Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10850K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even for today's 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 certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-10850K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i9-10850K configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than competitors 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 competitors 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 right decision.
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 i9-10850K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent 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
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.8
121.9
159.5
197.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
100.3
130.4
170.5
210.6
Stray
2022
173.1
225.0
294.2
363.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
Saints Row
2022
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.1
Scorn
2022
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Elden ring
2022
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Overwatch 2
2022
155.3
201.8
263.9
326.1
Atomic Heart
2023
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Starfield
2022
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Homeworld 3
2022
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
127.0
165.0
215.8
266.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.4
137.1
179.3
221.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
137.6
178.9
234.0
289.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
118.1
153.5
200.7
247.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
116.4
151.4
198.0
244.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
130.4
169.5
221.6
273.7
Borderlands 3
2019
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
Hitman 2
2018
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.8
F1 2021
2020
156.9
203.9
266.7
329.4
Dishonored 2
2016
122.3
159.0
207.9
256.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Hitman 3
2021
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.0
The Division
2016
143.0
185.9
243.1
300.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.9
187.1
244.7
302.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
150.4
195.5
255.7
315.9
Godfall
2020
143.1
186.1
243.3
300.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
138.1
179.6
234.8
290.1
World War Z
2019
160.0
207.9
271.9
335.9
Far Cry 6
2021
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Anthem
2019
109.8
142.8
186.7
230.6
F1 22
2020
140.7
182.9
239.2
295.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.9
176.6
231.0
285.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.6
Gears of War 5
2019
129.2
168.0
219.7
271.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
The Witcher 3
2015
143.3
186.3
243.6
300.9
GreedFall
2019
146.0
189.9
248.3
306.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
159.5
207.3
271.1
334.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
Project CARS 3
2020
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.9
152.0
198.8
245.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
159.6
207.5
271.4
335.2
Crysis 3
2013
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.1
95.0
124.3
153.5
Metro Exodus
2019
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
Halo Infinite
2021
92.2
119.8
156.7
193.6
Genshin Impact
2020
140.7
182.9
239.2
295.5
Death Stranding
2020
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.7
Just Cause 4
2018
128.3
166.7
218.0
269.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
156.9
203.9
266.7
329.4
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i9-10850K 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
Battlefield V
2018
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
473.6
554.1
684.3
745.8
F1 2019
2019
166.6
216.6
283.2
349.8
Strange Brigade
2018
208.2
270.6
353.9
437.1
Fallout 76
2018
207.7
270.0
353.0
436.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
166.1
215.9
282.4
348.8
Apex Legends
2019
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.8
209.0
273.3
337.6
Rocket League
2015
621.5
727.2
898.1
978.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
184.4
239.7
313.4
387.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
191.0
248.3
324.7
401.1
DiRT Rally
2015
255.1
331.6
433.6
535.6
Project CARS 2
2017
167.7
218.0
285.1
352.2
Hitman
2016
161.7
210.3
274.9
339.6
Destiny 2
2017
223.7
290.8
380.2
469.7
Valorant
2020
324.6
422.0
551.8
681.7
Battlefield 4
2013
225.0
292.5
382.4
472.4
Titanfall 2
2016
174.7
227.1
296.9
366.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
177.6
230.9
301.9
372.9
Battlefield 1
2016
202.0
262.6
343.4
424.2
Dota 2
2013
231.3
300.7
393.2
485.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
203.1
264.1
345.3
426.6
Minecraft
2011
378.5
492.0
643.4
794.8
Doom
2016
254.2
330.5
432.2
533.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
197.5
256.7
335.7
414.7
Need For Speed
2015
191.5
248.9
325.5
402.1
Dawn of War III
2017
174.0
226.2
295.8
365.5
Roblox
2006
502.2
587.6
725.7
790.9
League of Legends
2009
639.3
748.0
923.8
1,006.9
For Honor
2017
236.8
307.8
402.5
497.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
207.0
269.1
351.9
434.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
335.4
436.1
570.2
704.4
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i9-10850K and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
