Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.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 certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-12600 configuration:
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Roblox
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest rivals 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 medium 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 numbers will also help you make the good decision.
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 i5-12600. 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Overwatch 2
2022
154.4
200.7
262.4
324.1
Starfield
2022
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.3
121.2
158.5
195.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Scorn
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.7
129.6
169.5
209.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.9
133.8
174.9
216.1
Elden ring
2022
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.2
Atomic Heart
2023
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Stray
2022
172.0
223.7
292.5
361.3
Homeworld 3
2022
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.5
Saints Row
2022
114.2
148.4
194.1
239.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
142.5
185.2
242.2
299.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.1
186.0
243.3
300.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.8
150.5
196.8
243.1
Far Cry 6
2021
120.6
156.8
205.0
253.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.4
152.6
199.5
246.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.3
178.5
233.4
288.4
F1 2021
2020
156.0
202.8
265.1
327.5
Borderlands 3
2019
101.9
132.5
173.3
214.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
Halo Infinite
2021
91.6
119.1
155.8
192.5
Death Stranding
2020
146.2
190.0
248.5
306.9
Hitman 3
2021
109.3
142.1
185.9
229.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.2
164.1
214.6
265.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.6
204.8
267.9
330.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Gears of War 5
2019
128.5
167.0
218.4
269.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
156.0
202.8
265.1
327.5
The Division
2016
142.1
184.8
241.6
298.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.1
62.5
81.7
101.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.6
98.2
128.5
158.7
Hitman 2
2018
157.6
204.8
267.9
330.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.6
168.5
220.3
272.2
Just Cause 4
2018
127.5
165.8
216.8
267.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.7
206.3
269.8
333.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.8
207.8
271.7
335.6
F1 22
2020
139.9
181.9
237.8
293.8
Anthem
2019
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.3
GreedFall
2019
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.9
Godfall
2020
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.8
177.9
232.6
287.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.1
175.6
229.6
283.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.3
142.1
185.9
229.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.6
204.8
267.9
330.9
Metro Exodus
2019
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.7
154.3
201.7
249.2
Project CARS 3
2020
74.0
96.2
125.7
155.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.2
151.1
197.6
244.1
Genshin Impact
2020
139.9
181.9
237.8
293.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.5
206.1
269.5
332.9
Dishonored 2
2016
121.6
158.0
206.6
255.3
World War Z
2019
159.0
206.7
270.3
333.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.6
Crysis 3
2013
157.9
205.3
268.4
331.6
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-12600 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
For Honor
2017
235.4
306.0
400.2
494.3
Valorant
2020
322.7
419.5
548.6
677.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.3
255.2
333.7
412.3
Dota 2
2013
229.9
298.9
390.9
482.8
Minecraft
2011
376.2
489.1
639.6
790.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.8
267.6
349.9
432.2
Roblox
2006
499.2
584.1
721.4
786.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
470.8
550.8
680.3
741.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
333.5
433.5
566.9
700.3
Rocket League
2015
617.9
723.0
892.9
973.2
Fallout 76
2018
206.5
268.4
351.0
433.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.3
238.3
311.6
384.9
League of Legends
2009
635.6
743.6
918.4
1,001.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.5
229.5
300.1
370.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
189.9
246.9
322.8
398.8
Destiny 2
2017
222.4
289.1
378.0
467.0
Strange Brigade
2018
206.9
269.0
351.8
434.6
Dawn of War III
2017
173.0
224.9
294.1
363.3
Project CARS 2
2017
166.7
216.8
283.5
350.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.1
214.7
280.7
346.8
DiRT Rally
2015
253.6
329.6
431.1
532.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.8
207.8
271.7
335.6
Battlefield 4
2013
223.7
290.8
380.2
469.7
Battlefield 1
2016
200.8
261.1
341.4
421.7
Need For Speed
2015
190.4
247.5
323.6
399.8
Doom
2016
252.8
328.6
429.7
530.8
Titanfall 2
2016
173.7
225.7
295.2
364.7
Apex Legends
2019
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
202.0
262.5
343.3
424.1
Battlefield V
2018
169.3
220.1
287.8
355.6
Hitman
2016
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.7
F1 2019
2019
165.6
215.3
281.5
347.8
Though 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 able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
