Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average 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 even 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 make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 . 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, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 7 7700 configuration:
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Dota 2
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than competitors in some 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 famous 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 good 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 7 7700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
68.8
89.4
117.0
144.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
109.8
142.7
186.6
230.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.4
91.6
119.8
147.9
Overwatch 2
2022
157.3
204.5
267.4
330.3
Stray
2022
175.3
227.9
298.0
368.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Scorn
2022
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
Atomic Heart
2023
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
101.6
132.0
172.7
213.3
Elden ring
2022
62.3
80.9
105.8
130.7
Saints Row
2022
116.3
151.2
197.7
244.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
Starfield
2022
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Homeworld 3
2022
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
95.0
123.5
161.5
199.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
104.8
136.3
178.2
220.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DOOM Eternal
2020
152.4
198.1
259.0
319.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
111.4
144.8
189.4
233.9
Project CARS 3
2020
75.4
98.0
128.1
158.3
The Division
2016
144.8
188.3
246.2
304.1
Gears of War 5
2019
130.9
170.2
222.5
274.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
96.8
125.9
164.6
203.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
106.8
138.9
181.6
224.3
Far Cry 6
2021
122.9
159.7
208.9
258.0
Crysis 3
2013
160.9
209.1
273.5
337.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
120.9
157.2
205.5
253.9
Dishonored 2
2016
123.8
161.0
210.5
260.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Metro Exodus
2019
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
158.9
206.6
270.1
333.7
Anthem
2019
111.2
144.6
189.1
233.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
132.0
171.7
224.5
277.3
Borderlands 3
2019
103.9
135.0
176.6
218.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
103.2
134.2
175.5
216.7
Halo Infinite
2021
93.4
121.4
158.7
196.1
F1 2021
2020
158.9
206.6
270.1
333.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
118.4
154.0
201.4
248.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
139.4
181.2
237.0
292.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
119.6
155.5
203.3
251.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
160.5
208.7
272.9
337.1
F1 22
2020
142.5
185.3
242.3
299.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
Hitman 2
2018
160.5
208.7
272.9
337.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
161.5
210.0
274.6
339.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
128.6
167.2
218.6
270.1
World War Z
2019
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.2
The Witcher 3
2015
145.1
188.7
246.7
304.8
Hitman 3
2021
111.4
144.8
189.4
233.9
Genshin Impact
2020
142.5
185.3
242.3
299.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
145.8
189.5
247.9
306.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
Just Cause 4
2018
129.9
168.9
220.8
272.8
Death Stranding
2020
148.9
193.6
253.2
312.7
GreedFall
2019
147.9
192.3
251.5
310.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
103.2
134.2
175.5
216.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
161.7
210.2
274.9
339.6
Godfall
2020
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.0
96.3
125.9
155.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
137.6
178.9
233.9
289.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
118.0
153.3
200.5
247.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
162.8
211.7
276.8
342.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
160.5
208.7
272.9
337.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
139.9
181.9
237.8
293.8
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 7 7700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
210.3
273.5
357.6
441.7
Dota 2
2013
234.3
304.5
398.3
492.0
Destiny 2
2017
226.6
294.5
385.2
475.8
Hitman
2016
163.8
213.0
278.5
344.0
Battlefield 4
2013
227.9
296.2
387.4
478.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
186.8
242.8
317.5
392.2
Battlefield 1
2016
204.6
266.0
347.8
429.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
193.5
251.5
328.9
406.3
Battlefield V
2018
172.5
224.3
293.3
362.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
200.0
260.0
340.0
420.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
339.8
441.7
577.6
713.5
DiRT Rally
2015
258.3
335.9
439.2
542.5
Dawn of War III
2017
176.3
229.2
299.7
370.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
479.7
561.2
693.1
755.5
Apex Legends
2019
172.5
224.3
293.3
362.3
Project CARS 2
2017
169.9
220.8
288.8
356.8
Valorant
2020
328.8
427.4
558.9
690.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
168.2
218.7
286.0
353.3
League of Legends
2009
647.6
757.6
935.7
1,019.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
205.8
267.5
349.8
432.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
162.8
211.7
276.8
342.0
Minecraft
2011
383.3
498.3
651.7
805.0
Doom
2016
257.5
334.8
437.8
540.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
179.9
233.8
305.8
377.7
For Honor
2017
239.8
311.8
407.7
503.7
F1 2019
2019
168.7
219.4
286.9
354.3
Roblox
2006
508.7
595.1
735.0
801.2
Strange Brigade
2018
210.8
274.1
358.4
442.8
Need For Speed
2015
194.0
252.2
329.7
407.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
209.7
272.6
356.5
440.4
Titanfall 2
2016
176.9
230.0
300.8
371.5
Rocket League
2015
629.6
736.6
909.7
991.6
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
