Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900F 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 by looking at results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card 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 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 certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900F . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 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 i9-13900F configuration:
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Roblox
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select 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 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 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 right 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 i9-13900F. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.8
Overwatch 2
2022
157.7
205.0
268.0
331.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Stray
2022
175.7
228.5
298.8
369.1
Atomic Heart
2023
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
110.0
143.1
187.1
231.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.9
Elden ring
2022
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.1
Scorn
2022
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.6
91.8
120.1
148.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
95.3
123.8
161.9
200.1
Starfield
2022
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.4
Homeworld 3
2022
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.5
Saints Row
2022
116.6
151.6
198.2
244.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.3
212.2
277.5
342.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
161.0
209.2
273.6
338.0
Crysis 3
2013
161.3
209.7
274.2
338.7
Dishonored 2
2016
124.2
161.4
211.1
260.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
161.0
209.2
273.6
338.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Halo Infinite
2021
93.6
121.7
159.2
196.6
Godfall
2020
145.4
189.0
247.1
305.3
Far Cry 6
2021
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.1
63.8
83.5
103.1
Hitman 3
2021
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
162.1
210.7
275.6
340.4
Borderlands 3
2019
104.1
135.4
177.0
218.7
Just Cause 4
2018
130.2
169.3
221.4
273.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.2
100.4
131.2
162.1
The Witcher 3
2015
145.5
189.2
247.4
305.6
Gears of War 5
2019
131.2
170.6
223.1
275.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
118.3
153.7
201.0
248.3
F1 22
2020
142.9
185.8
242.9
300.1
Hitman 2
2018
161.0
209.2
273.6
338.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.9
GreedFall
2019
148.3
192.8
252.1
311.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
119.9
155.9
203.8
251.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
146.2
190.0
248.5
307.0
Anthem
2019
111.5
145.0
189.6
234.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
121.2
157.6
206.1
254.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
152.7
198.6
259.7
320.8
Death Stranding
2020
149.3
194.1
253.8
313.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
132.4
172.1
225.0
278.0
World War Z
2019
162.4
211.2
276.1
341.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
129.3
168.0
219.7
271.4
F1 2021
2020
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
129.3
168.0
219.7
271.4
Project CARS 3
2020
75.6
98.2
128.4
158.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
161.9
210.5
275.3
340.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
138.0
179.4
234.5
289.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Genshin Impact
2020
142.9
185.8
242.9
300.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
118.7
154.4
201.9
249.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
82.1
106.8
139.6
172.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
140.3
182.3
238.5
294.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.5
Metro Exodus
2019
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
The Division
2016
145.2
188.8
246.8
304.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
139.8
181.7
237.6
293.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i9-13900F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
169.2
219.9
287.6
355.3
Strange Brigade
2018
211.4
274.8
359.4
443.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.3
212.2
277.5
342.8
Need For Speed
2015
194.5
252.8
330.6
408.4
Hitman
2016
164.2
213.5
279.2
344.9
Battlefield 4
2013
228.5
297.0
388.4
479.8
Valorant
2020
329.6
428.5
560.4
692.2
Fallout 76
2018
210.9
274.2
358.5
442.9
League of Legends
2009
486.9
569.7
703.6
766.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.2
Battlefield V
2018
173.0
224.8
294.0
363.2
Dawn of War III
2017
176.7
229.7
300.4
371.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
210.2
273.3
357.4
441.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
200.5
260.7
340.9
421.1
DiRT Rally
2015
259.0
336.7
440.3
543.9
Destiny 2
2017
227.2
295.3
386.2
477.0
Rocket League
2015
505.0
590.8
729.7
795.3
Minecraft
2011
384.3
499.6
653.4
807.1
Dota 2
2013
234.9
305.3
399.3
493.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
194.0
252.2
329.8
407.3
Project CARS 2
2017
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.7
Titanfall 2
2016
177.4
230.6
301.6
372.5
For Honor
2017
240.5
312.6
408.8
505.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
480.9
562.7
694.9
757.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
180.3
234.4
306.6
378.7
Doom
2016
258.2
335.7
438.9
542.2
Apex Legends
2019
173.0
224.8
294.0
363.2
Roblox
2006
510.0
596.7
736.9
803.2
Battlefield 1
2016
205.1
266.7
348.7
430.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
206.3
268.2
350.7
433.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
340.6
442.8
579.1
715.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
187.2
243.4
318.3
393.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
