Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. 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 for new 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 decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 common games in which the graphics card 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 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Roblox
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 rivals
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 numbers will also help you make the true decision.
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 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.4
87.7
114.7
141.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.8
Scorn
2022
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Overwatch 2
2022
154.2
200.4
262.1
323.8
Atomic Heart
2023
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Elden ring
2022
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.6
139.9
182.9
226.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.8
133.6
174.7
215.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.6
129.4
169.3
209.1
Starfield
2022
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.0
Homeworld 3
2022
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.1
121.1
158.3
195.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
Stray
2022
171.8
223.4
292.1
360.8
Saints Row
2022
114.0
148.2
193.8
239.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.9
185.8
243.0
300.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.4
204.6
267.5
330.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.4
World War Z
2019
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.5
Hitman 2
2018
157.4
204.6
267.5
330.5
Far Cry 6
2021
120.4
156.6
204.8
252.9
Genshin Impact
2020
139.7
181.6
237.5
293.4
Just Cause 4
2018
127.3
165.6
216.5
267.4
F1 22
2020
139.7
181.6
237.5
293.4
Crysis 3
2013
157.7
205.0
268.1
331.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.7
177.7
232.3
287.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.4
204.6
267.5
330.5
The Division
2016
142.0
184.6
241.3
298.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.2
131.5
172.0
212.5
Gears of War 5
2019
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.5
206.1
269.5
332.9
Dishonored 2
2016
121.4
157.8
206.4
255.0
Hitman 3
2021
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
GreedFall
2019
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Halo Infinite
2021
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Metro Exodus
2019
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.8
202.5
264.8
327.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.4
164.3
214.9
265.4
Godfall
2020
142.1
184.8
241.6
298.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.2
152.4
199.3
246.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.6
150.3
196.6
242.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.3
194.2
253.9
313.6
F1 2021
2020
155.8
202.5
264.8
327.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.3
205.8
269.2
332.5
Project CARS 3
2020
73.9
96.0
125.6
155.1
Death Stranding
2020
146.0
189.8
248.2
306.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.6
207.5
271.4
335.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.1
150.9
197.4
243.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.1
163.9
214.3
264.7
Borderlands 3
2019
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.5
154.1
201.5
248.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.4
168.3
220.0
271.8
Anthem
2019
109.0
141.8
185.4
229.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.9
123.4
161.3
199.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.9
175.4
229.3
283.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.1
178.3
233.1
288.0
The Witcher 3
2015
142.3
185.0
241.9
298.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.2
131.5
172.0
212.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 7 3700X 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
Project CARS 2
2017
166.5
216.5
283.1
349.7
Valorant
2020
322.3
419.0
547.9
676.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
164.9
214.4
280.4
346.3
Battlefield 4
2013
223.4
290.4
379.8
469.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.1
238.0
311.2
384.5
Destiny 2
2017
222.1
288.7
377.6
466.4
Dota 2
2013
229.6
298.5
390.4
482.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
333.1
433.0
566.2
699.4
League of Legends
2009
634.8
742.7
917.3
999.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.6
267.2
349.4
431.7
Roblox
2006
498.6
583.4
720.5
785.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
470.2
550.1
679.5
740.6
For Honor
2017
235.1
305.6
399.7
493.7
Titanfall 2
2016
173.4
225.5
294.8
364.2
Apex Legends
2019
169.1
219.8
287.5
355.1
Hitman
2016
160.6
208.8
273.0
337.2
DiRT Rally
2015
253.3
329.2
430.5
531.8
Fallout 76
2018
206.2
268.1
350.5
433.0
Battlefield 1
2016
200.6
260.8
341.0
421.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.6
207.5
271.4
335.2
Battlefield V
2018
169.1
219.8
287.5
355.1
Rocket League
2015
617.2
722.1
891.8
972.0
Doom
2016
252.4
328.2
429.2
530.1
F1 2019
2019
165.4
215.0
281.2
347.4
Dawn of War III
2017
172.8
224.6
293.8
362.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
201.7
262.2
342.9
423.6
Strange Brigade
2018
206.7
268.7
351.4
434.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.3
229.2
299.8
370.3
Minecraft
2011
375.8
488.5
638.8
789.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.1
254.9
333.3
411.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
189.7
246.6
322.4
398.3
Need For Speed
2015
190.1
247.2
323.2
399.3
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
