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GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-8500 gaming benchmark

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with Intel Core i5-8500 benchmark

Benchmark 14-03-2023
Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-8500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming from testing data.
To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. 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 for today's most demanding games with high-end graphics.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Main specifications
NameNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Release dateSeptember 17, 2020
Price1049 USD
Frequency1440 MHz
Shaders8704
TMUs272
ROPs88
Graphics Card Power (TDP)320 W
Memory Size10 Gb
Memory Bus320 Bit

GeForce RTX 3080 power supply requirements

If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-8500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W.
Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-8500 configuration:
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Valorant
  • Roblox
  • League of Legends
  • Fortnite Battle Royale
  • Apex Legends
  • Genshin Impact
  • Dota 2
  • Minecraft
  • Atomic Heart
  • PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
  • Far Cry 6
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare
  • Hitman 3

The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in several famous 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 CardFPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT278
GeForce RTX 4070278
Radeon RX 7900 XT274.7
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti268
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile264
Radeon RX 6900 XT247.6
GeForce RTX 3090244
GeForce RTX 3080241
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti239.4
Radeon RX 6800 XT233.7
GeForce RTX 3080230.1
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile230
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti211.5
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile211
Radeon RX 6800195.4
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti185.3
GeForce RTX 4060183.4
GeForce RTX 3070177
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile173
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti163.8
Radeon RX 6700 XT161.6
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 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 figures will also help you make the right choice.



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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 i5-8500. The numbers beside 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.
GameYearUltraHighMiddleLow
Spider-Man Remastered202291.2118.6155.1191.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human202297.5126.8165.8204.8
Rainbow Six Extraction202284.9110.4144.4178.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem202267.687.9115.0142.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl202261.379.7104.3128.8
The Cycle: Frontier2022105.4137.0179.1221.3
Starfield202255.171.693.6115.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora202358.275.798.9122.2
Homeworld 3202277.1100.2131.0161.8
Scorn202261.379.7104.3128.8
Elden ring202259.877.7101.6125.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League202366.185.9112.3138.7
God of War: Ragnarok2022100.7130.9171.1211.4
Atomic Heart202337.749.164.279.3
Hogwarts Legacy202334.645.058.872.7
Overwatch 22022151.0196.3256.7317.1
Stray2022168.3218.8286.1353.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum202281.8106.3139.0171.8
Saints Row2022111.7145.2189.8234.5

And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
GameYearUltraHighMiddleLow
Gears of War 52019125.7163.4213.6263.9
Godfall2020139.2181.0236.6292.3
Hitman 32021107.0139.0181.8224.6
Total War: Warhammer2016155.2201.8263.9326.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla202071.993.4122.2150.9
Metro Exodus201986.4112.3146.8181.3
F1 20212020152.6198.3259.4320.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey201878.6102.2133.7165.2
Death Stranding2020143.0185.9243.1300.2
F1 222020136.8177.9232.6287.4
Forza Horizon 52021113.2147.2192.5237.8
Far Cry New Dawn2019156.3203.2265.8328.3
Resident Evil Village2021107.0139.0181.8224.6
Genshin Impact2020136.8177.9232.6287.4
Halo Infinite202189.7116.5152.4188.3
DOOM Eternal2020146.3190.2248.7307.2
Horizon Zero Dawn2020154.1200.4262.0323.7
Just Cause 42018124.7162.1212.0261.9
Final Fantasy XV2018132.1171.8224.6277.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare2019152.6198.3259.4320.4
Marvel's Avengers202093.0120.8158.0195.2
World War Z2019155.6202.2264.4326.7
Red Dead Redemption 2201973.996.1125.7155.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War2020123.8160.9210.4259.9
Cyberpunk 2077202071.192.4120.9149.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands202099.1128.8168.5208.1
GreedFall2019142.0184.6241.5298.3
Anthem2019106.8138.8181.6224.3
Metal: Hellsinger2021114.8149.3195.2241.1
Hitman 22018154.1200.4262.0323.7
The Witcher 32015139.4181.2236.9292.6
Need For Speed: Heat2019116.1150.9197.3243.8
Assassin's Creed Origins2017113.7147.8193.3238.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator202047.061.179.998.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation2016123.5160.5209.9259.3
Dishonored 22016118.9154.6202.1249.7
Borderlands 3201999.7129.6169.5209.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds2017133.9174.0227.5281.1
Devil May Cry 52019140.0182.0238.0294.0
Monster Hunter: World2018134.3174.6228.3282.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake202199.1128.8168.5208.1
Grand Theft Auto V2015155.1201.6263.6325.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider2018123.8160.9210.4259.9
Far Cry 62021118.0153.4200.5247.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands2017126.8164.8215.5266.2
The Division2016139.0180.8236.4292.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided2016102.6133.3174.3215.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda2017154.1200.4262.0323.7
Crysis 32013154.5200.8262.6324.4
Project CARS 3202072.494.1123.0151.9

GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-8500 gaming benchmark
The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
GameYearUltraHighMiddleLow
Battlefield 12016196.5255.4334.0412.5
Need For Speed2015186.2242.1316.6391.1
DiRT Rally2015248.0322.5421.7520.9
Strange Brigade2018202.4263.2344.1425.1
Minecraft2011368.1478.5625.7772.9
Valorant2020315.7410.4536.6662.9
Apex Legends2019165.6215.3281.6347.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider2016192.0249.7326.5403.3
Fallout 762018202.0262.5343.3424.1
Battlefield V2018165.6215.3281.6347.8
Doom2016247.3321.4420.3519.2
For Honor2017230.3299.3391.5483.6
Destiny 22017217.5282.8369.8456.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive2012460.5538.8665.5725.3
Roblox2006488.4571.4705.7769.2
Rocket League2015604.5707.2873.4952.0
Need For Speed: Payback2017172.7224.5293.6362.7
Far Cry New Dawn2019156.3203.2265.8328.3
Dawn of War III2017169.2220.0287.7355.4
F1 20192019162.0210.6275.4340.2
Fortnite Battle Royale2017161.5210.0274.6339.2
Resident Evil 22019179.3233.1304.8376.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard2017201.3261.7342.3422.8
League of Legends2009621.7727.4898.4979.2
Project CARS 22017163.1212.0277.3342.5
Dota 22013224.9292.4382.4472.3
Titanfall 22016169.9220.8288.8356.7
Battlefield 42013218.8284.4371.9459.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 42018185.8241.5315.8390.1
Rainbow Six Siege2015326.2424.1554.6685.0
Forza Motorsport 72017197.6256.8335.8414.9
Hitman2016157.3204.5267.4330.3

Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.

GeForce RTX 3080 benchmarks with other processors
• Core i9-13900KS
• Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Core i9-13900KF
• Ryzen 9 7950X
• Core i9-13900K
• Core i9-12900K
• Core i7-13700KF
• Core i9-13900T
• Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Core i9-13900
• Ryzen 9 7900X
• Core i7-13700K
• Core i9-13900F
• Ryzen 9 7900
• Core i7-13700
• Core i9-12900KF
• Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Core i9-12900KS
• Core i7-13790F
• Ryzen 7 7700X
• Core i7-13700F
• Ryzen 9 5950X
• Core i5-13600K
• Ryzen 7 7700
• Core i7-12700K
• Core i7-12700KF
• Core i9-12900
• Core i5-13600
• Core i5-13500
• Ryzen 9 5900
• Ryzen 9 3950X
• Core i5-13500T
• Core i7-13700T
• Core i5-12600KF
• Ryzen 9 5900X
• Core i9-10900K
• Core i5-13600KF
• Ryzen 5 7600X
• Core i5-12600K
• Ryzen 9 3900
• Ryzen 9 3900X
• Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Core i9-10900KF
• Core i7-12700F
• Core i5-13490F
• Core i9-11900K
• Core i5-13600T
• Ryzen 9 5800X
• Core i7-12700T
• Core i5-13400F
• Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Ryzen 5 7600
• Core i5-13400
• Core i7-11700K
• Core i7-12700
• Core i9-10850K
• Ryzen 7 5800X
• Ryzen 7 5700X
• Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Core i7-11700KF
• Core i9-10900F
• Core i9-10900
• Ryzen 7 3800X
• Core i7-10700KF
• Core i5-11400
• Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Core i5-11400F
• Core i7-10700K
• Core i9-9900K
• Core i5-12400F
• Core i7-10700F
• Ryzen 9 5600X
• Core i9-11900
• Core i7-11700
• Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Core i9-11900F
• Core i7-11700F
• Core i5-12600
• Core i9-9900KF
• Ryzen 5 5600
• Core i5-12400
• Core i5-12490F
• Core i7-10700
• Core i5-12600T
• Core i5-12400T
• Ryzen 7 3700X
• Core i5-12500
• Ryzen 5 5600X
• Core i9-9900
• Core i5-10600K
• Core i5-12500T
• Core i9-11900KF
• Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Ryzen 7 5700G
• Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Core i7-9700KF
• Core i5-10600KF
• Ryzen 5 5600G
• Ryzen 7 2700X
• Ryzen 7 1800X
• Core i7-9700K
• Core i3-13300F
• Core i3-13300
• Core i3-12300
• Ryzen 7 2700
• Ryzen 5 3600X
• Core i3-12100
• Core i7-9700F
• Ryzen 7 1700X
• Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Ryzen 5 5500
• Core i3-12300T
• Core i7-9700
• Core i5-11500
• Core i3-12100T
• Core i7-8700K
• Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Core i5-10500
• Core i3-13100F
• Core i3-13100
• Ryzen 7 1700
• Ryzen 5 4500
• Core i5-10600
• Core i5-11600K
• Core i5-11600KF
• Ryzen 5 4600G
• Ryzen 5 2600
• Core i5-11600
• Core i5-10400
• Core i7-8700
• Ryzen 5 3500
• Ryzen 5 3600
• Ryzen 5 2600X
• Core i7-5820K
• Core i5-10400F
• Core i5-9600K
• Core i5-9600KF
• Core i3-12100F
• Core i7-7700
• Ryzen 5 3500X
• Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Ryzen 5 1600X
• Ryzen 5 1600
• Ryzen 3 3100
• Ryzen 3 1200
• Core i3-9100F
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