Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-9600KF 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 benchmark data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good 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 some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-9600KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-9600KF configuration:
Dota 2
Apex Legends
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Valorant
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 competitors
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 choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-9600KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.6
64.9
80.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.6
138.5
181.2
223.8
Starfield
2022
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.6
128.2
167.6
207.1
Saints Row
2022
112.9
146.8
192.0
237.1
Overwatch 2
2022
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Elden ring
2022
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Stray
2022
170.2
221.2
289.3
357.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
85.9
111.6
146.0
180.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Homeworld 3
2022
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.7
Scorn
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World War Z
2019
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
Hitman 2
2018
155.9
202.6
265.0
327.3
The Witcher 3
2015
140.9
183.2
239.6
295.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
155.9
202.6
265.0
327.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.2
162.7
212.8
262.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
147.9
192.3
251.4
310.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.2
166.6
217.9
269.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.2
162.7
212.8
262.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
124.8
162.3
212.2
262.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
155.9
202.6
265.0
327.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.1
205.5
268.8
332.0
F1 22
2020
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.6
Anthem
2019
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.6
173.7
227.1
280.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.1
150.9
197.4
243.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.1
140.6
183.9
227.1
Gears of War 5
2019
127.1
165.2
216.0
266.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
135.8
176.6
230.9
285.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
71.9
93.5
122.2
151.0
GreedFall
2019
143.6
186.7
244.1
301.6
Just Cause 4
2018
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Crysis 3
2013
156.2
203.0
265.5
328.0
Halo Infinite
2021
90.7
117.9
154.1
190.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.3
176.0
230.1
284.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
Genshin Impact
2020
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.6
Godfall
2020
140.8
183.0
239.3
295.6
Borderlands 3
2019
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.8
Death Stranding
2020
144.6
187.9
245.8
303.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
Dishonored 2
2016
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.5
184.0
240.6
297.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.6
61.8
80.8
99.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Far Cry 6
2021
119.3
155.1
202.8
250.5
Project CARS 3
2020
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
156.8
203.9
266.6
329.3
Hitman 3
2021
108.1
140.6
183.9
227.1
The Division
2016
140.6
182.8
239.0
295.2
Metro Exodus
2019
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.5
148.9
194.7
240.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.8
F1 2021
2020
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.4
152.6
199.5
246.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i5-9600KF gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
628.7
735.5
908.4
990.2
Apex Legends
2019
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
203.6
264.6
346.1
427.5
Doom
2016
250.0
325.0
425.0
525.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.1
205.5
268.8
332.0
Battlefield 1
2016
198.6
258.2
337.7
417.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
187.8
244.2
319.3
394.4
Fallout 76
2018
204.2
265.5
347.2
428.8
F1 2019
2019
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
174.6
227.0
296.9
366.7
Hitman
2016
159.0
206.8
270.4
334.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
329.9
428.8
560.8
692.7
Rocket League
2015
611.2
715.1
883.2
962.6
Strange Brigade
2018
204.7
266.1
348.0
429.8
Need For Speed
2015
188.3
244.8
320.1
395.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
465.7
544.8
672.9
733.4
Valorant
2020
319.2
415.0
542.6
670.3
Dawn of War III
2017
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
Project CARS 2
2017
164.9
214.4
280.4
346.3
Titanfall 2
2016
171.8
223.3
292.0
360.7
Destiny 2
2017
220.0
285.9
373.9
461.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.3
212.3
277.7
343.0
For Honor
2017
232.8
302.7
395.8
489.0
Battlefield V
2018
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Dota 2
2013
227.4
295.7
386.6
477.6
Roblox
2006
493.8
577.8
713.6
777.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.2
252.5
330.1
407.8
Battlefield 4
2013
221.2
287.6
376.1
464.6
DiRT Rally
2015
250.8
326.1
426.4
526.7
Minecraft
2011
372.2
483.8
632.7
781.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
199.8
259.7
339.6
419.5
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i5-9600KF and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
