Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can say 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 conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900 configuration:
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors 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 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 ordinary 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 choice.
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 9 3900. 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
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Scorn
2022
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
100.7
131.0
171.3
211.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Overwatch 2
2022
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
Starfield
2022
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.4
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
35.7
46.5
60.8
75.1
Homeworld 3
2022
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.2
Elden ring
2022
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.7
114.1
149.2
184.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
Atomic Heart
2023
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Saints Row
2022
115.4
150.0
196.1
242.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Stray
2022
173.9
226.0
295.6
365.1
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
GreedFall
2019
146.7
190.7
249.4
308.1
Godfall
2020
143.8
186.9
244.5
302.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
102.4
133.1
174.0
215.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.4
95.5
124.9
154.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.5
210.0
274.6
339.2
Metro Exodus
2019
89.2
116.0
151.6
187.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
117.0
152.1
198.9
245.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.3
96.5
126.2
155.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
127.9
166.2
217.4
268.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
138.3
179.8
235.1
290.4
The Division
2016
143.6
186.7
244.2
301.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
151.1
196.4
256.9
317.3
Gears of War 5
2019
129.8
168.8
220.7
272.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
136.5
177.4
232.0
286.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
131.0
170.2
222.6
275.0
Death Stranding
2020
147.7
192.0
251.1
310.2
Crysis 3
2013
159.6
207.4
271.2
335.1
World War Z
2019
160.7
208.9
273.2
337.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
160.4
208.5
272.6
336.8
Halo Infinite
2021
92.6
120.4
157.4
194.5
Far Cry 6
2021
121.9
158.4
207.2
255.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
127.9
166.2
217.4
268.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.9
137.7
180.1
222.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
102.4
133.1
174.0
215.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
127.5
165.8
216.8
267.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
160.2
208.3
272.4
336.4
Genshin Impact
2020
141.4
183.8
240.3
296.9
Project CARS 3
2020
74.7
97.2
127.1
157.0
Dishonored 2
2016
122.8
159.7
208.8
258.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
157.6
204.9
267.9
331.0
Anthem
2019
110.3
143.4
187.6
231.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Hitman 3
2021
110.5
143.6
187.8
232.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
The Witcher 3
2015
144.0
187.1
244.7
302.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.7
Just Cause 4
2018
128.8
167.5
219.0
270.6
F1 22
2020
141.4
183.8
240.3
296.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
110.5
143.6
187.8
232.0
Borderlands 3
2019
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Hitman 2
2018
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
F1 2021
2020
157.6
204.9
267.9
331.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
119.9
155.9
203.8
251.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
118.6
154.2
201.6
249.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
144.6
188.0
245.8
303.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 3900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
642.3
751.4
928.1
1,011.6
Hitman
2016
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
Battlefield V
2018
171.1
222.4
290.9
359.3
Fallout 76
2018
208.6
271.2
354.7
438.1
For Honor
2017
237.9
309.2
404.4
499.5
Titanfall 2
2016
175.5
228.1
298.3
368.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
166.9
216.9
283.7
350.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
198.4
257.9
337.3
416.6
Strange Brigade
2018
209.1
271.8
355.5
439.1
F1 2019
2019
167.4
217.6
284.5
351.4
Battlefield 1
2016
202.9
263.8
345.0
426.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
191.9
249.5
326.2
403.0
Dawn of War III
2017
174.8
227.3
297.2
367.1
Doom
2016
255.4
332.0
434.2
536.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
337.0
438.1
572.9
707.7
Apex Legends
2019
171.1
222.4
290.9
359.3
Project CARS 2
2017
168.5
219.0
286.4
353.8
Minecraft
2011
380.2
494.3
646.4
798.4
Destiny 2
2017
224.7
292.1
382.0
471.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
475.7
556.6
687.5
749.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.5
210.0
274.6
339.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
204.1
265.3
346.9
428.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
208.0
270.4
353.6
436.8
Battlefield 4
2013
226.0
293.8
384.2
474.6
Dota 2
2013
232.3
302.1
395.0
487.9
Rocket League
2015
624.4
730.6
902.3
983.5
Valorant
2020
326.1
423.9
554.4
684.8
Need For Speed
2015
192.4
250.1
327.0
404.0
DiRT Rally
2015
256.2
333.1
435.6
538.1
Roblox
2006
504.5
590.3
729.0
794.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
185.2
240.8
314.9
389.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
178.4
231.9
303.3
374.7
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
