Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-9700K 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU 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 state that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for new 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 GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-9700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i7-9700K configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Roblox
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
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 ordinary 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 i7-9700K. 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.1
Saints Row
2022
113.7
147.9
193.4
238.9
Elden ring
2022
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Overwatch 2
2022
153.8
199.9
261.5
323.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.3
129.1
168.9
208.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.9
89.6
117.1
144.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Stray
2022
171.4
222.8
291.4
360.0
Homeworld 3
2022
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.3
139.5
182.5
225.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Scorn
2022
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Starfield
2022
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Atomic Heart
2023
38.4
50.0
65.4
80.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
F1 2021
2020
155.4
202.0
264.2
326.3
The Division
2016
141.6
184.1
240.8
297.4
The Witcher 3
2015
141.9
184.5
241.3
298.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
F1 22
2020
139.4
181.2
236.9
292.7
Genshin Impact
2020
139.4
181.2
236.9
292.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.2
153.7
201.0
248.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.1
163.9
214.3
264.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.8
177.9
232.6
287.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.0
152.0
198.8
245.6
Hitman 2
2018
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
Borderlands 3
2019
101.6
132.0
172.7
213.3
Metro Exodus
2019
88.0
114.3
149.5
184.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.1
167.9
219.5
271.2
Anthem
2019
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Crysis 3
2013
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.4
World War Z
2019
158.4
206.0
269.4
332.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.9
131.2
171.6
212.0
Halo Infinite
2021
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.8
Godfall
2020
141.8
184.3
241.0
297.7
Gears of War 5
2019
128.0
166.4
217.6
268.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.7
123.1
161.0
198.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.3
177.2
231.8
286.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.0
193.7
253.3
312.9
Hitman 3
2021
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.4
202.0
264.2
326.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.1
163.9
214.3
264.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.3
150.0
196.1
242.2
Far Cry 6
2021
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.6
174.9
228.8
282.6
Death Stranding
2020
145.6
189.3
247.6
305.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.0
205.4
268.5
331.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
Just Cause 4
2018
127.0
165.2
216.0
266.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.1
GreedFall
2019
144.7
188.1
245.9
303.8
Project CARS 3
2020
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.6
185.4
242.4
299.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.8
163.5
213.8
264.1
Dishonored 2
2016
121.1
157.5
205.9
254.3
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i7-9700K 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
633.3
740.9
915.1
997.4
Project CARS 2
2017
166.1
216.0
282.4
348.9
Doom
2016
251.8
327.4
428.1
528.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.1
266.6
348.6
430.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
182.6
237.4
310.5
383.5
Need For Speed
2015
189.7
246.6
322.5
398.3
For Honor
2017
234.5
304.9
398.7
492.5
Rocket League
2015
615.7
720.3
889.6
969.7
Hitman
2016
160.2
208.3
272.4
336.4
Destiny 2
2017
221.6
288.0
376.7
465.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.9
228.7
299.0
369.4
Valorant
2020
321.5
418.0
546.6
675.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
Strange Brigade
2018
206.2
268.0
350.5
433.0
Apex Legends
2019
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
F1 2019
2019
165.0
214.5
280.5
346.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
201.2
261.6
342.1
422.6
Battlefield 1
2016
200.1
260.1
340.2
420.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
332.3
431.9
564.9
697.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
469.1
548.8
677.8
738.8
Dota 2
2013
229.1
297.8
389.5
481.1
Fallout 76
2018
205.7
267.4
349.7
432.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
195.6
254.3
332.5
410.8
Battlefield V
2018
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Roblox
2006
497.4
582.0
718.8
783.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
164.5
213.9
279.7
345.5
Titanfall 2
2016
173.0
224.9
294.1
363.3
Battlefield 4
2013
222.8
289.7
378.8
468.0
DiRT Rally
2015
252.6
328.4
429.5
530.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
189.2
246.0
321.6
397.3
Dawn of War III
2017
172.4
224.1
293.0
362.0
Minecraft
2011
374.9
487.3
637.3
787.3
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
