Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for new most demanding 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. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-12700K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is needed 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 current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i7-12700K configuration:
Minecraft
Roblox
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
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 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 figures will also help you make the good decision.
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 i7-12700K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
Atomic Heart
2023
39.3
51.0
66.7
82.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
85.0
110.6
144.6
178.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
101.4
131.8
172.4
212.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
109.6
142.5
186.3
230.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.3
91.4
119.6
147.7
Overwatch 2
2022
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
Scorn
2022
63.8
82.9
108.4
133.9
Starfield
2022
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
94.9
123.3
161.3
199.2
Saints Row
2022
116.1
151.0
197.4
243.8
Stray
2022
175.0
227.5
297.5
367.5
Elden ring
2022
62.1
80.8
105.7
130.5
Homeworld 3
2022
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Hitman 3
2021
111.2
144.6
189.1
233.5
GreedFall
2019
147.7
192.0
251.1
310.1
Gears of War 5
2019
130.7
169.9
222.1
274.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
111.2
144.6
189.1
233.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
131.8
171.4
224.1
276.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
161.3
209.6
274.1
338.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
145.6
189.2
247.4
305.7
Borderlands 3
2019
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.9
63.6
83.1
102.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
152.1
197.7
258.6
319.4
Far Cry 6
2021
122.7
159.5
208.5
257.6
F1 22
2020
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.8
Death Stranding
2020
148.7
193.3
252.7
312.2
Crysis 3
2013
160.6
208.8
273.0
337.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
161.4
209.8
274.4
339.0
Dishonored 2
2016
123.6
160.7
210.2
259.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
The Witcher 3
2015
144.9
188.4
246.3
304.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
128.4
166.9
218.3
269.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
103.0
133.9
175.2
216.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
118.2
153.7
201.0
248.3
The Division
2016
144.6
187.9
245.8
303.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
117.8
153.1
200.2
247.3
World War Z
2019
161.7
210.3
275.0
339.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
119.4
155.2
203.0
250.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
139.2
180.9
236.6
292.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
162.6
211.3
276.4
341.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
128.7
167.3
218.8
270.3
Metro Exodus
2019
89.8
116.7
152.6
188.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
120.7
156.9
205.2
253.5
Anthem
2019
111.0
144.4
188.8
233.2
Hitman 2
2018
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
Godfall
2020
144.7
188.2
246.1
304.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
128.7
167.3
218.8
270.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
103.0
133.9
175.2
216.4
Just Cause 4
2018
129.7
168.6
220.5
272.4
Halo Infinite
2021
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
139.7
181.6
237.4
293.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.7
97.2
127.1
157.0
Genshin Impact
2020
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.8
Project CARS 3
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
137.4
178.6
233.5
288.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i7-12700K 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
205.4
267.0
349.2
431.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
186.4
242.4
317.0
391.5
Dota 2
2013
233.9
304.0
397.6
491.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
168.0
218.4
285.5
352.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
199.7
259.6
339.5
419.4
Titanfall 2
2016
176.6
229.6
300.3
370.9
Roblox
2006
507.8
594.1
733.8
799.8
Need For Speed
2015
193.6
251.7
329.2
406.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
179.6
233.4
305.3
377.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
339.2
441.0
576.6
712.3
League of Legends
2009
646.5
756.4
934.2
1,018.2
Dawn of War III
2017
176.0
228.8
299.2
369.6
DiRT Rally
2015
257.9
335.3
438.5
541.6
Project CARS 2
2017
169.6
220.5
288.3
356.2
Minecraft
2011
382.7
497.5
650.6
803.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
478.9
560.3
692.0
754.2
Strange Brigade
2018
210.5
273.6
357.8
442.0
Destiny 2
2017
226.2
294.0
384.5
475.0
Battlefield V
2018
172.2
223.9
292.8
361.7
For Honor
2017
239.4
311.3
407.0
502.8
Fallout 76
2018
210.0
273.0
357.0
441.0
Rocket League
2015
628.5
735.4
908.2
989.9
Valorant
2020
328.2
426.7
558.0
689.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
193.1
251.1
328.4
405.6
Battlefield 4
2013
227.5
295.7
386.7
477.7
Doom
2016
257.1
334.2
437.1
539.9
Apex Legends
2019
172.2
223.9
292.8
361.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
162.6
211.3
276.4
341.4
Hitman
2016
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.5
Battlefield 1
2016
204.3
265.6
347.3
429.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
209.3
272.1
355.9
439.6
F1 2019
2019
168.5
219.0
286.4
353.8
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the Intel Core i7-12700K separately.
