Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply 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 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 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 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Elden ring
2022
60.5
78.6
102.8
127.0
Overwatch 2
2022
152.8
198.6
259.7
320.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Scorn
2022
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.3
Homeworld 3
2022
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.4
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
85.9
111.7
146.1
180.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.4
89.0
116.3
143.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.8
Atomic Heart
2023
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
Saints Row
2022
113.0
146.9
192.1
237.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
98.7
128.3
167.7
207.2
Starfield
2022
55.7
72.4
94.7
117.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
101.9
132.4
173.2
213.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
58.9
76.6
100.1
123.7
Stray
2022
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.6
Gears of War 5
2019
127.2
165.3
216.2
267.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.3
162.8
212.9
263.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
141.6
184.1
240.8
297.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Borderlands 3
2019
100.9
131.2
171.5
211.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
154.4
200.7
262.4
324.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.2
205.7
268.9
332.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Crysis 3
2013
156.3
203.2
265.7
328.2
Just Cause 4
2018
126.2
164.1
214.6
265.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
124.9
162.4
212.4
262.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
World War Z
2019
157.4
204.6
267.6
330.5
GreedFall
2019
143.7
186.8
244.3
301.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.1
F1 22
2020
138.5
180.0
235.4
290.8
Godfall
2020
140.9
183.1
239.4
295.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.3
130.3
170.5
210.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.5
The Division
2016
140.7
182.9
239.2
295.5
F1 2021
2020
154.4
200.7
262.4
324.2
Project CARS 3
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.1
149.6
195.6
241.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.0
192.4
251.6
310.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
135.9
176.7
231.1
285.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.5
Hitman 3
2021
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Metro Exodus
2019
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
156.9
204.0
266.8
329.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
72.7
94.6
123.6
152.7
Far Cry 6
2021
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.2
151.0
197.5
244.0
Halo Infinite
2021
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
Hitman 2
2018
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.3
162.8
212.9
263.0
Death Stranding
2020
144.7
188.1
245.9
303.8
Dishonored 2
2016
120.3
156.4
204.5
252.7
The Witcher 3
2015
141.0
183.3
239.7
296.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.1
204.2
267.0
329.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.4
Anthem
2019
108.1
140.5
183.7
226.9
Genshin Impact
2020
138.5
180.0
235.4
290.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
135.4
176.1
230.2
284.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
103.8
134.9
176.4
217.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.3
130.3
170.5
210.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 5 3500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Destiny 2
2017
220.1
286.1
374.2
462.2
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
163.5
212.5
277.9
343.2
Battlefield 4
2013
221.4
287.8
376.4
464.9
Rocket League
2015
611.6
715.6
883.8
963.3
For Honor
2017
233.0
302.9
396.1
489.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
194.3
252.6
330.4
408.1
Fallout 76
2018
204.4
265.7
347.4
429.1
Titanfall 2
2016
171.9
223.5
292.2
361.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
199.9
259.9
339.8
419.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.2
205.7
268.9
332.2
Dawn of War III
2017
171.2
222.6
291.1
359.6
League of Legends
2009
629.1
736.1
909.1
990.8
Strange Brigade
2018
204.8
266.3
348.2
430.1
Battlefield 1
2016
198.8
258.4
337.9
417.4
Minecraft
2011
372.4
484.1
633.1
782.1
Battlefield V
2018
167.6
217.9
284.9
351.9
Project CARS 2
2017
165.0
214.6
280.6
346.6
F1 2019
2019
163.9
213.1
278.7
344.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
330.1
429.1
561.1
693.2
Hitman
2016
159.2
206.9
270.6
334.2
Roblox
2006
494.2
578.2
714.1
778.3
Apex Legends
2019
167.6
217.9
284.9
351.9
Dota 2
2013
227.6
295.9
386.9
477.9
Valorant
2020
319.4
415.2
543.0
670.8
Doom
2016
250.2
325.2
425.3
525.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
203.7
264.8
346.3
427.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
466.0
545.2
673.4
734.0
Need For Speed
2015
188.4
245.0
320.3
395.7
DiRT Rally
2015
251.0
326.3
426.7
527.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.0
244.3
319.5
394.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
174.8
227.2
297.1
367.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
181.4
235.9
308.4
381.0
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable 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.
