Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, since 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 contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Valorant
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest competitors 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 opponents 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 average 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 also help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the average 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
Homeworld 3
2022
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.0
Atomic Heart
2023
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
100.0
130.1
170.1
210.1
Overwatch 2
2022
154.9
201.4
263.3
325.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.9
109.1
142.6
176.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
Starfield
2022
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Saints Row
2022
114.6
148.9
194.8
240.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
103.3
134.2
175.6
216.9
Scorn
2022
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.1
Elden ring
2022
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.4
90.2
118.0
145.7
Stray
2022
172.7
224.4
293.5
362.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 2
2018
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
The Witcher 3
2015
143.0
185.8
243.0
300.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.5
176.2
230.4
284.6
Borderlands 3
2019
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.6
186.7
244.1
301.6
Dishonored 2
2016
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
116.2
151.0
197.5
244.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.4
208.5
272.7
336.8
Metro Exodus
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.7
142.6
186.5
230.4
Halo Infinite
2021
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.8
179.1
234.3
289.4
GreedFall
2019
145.7
189.4
247.7
306.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.7
132.1
172.8
213.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
130.1
169.1
221.1
273.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
158.1
205.6
268.8
332.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.7
95.9
125.4
154.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
137.3
178.5
233.4
288.4
F1 22
2020
140.4
182.5
238.6
294.8
Genshin Impact
2020
140.4
182.5
238.6
294.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
119.1
154.8
202.4
250.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.2
Death Stranding
2020
146.7
190.7
249.3
308.0
Gears of War 5
2019
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Far Cry 6
2021
121.0
157.3
205.7
254.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.7
151.7
198.3
245.0
Hitman 3
2021
109.7
142.6
186.5
230.4
World War Z
2019
159.6
207.5
271.3
335.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
159.1
206.8
270.5
334.1
Anthem
2019
109.6
142.4
186.3
230.1
Just Cause 4
2018
128.0
166.3
217.5
268.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.7
164.7
215.3
266.0
Crysis 3
2013
158.5
206.0
269.4
332.7
Godfall
2020
142.8
185.6
242.8
299.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
150.1
195.1
255.1
315.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.8
153.1
200.2
247.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.2
136.8
178.8
220.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
159.3
207.0
270.7
334.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
156.5
203.5
266.1
328.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
127.0
165.1
215.9
266.7
F1 2021
2020
156.5
203.5
266.1
328.7
Project CARS 3
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
127.0
165.1
215.9
266.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.7
132.1
172.8
213.5
The Division
2016
142.6
185.4
242.5
299.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Valorant
2020
323.8
421.0
550.5
680.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
202.7
263.5
344.5
425.6
Project CARS 2
2017
167.3
217.5
284.5
351.4
Dota 2
2013
230.7
300.0
392.3
484.5
Titanfall 2
2016
174.3
226.5
296.2
366.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
197.0
256.1
334.9
413.7
Battlefield V
2018
169.9
220.9
288.8
356.8
Destiny 2
2017
223.2
290.1
379.4
468.6
Battlefield 1
2016
201.5
262.0
342.6
423.2
Doom
2016
253.7
329.7
431.2
532.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
160.4
208.5
272.7
336.8
Apex Legends
2019
169.9
220.9
288.8
356.8
Battlefield 4
2013
224.4
291.8
381.6
471.3
Dawn of War III
2017
173.6
225.7
295.2
364.6
League of Legends
2009
637.8
746.2
921.6
1,004.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
177.2
230.3
301.2
372.1
Need For Speed
2015
191.0
248.4
324.8
401.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
206.5
268.5
351.1
433.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.7
215.4
281.7
348.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.9
239.1
312.7
386.3
F1 2019
2019
166.2
216.1
282.5
349.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
190.6
247.7
324.0
400.2
For Honor
2017
236.2
307.1
401.6
496.1
DiRT Rally
2015
254.5
330.8
432.6
534.4
Minecraft
2011
377.6
490.8
641.9
792.9
Fallout 76
2018
207.2
269.3
352.2
435.1
Hitman
2016
161.4
209.8
274.3
338.8
Roblox
2006
501.0
586.2
724.0
789.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
334.7
435.0
568.9
702.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
472.4
552.8
682.7
744.1
Rocket League
2015
620.1
725.5
896.0
976.6
Strange Brigade
2018
207.7
270.0
353.0
436.1
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
