Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 10Gb of memory, we can say 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 draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.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 some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X configuration:
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Valorant
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in some popular games and choose 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 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 further help you make the right decision.
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 AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent 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
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Overwatch 2
2022
153.5
199.5
260.9
322.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
Elden ring
2022
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Scorn
2022
62.4
81.1
106.0
130.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
Stray
2022
171.1
222.4
290.8
359.3
Saints Row
2022
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.1
139.3
182.1
225.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.4
81.1
106.0
130.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.6
Starfield
2022
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.3
133.0
174.0
214.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.1
128.9
168.5
208.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.7
120.6
157.7
194.7
Homeworld 3
2022
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Halo Infinite
2021
91.1
118.5
154.9
191.4
Project CARS 3
2020
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.1
149.7
195.7
241.8
Gears of War 5
2019
127.8
166.1
217.2
268.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.8
163.6
213.9
264.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.3
174.6
228.3
282.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.9
167.5
219.1
270.6
The Division
2016
141.3
183.7
240.3
296.8
Godfall
2020
141.5
184.0
240.6
297.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.2
135.5
177.2
218.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.7
193.3
252.8
312.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.7
203.7
266.4
329.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.9
206.6
270.2
333.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.1
97.7
127.8
157.8
Dishonored 2
2016
120.9
157.1
205.5
253.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.1
201.6
263.7
325.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
Borderlands 3
2019
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.9
Hitman 3
2021
108.7
141.3
184.8
228.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.8
163.6
213.9
264.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Far Cry 6
2021
119.9
155.9
203.9
251.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.9
GreedFall
2019
144.4
187.7
245.4
303.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.8
205.2
268.3
331.4
Hitman 2
2018
156.7
203.7
266.4
329.1
F1 2021
2020
155.1
201.6
263.7
325.7
Genshin Impact
2020
139.1
180.8
236.5
292.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.7
141.3
184.8
228.3
World War Z
2019
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.8
62.1
81.3
100.4
F1 22
2020
139.1
180.8
236.5
292.1
The Witcher 3
2015
141.7
184.2
240.8
297.5
Anthem
2019
108.6
141.1
184.6
228.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.7
151.7
198.4
245.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.7
204.9
268.0
331.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.5
177.5
232.1
286.7
Metro Exodus
2019
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.7
203.7
266.4
329.1
Just Cause 4
2018
126.8
164.8
215.5
266.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.6
150.3
196.5
242.8
Death Stranding
2020
145.3
188.9
247.1
305.2
Crysis 3
2013
157.0
204.1
266.9
329.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 5 3600X 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
468.2
547.7
676.5
737.3
Minecraft
2011
374.1
486.4
636.0
785.7
Battlefield V
2018
168.4
218.9
286.2
353.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.8
261.1
341.4
421.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
182.3
237.0
309.9
382.8
F1 2019
2019
164.7
214.1
280.0
345.8
Project CARS 2
2017
165.8
215.5
281.9
348.2
Valorant
2020
320.9
417.2
545.5
673.9
Fallout 76
2018
205.3
266.9
349.0
431.1
Roblox
2006
496.5
580.9
717.4
781.9
Dawn of War III
2017
172.0
223.7
292.5
361.3
League of Legends
2009
632.0
739.5
913.3
995.4
Dota 2
2013
228.6
297.2
388.7
480.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.8
245.5
321.0
396.5
Need For Speed
2015
189.3
246.1
321.8
397.5
Hitman
2016
159.9
207.9
271.8
335.8
For Honor
2017
234.1
304.3
397.9
491.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
204.7
266.1
347.9
429.8
Apex Legends
2019
168.4
218.9
286.2
353.6
Rocket League
2015
614.5
718.9
887.9
967.8
DiRT Rally
2015
252.1
327.8
428.6
529.5
Doom
2016
251.3
326.7
427.3
527.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
195.2
253.8
331.9
410.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
164.2
213.5
279.2
344.8
Battlefield 4
2013
222.4
289.1
378.1
467.1
Destiny 2
2017
221.1
287.5
375.9
464.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.6
228.2
298.4
368.7
Titanfall 2
2016
172.7
224.5
293.6
362.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
331.6
431.1
563.7
696.4
Strange Brigade
2018
205.8
267.5
349.8
432.1
Battlefield 1
2016
199.7
259.6
339.5
419.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
158.9
206.6
270.2
333.8
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
