Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-9900KF processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even for today's 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-9900KF . 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 pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several famous 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 i9-9900KF configuration:
Hitman 3
Roblox
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in several 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 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 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 figures will further help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i9-9900KF. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS obtained 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
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.9
133.7
174.9
216.0
Starfield
2022
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.1
Elden ring
2022
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
Overwatch 2
2022
154.3
200.6
262.3
324.0
Stray
2022
172.0
223.6
292.4
361.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.1
Scorn
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.7
129.5
169.4
209.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
Atomic Heart
2023
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.6
Saints Row
2022
114.1
148.4
194.0
239.6
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
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.2
151.1
197.6
244.0
GreedFall
2019
145.1
188.7
246.7
304.8
Project CARS 3
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.2
164.0
214.5
265.0
Godfall
2020
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.7
Borderlands 3
2019
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
The Division
2016
142.1
184.7
241.5
298.4
Far Cry 6
2021
120.5
156.7
204.9
253.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.8
177.8
232.5
287.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.5
168.4
220.2
272.0
Metro Exodus
2019
88.2
114.7
150.0
185.3
World War Z
2019
159.0
206.6
270.2
333.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.3
178.4
233.3
288.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.7
150.4
196.7
243.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.3
152.5
199.5
246.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
Just Cause 4
2018
127.5
165.7
216.7
267.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.5
204.8
267.8
330.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.5
194.3
254.1
313.9
Dishonored 2
2016
121.5
158.0
206.6
255.2
Crysis 3
2013
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.5
Death Stranding
2020
146.1
189.9
248.4
306.8
Hitman 2
2018
157.5
204.8
267.8
330.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.8
136.2
178.2
220.1
Anthem
2019
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
Genshin Impact
2020
139.8
181.8
237.7
293.7
The Witcher 3
2015
142.4
185.1
242.1
299.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.8
207.7
271.6
335.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.0
186.0
243.2
300.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.6
154.2
201.7
249.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.1
62.5
81.7
100.9
Halo Infinite
2021
91.6
119.1
155.7
192.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.5
204.8
267.8
330.8
F1 22
2020
139.8
181.8
237.7
293.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.0
175.5
229.5
283.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.5
164.4
215.0
265.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
Hitman 3
2021
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
Gears of War 5
2019
128.4
166.9
218.3
269.7
F1 2021
2020
155.9
202.7
265.0
327.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.8
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i9-9900KF 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
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
333.4
433.4
566.7
700.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.1
214.6
280.6
346.6
DiRT Rally
2015
253.5
329.5
430.9
532.3
Battlefield V
2018
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
Battlefield 4
2013
223.6
290.6
380.1
469.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
201.9
262.4
343.2
423.9
Project CARS 2
2017
166.7
216.7
283.3
350.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.7
267.5
349.7
432.0
Fallout 76
2018
206.4
268.3
350.8
433.4
Hitman
2016
160.7
208.9
273.2
337.5
Titanfall 2
2016
173.6
225.7
295.1
364.5
Doom
2016
252.7
328.5
429.5
530.6
Destiny 2
2017
222.3
289.0
377.9
466.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.5
229.4
300.0
370.6
Minecraft
2011
376.1
488.9
639.4
789.8
Need For Speed
2015
190.3
247.4
323.5
399.6
Battlefield 1
2016
200.8
261.0
341.3
421.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
189.8
246.8
322.7
398.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.2
238.2
311.5
384.8
Roblox
2006
499.1
583.9
721.1
786.0
Valorant
2020
322.6
419.4
548.4
677.4
Apex Legends
2019
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
For Honor
2017
235.3
305.9
400.0
494.1
Dota 2
2013
229.8
298.8
390.7
482.7
F1 2019
2019
165.6
215.2
281.4
347.7
Rocket League
2015
617.7
722.7
892.5
972.8
League of Legends
2009
635.3
743.3
918.1
1,000.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.8
207.7
271.6
335.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.3
255.1
333.6
412.1
Dawn of War III
2017
172.9
224.8
294.0
363.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
470.6
550.6
680.0
741.2
Strange Brigade
2018
206.9
268.9
351.7
434.4
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 able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
