Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-9900K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 benchmark data. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card 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 tell 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 conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-9900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i9-9900K configuration:
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in several popular games and choose 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 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 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 numbers will further help you make the right choice.
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 i9-9900K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS gained 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
Atomic Heart
2023
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.1
Overwatch 2
2022
154.6
201.0
262.9
324.7
Scorn
2022
62.8
81.7
106.8
131.9
Elden ring
2022
61.2
79.6
104.0
128.5
Saints Row
2022
114.4
148.7
194.4
240.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.7
Homeworld 3
2022
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Starfield
2022
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
103.1
134.0
175.2
216.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.9
140.3
183.5
226.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.8
81.7
106.8
131.9
Stray
2022
172.3
224.0
293.0
361.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
156.2
203.1
265.6
328.1
The Witcher 3
2015
142.7
185.5
242.6
299.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.5
F1 22
2020
140.1
182.2
238.2
294.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Hitman 2
2018
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.5
F1 2021
2020
156.2
203.1
265.6
328.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.3
186.4
243.7
301.0
Far Cry 6
2021
120.8
157.0
205.4
253.7
Halo Infinite
2021
91.8
119.3
156.1
192.8
Borderlands 3
2019
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Metro Exodus
2019
88.4
115.0
150.3
185.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
159.0
206.7
270.2
333.8
Project CARS 3
2020
74.1
96.3
126.0
155.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.9
154.5
202.1
249.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Death Stranding
2020
146.4
190.3
248.9
307.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.6
152.8
199.9
246.9
Godfall
2020
142.5
185.3
242.3
299.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.8
164.8
215.5
266.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.9
Just Cause 4
2018
127.7
166.0
217.1
268.2
World War Z
2019
159.3
207.1
270.8
334.5
Anthem
2019
109.4
142.2
185.9
229.7
Gears of War 5
2019
128.7
167.3
218.8
270.2
GreedFall
2019
145.4
189.1
247.2
305.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.4
164.4
214.9
265.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.4
151.4
198.0
244.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.8
94.6
123.8
152.9
Crysis 3
2013
158.2
205.6
268.9
332.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.8
164.8
215.5
266.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.8
168.8
220.7
272.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
137.1
178.2
233.0
287.8
The Division
2016
142.4
185.1
242.0
299.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.5
178.8
233.8
288.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.3
175.9
230.0
284.1
Genshin Impact
2020
140.1
182.2
238.2
294.3
Hitman 3
2021
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
116.0
150.8
197.1
243.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.5
Dishonored 2
2016
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i9-9900K 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
Need For Speed
2015
190.7
247.9
324.2
400.5
Hitman
2016
161.1
209.4
273.8
338.2
League of Legends
2009
636.7
744.9
920.0
1,002.7
Doom
2016
253.2
329.1
430.4
531.7
Battlefield 1
2016
201.2
261.5
342.0
422.5
Roblox
2006
500.1
585.1
722.6
787.7
Battlefield 4
2013
224.0
291.3
380.9
470.5
Project CARS 2
2017
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.7
Destiny 2
2017
222.8
289.6
378.7
467.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
190.2
247.3
323.4
399.5
Battlefield V
2018
169.6
220.5
288.3
356.2
For Honor
2017
235.8
306.5
400.9
495.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
202.3
263.0
343.9
424.8
Rocket League
2015
619.0
724.2
894.4
974.9
Strange Brigade
2018
207.3
269.5
352.4
435.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.4
DiRT Rally
2015
254.0
330.2
431.8
533.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
206.2
268.0
350.5
432.9
Apex Legends
2019
169.6
220.5
288.3
356.2
F1 2019
2019
165.9
215.7
282.0
348.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
471.6
551.8
681.5
742.8
Minecraft
2011
376.9
490.0
640.7
791.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
334.0
434.3
567.9
701.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.8
229.9
300.6
371.4
Dawn of War III
2017
173.3
225.3
294.6
363.9
Fallout 76
2018
206.8
268.8
351.6
434.3
Titanfall 2
2016
173.9
226.1
295.7
365.3
Dota 2
2013
230.3
299.4
391.5
483.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.7
255.7
334.3
413.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.6
238.7
312.1
385.6
Valorant
2020
323.3
420.2
549.5
678.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
