Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-9600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even for today's 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 make certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 i5-9600K configuration:
Roblox
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than competitors in several popular games and select 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 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 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 further help you make the right 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 i5-9600K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.6
128.2
167.6
207.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Starfield
2022
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Stray
2022
170.2
221.2
289.3
357.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.3
Homeworld 3
2022
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.7
Overwatch 2
2022
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
85.9
111.7
146.0
180.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.6
138.5
181.2
223.8
Saints Row
2022
112.9
146.8
192.0
237.1
Elden ring
2022
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Scorn
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Godfall
2020
140.8
183.0
239.3
295.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.6
184.0
240.6
297.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
Gears of War 5
2019
127.1
165.2
216.0
266.9
F1 22
2020
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.6
The Division
2016
140.6
182.8
239.0
295.3
Halo Infinite
2021
90.7
117.9
154.1
190.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
135.8
176.6
230.9
285.2
Hitman 2
2018
155.9
202.6
265.0
327.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.4
152.6
199.5
246.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
71.9
93.5
122.2
151.0
Dishonored 2
2016
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
The Witcher 3
2015
140.9
183.2
239.6
295.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Borderlands 3
2019
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
155.9
202.6
265.0
327.3
Death Stranding
2020
144.6
187.9
245.8
303.6
Crysis 3
2013
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.1
205.5
268.8
332.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
147.9
192.3
251.5
310.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
156.8
203.9
266.6
329.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
155.9
202.6
265.0
327.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
124.9
162.3
212.2
262.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.2
162.7
212.8
262.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.2
162.7
212.8
262.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.1
150.9
197.4
243.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.2
166.6
217.9
269.2
F1 2021
2020
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.3
176.0
230.1
284.2
World War Z
2019
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
GreedFall
2019
143.6
186.7
244.2
301.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.6
Project CARS 3
2020
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.6
Just Cause 4
2018
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.6
173.7
227.1
280.6
Anthem
2019
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Genshin Impact
2020
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.5
148.9
194.7
240.5
Hitman 3
2021
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.6
61.8
80.8
99.9
Far Cry 6
2021
119.3
155.1
202.8
250.5
Metro Exodus
2019
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-9600K 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
250.8
326.1
426.4
526.7
Doom
2016
250.0
325.0
425.0
525.0
Strange Brigade
2018
204.7
266.1
348.0
429.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
329.9
428.8
560.8
692.7
Battlefield V
2018
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
174.6
227.0
296.9
366.7
League of Legends
2009
628.7
735.6
908.4
990.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
187.8
244.2
319.3
394.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
199.8
259.7
339.6
419.5
F1 2019
2019
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.1
205.5
268.8
332.0
Valorant
2020
319.2
415.0
542.6
670.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.3
212.3
277.7
343.0
Roblox
2006
493.8
577.8
713.6
777.8
Battlefield 1
2016
198.6
258.2
337.7
417.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.2
252.5
330.1
407.8
Dota 2
2013
227.4
295.7
386.6
477.6
Minecraft
2011
372.2
483.8
632.7
781.6
Titanfall 2
2016
171.8
223.3
292.0
360.7
Dawn of War III
2017
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
203.6
264.7
346.1
427.5
For Honor
2017
232.8
302.7
395.8
489.0
Hitman
2016
159.0
206.8
270.4
334.0
Need For Speed
2015
188.3
244.8
320.1
395.5
Battlefield 4
2013
221.2
287.6
376.1
464.6
Fallout 76
2018
204.2
265.5
347.2
428.9
Apex Legends
2019
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Destiny 2
2017
220.0
285.9
373.9
461.9
Project CARS 2
2017
164.9
214.4
280.4
346.4
Rocket League
2015
611.2
715.1
883.2
962.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
465.7
544.9
672.9
733.5
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-9600K and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
