Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i7-7700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from 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 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can say 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 certain decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-7700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i7-7700 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Minecraft
Valorant
Hitman 3
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in some popular 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 rivals 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 right 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 i7-7700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
Homeworld 3
2022
77.3
100.4
131.3
162.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Saints Row
2022
112.0
145.5
190.3
235.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
105.6
137.3
179.6
221.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
100.9
131.2
171.6
211.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
97.8
127.1
166.2
205.3
Overwatch 2
2022
151.4
196.8
257.3
317.9
Starfield
2022
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.3
75.8
99.2
122.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
91.5
118.9
155.5
192.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.2
86.1
112.6
139.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Elden ring
2022
59.9
77.9
101.9
125.8
Scorn
2022
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Atomic Heart
2023
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
85.1
110.7
144.8
178.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
Stray
2022
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
154.5
200.9
262.7
324.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
102.8
133.7
174.8
215.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
127.1
165.2
216.1
266.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
156.7
203.8
266.4
329.1
Death Stranding
2020
143.3
186.3
243.7
301.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
124.1
161.3
211.0
260.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
146.6
190.6
249.3
308.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
155.5
202.1
264.3
326.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
Borderlands 3
2019
100.0
130.0
169.9
209.9
Anthem
2019
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.1
61.3
80.1
99.0
F1 2021
2020
153.0
198.8
260.0
321.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.7
Hitman 3
2021
107.2
139.4
182.3
225.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Far Cry 6
2021
118.3
153.7
201.0
248.3
Gears of War 5
2019
126.0
163.8
214.2
264.6
The Witcher 3
2015
139.7
181.6
237.5
293.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
99.3
129.1
168.9
208.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
107.2
139.4
182.3
225.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
115.1
149.6
195.7
241.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
134.7
175.1
228.9
282.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
123.8
160.9
210.4
259.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
134.2
174.4
228.1
281.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
153.0
198.8
260.0
321.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
154.5
200.9
262.7
324.5
GreedFall
2019
142.4
185.1
242.1
299.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
114.0
148.2
193.8
239.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
124.1
161.3
211.0
260.6
Halo Infinite
2021
89.9
116.8
152.8
188.7
Crysis 3
2013
154.8
201.3
263.2
325.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.1
Project CARS 3
2020
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Metro Exodus
2019
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Hitman 2
2018
154.5
200.9
262.7
324.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.1
96.3
126.0
155.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
99.3
129.1
168.9
208.6
Just Cause 4
2018
125.0
162.6
212.6
262.6
The Division
2016
139.4
181.2
237.0
292.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
116.4
151.3
197.8
244.4
Dishonored 2
2016
119.2
155.0
202.7
250.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
140.3
182.4
238.6
294.7
Godfall
2020
139.5
181.4
237.2
293.0
F1 22
2020
137.2
178.3
233.2
288.1
World War Z
2019
155.9
202.7
265.1
327.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
155.6
202.3
264.6
326.8
Genshin Impact
2020
137.2
178.3
233.2
288.1
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i7-7700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
196.9
256.0
334.8
413.6
F1 2019
2019
162.4
211.1
276.1
341.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
156.7
203.8
266.4
329.1
Minecraft
2011
369.0
479.7
627.3
774.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
198.0
257.5
336.7
415.9
For Honor
2017
230.8
300.1
392.4
484.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
186.2
242.1
316.6
391.1
Destiny 2
2017
218.1
283.5
370.7
458.0
Rocket League
2015
606.0
709.0
875.6
954.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
201.8
262.4
343.1
423.8
Fallout 76
2018
202.5
263.2
344.2
425.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
161.9
210.5
275.3
340.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
461.7
540.2
667.1
727.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
179.8
233.7
305.6
377.5
Need For Speed
2015
186.7
242.7
317.4
392.1
Titanfall 2
2016
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Valorant
2020
316.5
411.4
538.0
664.6
DiRT Rally
2015
248.7
323.3
422.7
522.2
Dawn of War III
2017
169.7
220.6
288.4
356.3
Project CARS 2
2017
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
327.0
425.1
556.0
686.8
League of Legends
2009
623.3
729.2
900.6
981.7
Apex Legends
2019
166.0
215.8
282.3
348.7
Battlefield V
2018
166.0
215.8
282.3
348.7
Strange Brigade
2018
202.9
263.8
345.0
426.2
Dota 2
2013
225.5
293.1
383.3
473.5
Battlefield 4
2013
219.3
285.1
372.9
460.6
Doom
2016
247.9
322.2
421.4
520.5
Roblox
2006
489.6
572.8
707.5
771.1
Hitman
2016
157.7
205.0
268.1
331.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
192.5
250.3
327.3
404.3
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
