Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-13700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-13700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the graphics card 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 i7-13700 configuration:
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 3080
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 further help you make the true 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 i7-13700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS gained 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.9
89.6
117.1
144.7
Saints Row
2022
116.5
151.4
198.0
244.6
Stray
2022
175.5
228.2
298.4
368.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.5
91.7
119.9
148.1
Atomic Heart
2023
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
Homeworld 3
2022
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.8
Overwatch 2
2022
157.5
204.7
267.7
330.7
Elden ring
2022
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Scorn
2022
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
101.7
132.2
172.9
213.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
109.9
142.9
186.9
230.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.8
Starfield
2022
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
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
Gears of War 5
2019
131.1
170.4
222.8
275.3
GreedFall
2019
148.1
192.6
251.8
311.1
F1 2021
2020
159.1
206.9
270.5
334.2
World War Z
2019
162.2
210.9
275.8
340.7
Halo Infinite
2021
93.5
121.6
159.0
196.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
140.1
182.1
238.2
294.2
Just Cause 4
2018
130.1
169.1
221.2
273.2
Far Cry 6
2021
123.0
160.0
209.2
258.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
121.1
157.4
205.8
254.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.6
Genshin Impact
2020
142.7
185.5
242.6
299.7
Anthem
2019
111.4
144.8
189.4
233.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
139.6
181.5
237.3
293.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
103.4
134.4
175.7
217.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
129.1
167.8
219.5
271.1
Death Stranding
2020
149.1
193.9
253.5
313.2
Hitman 3
2021
111.6
145.0
189.6
234.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
161.9
210.5
275.3
340.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
Project CARS 3
2020
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
111.6
145.0
189.6
234.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
103.4
134.4
175.7
217.0
Crysis 3
2013
161.1
209.4
273.9
338.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
97.0
126.0
164.8
203.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
132.2
171.9
224.8
277.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
161.8
210.3
275.0
339.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
159.1
206.9
270.5
334.2
The Division
2016
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Dishonored 2
2016
124.0
161.2
210.8
260.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
107.0
139.1
181.8
224.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
119.8
155.7
203.6
251.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.1
212.0
277.2
342.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
137.8
179.1
234.3
289.4
Hitman 2
2018
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
129.1
167.8
219.5
271.1
Borderlands 3
2019
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Godfall
2020
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
152.6
198.3
259.4
320.4
F1 22
2020
142.7
185.5
242.6
299.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.2
96.4
126.1
155.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
146.0
189.8
248.2
306.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
118.6
154.2
201.6
249.1
Metro Exodus
2019
90.1
117.1
153.1
189.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
118.1
153.6
200.8
248.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
128.8
167.4
218.9
270.4
The Witcher 3
2015
145.4
189.0
247.1
305.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.3
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i7-13700 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
383.9
499.0
652.6
806.2
Battlefield V
2018
172.7
224.6
293.7
362.8
Destiny 2
2017
226.9
294.9
385.7
476.5
Fallout 76
2018
210.6
273.8
358.1
442.4
Need For Speed
2015
194.2
252.5
330.2
407.9
Dawn of War III
2017
176.5
229.5
300.1
370.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
200.3
260.4
340.5
420.6
Titanfall 2
2016
177.2
230.3
301.2
372.1
Battlefield 4
2013
228.2
296.7
387.9
479.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
180.1
234.2
306.2
378.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
480.3
562.0
694.1
756.5
Dota 2
2013
234.6
305.0
398.8
492.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
206.0
267.9
350.3
432.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
187.0
243.1
317.9
392.7
Battlefield 1
2016
204.9
266.4
348.3
430.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
210.0
273.0
357.0
441.0
Roblox
2006
509.4
596.0
736.1
802.3
Rocket League
2015
504.4
590.1
728.8
794.4
Apex Legends
2019
172.7
224.6
293.7
362.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
168.5
219.0
286.4
353.8
DiRT Rally
2015
258.7
336.3
439.8
543.3
Hitman
2016
164.1
213.3
278.9
344.5
Project CARS 2
2017
170.1
221.2
289.2
357.3
For Honor
2017
240.2
312.2
408.3
504.4
F1 2019
2019
169.0
219.7
287.3
354.8
Doom
2016
257.9
335.3
438.4
541.6
League of Legends
2009
486.3
569.0
702.8
766.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.1
212.0
277.2
342.4
Valorant
2020
329.3
428.0
559.7
691.4
Strange Brigade
2018
211.1
274.5
358.9
443.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
340.2
442.3
578.4
714.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
193.7
251.9
329.4
406.9
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
