188.6
246.6
304.6
Project CARS 3
2020
73.9
96.1
125.6
155.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.4
204.6
267.6
330.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.2
Halo Infinite
2021
91.6
119.0
155.6
192.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.5
206.1
269.5
332.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.2
131.6
172.0
212.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.4
194.2
253.9
313.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.1
163.9
214.4
264.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.8
202.5
264.9
327.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.0
185.8
243.0
300.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.6
150.3
196.6
242.9
Dishonored 2
2016
121.4
157.9
206.4
255.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.7
207.6
271.4
335.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.9
175.4
229.4
283.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.2
131.6
172.0
212.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-12400T gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
470.3
550.3
679.6
740.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
333.1
433.1
566.3
699.6
For Honor
2017
235.2
305.7
399.8
493.8
Valorant
2020
322.4
419.1
548.0
677.0
Apex Legends
2019
169.1
219.9
287.5
355.2
Minecraft
2011
375.9
488.6
639.0
789.3
Need For Speed
2015
190.2
247.2
323.3
399.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.0
214.4
280.4
346.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.6
267.3
349.5
431.8
Destiny 2
2017
222.1
288.8
377.6
466.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.1
238.0
311.3
384.5
DiRT Rally
2015
253.3
329.3
430.6
531.9
Dawn of War III
2017
172.8
224.7
293.8
362.9
Hitman
2016
160.6
208.8
273.1
337.3
F1 2019
2019
165.4
215.1
281.3
347.4
Titanfall 2
2016
173.5
225.5
294.9
364.3
Strange Brigade
2018
206.7
268.7
351.4
434.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.4
229.3
299.8
370.4
Roblox
2006
498.7
583.5
720.7
785.5
Battlefield 1
2016
200.6
260.8
341.1
421.3
Rocket League
2015
617.3
722.2
892.0
972.2
Dota 2
2013
229.7
298.6
390.5
482.4
League of Legends
2009
634.9
742.9
917.5
1,000.0
Project CARS 2
2017
166.6
216.5
283.2
349.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.7
207.6
271.4
335.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
189.7
246.6
322.5
398.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.1
255.0
333.4
411.9
Fallout 76
2018
206.2
268.1
350.6
433.1
Battlefield V
2018
169.1
219.9
287.5
355.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
201.7
262.3
343.0
423.7
Doom
2016
252.5
328.3
429.3
530.3
Battlefield 4
2013
223.4
290.5
379.8
469.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
