Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-13700F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 results. As for the main 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 say that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for modern 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 some decision. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-13700F . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i7-13700F configuration:
League of Legends
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 rivals
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 average 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 further help you make the true choice.
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 i7-13700F. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average 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.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Starfield
2022
57.6
74.9
97.9
120.9
Overwatch 2
2022
157.9
205.3
268.5
331.7
Atomic Heart
2023
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Scorn
2022
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.7
92.0
120.3
148.6
Stray
2022
176.0
228.8
299.3
369.7
Homeworld 3
2022
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
95.4
124.0
162.2
200.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.7
Saints Row
2022
116.8
151.8
198.6
245.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
110.2
143.3
187.4
231.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
105.3
136.9
179.0
221.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Elden ring
2022
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.6
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.2
Project CARS 3
2020
75.7
98.4
128.7
158.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
132.6
172.4
225.4
278.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
111.9
145.4
190.2
234.9
Anthem
2019
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.6
F1 22
2020
143.1
186.1
243.3
300.6
Halo Infinite
2021
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
Gears of War 5
2019
131.4
170.9
223.5
276.0
World War Z
2019
162.7
211.5
276.6
341.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
162.4
211.1
276.0
341.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
153.0
198.9
260.1
321.3
Death Stranding
2020
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.4
Dishonored 2
2016
124.4
161.7
211.4
261.2
The Division
2016
145.4
189.1
247.2
305.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
129.1
167.9
219.5
271.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
107.3
139.4
182.3
225.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
161.2
209.6
274.1
338.6
F1 2021
2020
159.6
207.5
271.3
335.1
Far Cry 6
2021
123.4
160.4
209.8
259.1
Just Cause 4
2018
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Godfall
2020
145.6
189.3
247.5
305.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
138.2
179.7
234.9
290.2
Genshin Impact
2020
143.1
186.1
243.3
300.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Hitman 2
2018
161.2
209.6
274.1
338.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
118.5
154.0
201.4
248.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
161.2
209.6
274.1
338.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
82.3
106.9
139.8
172.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
140.0
182.0
238.0
294.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
140.5
182.6
238.8
295.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
146.4
190.3
248.9
307.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
GreedFall
2019
148.6
193.1
252.5
312.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Hitman 3
2021
111.9
145.4
190.2
234.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
120.1
156.1
204.2
252.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
103.6
134.7
176.2
217.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
162.2
210.9
275.8
340.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
159.6
207.5
271.3
335.1
The Witcher 3
2015
145.8
189.5
247.8
306.1
Borderlands 3
2019
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
103.6
134.7
176.2
217.7
Crysis 3
2013
161.6
210.0
274.6
339.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
129.5
168.3
220.1
271.9
Metro Exodus
2019
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i7-13700F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
211.2
274.6
359.1
443.6
Roblox
2006
510.8
597.7
738.1
804.5
Rocket League
2015
505.8
591.8
730.9
796.6
Minecraft
2011
385.0
450.4
654.4
808.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Battlefield 1
2016
205.5
267.1
349.3
431.5
League of Legends
2009
487.7
570.6
704.8
768.2
For Honor
2017
240.9
313.1
409.4
505.8
Need For Speed
2015
194.8
253.2
331.1
409.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
180.6
234.8
307.1
379.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
187.5
243.8
318.8
393.8
Strange Brigade
2018
211.7
275.3
359.9
444.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
194.3
252.6
330.3
408.0
Battlefield 4
2013
228.8
297.5
389.0
480.6
Destiny 2
2017
227.5
295.8
386.8
477.8
DiRT Rally
2015
259.4
337.3
441.0
544.8
F1 2019
2019
169.5
220.3
288.1
355.8
Doom
2016
258.6
336.2
439.7
543.1
Battlefield V
2018
173.2
225.2
294.5
363.8
Valorant
2020
330.2
429.2
561.3
693.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
200.9
261.1
341.5
421.8
Project CARS 2
2017
170.6
221.8
290.0
358.3
Apex Legends
2019
173.2
225.2
294.5
363.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
206.6
268.6
351.3
433.9
Dota 2
2013
235.3
305.8
399.9
494.0
Hitman
2016
164.5
213.9
279.7
345.5
Dawn of War III
2017
177.0
230.1
300.9
371.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
210.6
273.8
358.0
442.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
169.0
219.6
287.2
354.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
341.2
443.6
580.0
716.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
481.7
563.6
696.1
758.7
Titanfall 2
2016
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.1
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
