NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with Intel Core i5-12600K benchmark
Benchmark 06-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600K 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 testing data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average 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 for modern 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 make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i5-12600K configuration:
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily 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 GeForce RTX 3080 opponents
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 ordinary 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 further 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-12600K. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS received 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Stray
2022
173.9
226.1
295.7
365.3
Scorn
2022
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Saints Row
2022
115.4
150.0
196.2
242.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Homeworld 3
2022
79.7
103.5
135.4
167.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.9
141.6
185.1
228.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Atomic Heart
2023
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Elden ring
2022
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Starfield
2022
56.9
74.0
96.7
119.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
104.0
135.2
176.9
218.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.9
90.9
118.8
146.8
Overwatch 2
2022
156.0
202.9
265.3
327.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
157.7
205.0
268.0
331.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
136.5
177.5
232.1
286.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
127.9
166.3
217.5
268.6
Borderlands 3
2019
103.1
134.0
175.2
216.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Dishonored 2
2016
122.9
159.8
208.9
258.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
160.4
208.6
272.7
336.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
Metro Exodus
2019
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
120.0
156.0
203.9
251.9
Anthem
2019
110.4
143.5
187.6
231.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
102.4
133.1
174.1
215.1
Genshin Impact
2020
141.4
183.8
240.4
297.0
The Division
2016
143.7
186.8
244.3
301.8
World War Z
2019
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
151.2
196.5
257.0
317.5
Far Cry 6
2021
121.9
158.5
207.3
256.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
138.8
180.5
236.0
291.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
127.9
166.3
217.5
268.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
117.5
152.8
199.8
246.8
Godfall
2020
143.9
187.0
244.6
302.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
118.7
154.3
201.7
249.2
Gears of War 5
2019
129.9
168.8
220.8
272.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
144.7
188.1
245.9
303.8
Crysis 3
2013
159.6
207.5
271.4
335.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.4
Halo Infinite
2021
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
96.1
124.9
163.3
201.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
117.0
152.1
199.0
245.8
GreedFall
2019
146.8
190.8
249.5
308.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
138.3
179.8
235.2
290.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.6
210.0
274.7
339.3
The Witcher 3
2015
144.0
187.2
244.8
302.4
Death Stranding
2020
147.8
192.1
251.2
310.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
127.6
165.9
216.9
268.0
Hitman 3
2021
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
102.4
133.1
174.1
215.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
131.0
170.3
222.7
275.1
F1 22
2020
141.4
183.8
240.4
297.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Hitman 2
2018
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
157.7
205.0
268.0
331.1
Project CARS 3
2020
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Just Cause 4
2018
128.9
167.6
219.1
270.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-12600K 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
171.2
222.5
291.0
359.5
F1 2019
2019
167.4
217.7
284.6
351.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
192.0
249.6
326.4
403.1
Dawn of War III
2017
174.9
227.4
297.3
367.3
For Honor
2017
238.0
309.4
404.6
499.7
Rocket League
2015
624.7
730.9
902.7
983.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
208.1
270.5
353.7
436.9
Destiny 2
2017
224.8
292.3
382.2
472.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
337.1
438.3
573.1
708.0
Need For Speed
2015
192.5
250.2
327.2
404.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
198.5
258.0
337.4
416.8
Battlefield 4
2013
226.1
293.9
384.4
474.8
Fallout 76
2018
208.7
271.3
354.8
438.3
Doom
2016
255.5
332.2
434.4
536.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
178.5
232.0
303.4
374.8
Roblox
2006
504.7
590.5
729.3
794.9
Dota 2
2013
232.4
302.2
395.2
488.1
Battlefield 1
2016
203.0
263.9
345.1
426.4
Titanfall 2
2016
175.6
228.2
298.4
368.7
DiRT Rally
2015
256.3
333.2
435.8
538.3
Minecraft
2011
380.4
494.5
646.6
798.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
185.3
240.9
315.0
389.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
204.2
265.4
347.1
428.7
Valorant
2020
326.2
424.1
554.6
685.1
Project CARS 2
2017
168.6
219.1
286.6
354.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.6
210.0
274.7
339.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
476.0
556.9
687.7
749.6
League of Legends
2009
642.5
751.8
928.5
1,012.0
Battlefield V
2018
171.2
222.5
291.0
359.5
Strange Brigade
2018
209.2
272.0
355.6
439.3
Hitman
2016
162.6
211.3
276.3
341.4
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
