Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 even for new most exacting 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 certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT configuration:
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Valorant
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 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 rivals 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 figures will further 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT. The numbers beside 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Atomic Heart
2023
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Starfield
2022
56.9
73.9
96.6
119.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
100.7
130.9
171.2
211.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.7
Scorn
2022
63.3
82.4
107.7
133.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
104.0
135.1
176.7
218.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.3
82.4
107.7
133.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Homeworld 3
2022
79.6
103.5
135.3
167.1
Saints Row
2022
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Elden ring
2022
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Overwatch 2
2022
155.9
202.7
265.1
327.5
Stray
2022
173.8
225.9
295.5
365.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
118.6
154.1
201.6
249.0
Hitman 2
2018
159.2
206.9
270.6
334.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
102.3
133.0
174.0
214.9
Death Stranding
2020
147.6
191.9
251.0
310.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
159.2
206.9
270.6
334.3
World War Z
2019
160.6
208.8
273.1
337.4
Dishonored 2
2016
122.8
159.6
208.8
257.9
The Division
2016
143.6
186.7
244.1
301.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
151.1
196.4
256.8
317.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.5
209.9
274.5
339.1
Godfall
2020
143.8
186.9
244.4
301.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
102.3
133.0
174.0
214.9
Metro Exodus
2019
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.6
63.1
82.6
102.0
Genshin Impact
2020
141.3
183.7
240.2
296.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
157.6
204.8
267.8
330.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.9
137.7
180.0
222.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
138.2
179.7
235.0
290.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
144.6
187.9
245.8
303.6
Far Cry 6
2021
121.8
158.4
207.1
255.8
Borderlands 3
2019
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
F1 22
2020
141.3
183.7
240.2
296.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
127.5
165.8
216.8
267.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
117.4
152.7
199.6
246.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
110.5
143.6
187.8
231.9
Hitman 3
2021
110.5
143.6
187.8
231.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
GreedFall
2019
146.7
190.7
249.3
308.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
160.2
208.2
272.3
336.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
116.9
152.0
198.8
245.6
Crysis 3
2013
159.5
207.4
271.2
335.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
119.9
155.8
203.8
251.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
130.9
170.2
222.6
274.9
F1 2021
2020
157.6
204.8
267.8
330.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.2
Halo Infinite
2021
92.6
120.4
157.4
194.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
127.8
166.2
217.3
268.4
The Witcher 3
2015
143.9
187.1
244.7
302.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
138.7
180.3
235.8
291.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
127.8
166.2
217.3
268.4
Gears of War 5
2019
129.8
168.7
220.6
272.5
Just Cause 4
2018
128.8
167.4
219.0
270.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
159.2
206.9
270.6
334.3
Project CARS 3
2020
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.9
Anthem
2019
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
136.4
177.4
231.9
286.5
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 3900XT gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
167.3
217.5
284.4
351.3
League of Legends
2009
642.1
751.2
927.8
1,011.2
Battlefield 1
2016
202.9
263.7
344.9
426.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
475.6
556.4
687.2
749.1
Need For Speed
2015
192.3
250.0
326.9
403.9
DiRT Rally
2015
256.2
333.0
435.5
537.9
Strange Brigade
2018
209.0
271.8
355.4
439.0
Titanfall 2
2016
175.4
228.1
298.2
368.4
Project CARS 2
2017
168.4
219.0
286.3
353.7
Minecraft
2011
380.1
494.1
646.1
798.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
336.9
437.9
572.7
707.4
Destiny 2
2017
224.6
292.0
381.9
471.7
Dawn of War III
2017
174.8
227.2
297.1
367.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
185.2
240.7
314.8
388.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
191.8
249.4
326.1
402.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
204.0
265.2
346.8
428.4
Hitman
2016
162.4
211.2
276.1
341.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
198.3
257.8
337.2
416.5
Apex Legends
2019
171.0
222.4
290.8
359.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
207.9
270.3
353.4
436.6
Dota 2
2013
232.3
302.0
394.9
487.8
Battlefield V
2018
171.0
222.4
290.8
359.2
Roblox
2006
504.3
590.1
728.8
794.3
Rocket League
2015
624.2
730.3
902.0
983.1
For Honor
2017
237.8
309.1
404.3
499.4
Battlefield 4
2013
225.9
293.7
384.1
474.5
Valorant
2020
326.0
423.8
554.2
684.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
178.3
231.9
303.2
374.5
Fallout 76
2018
208.6
271.1
354.6
438.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
166.8
216.9
283.6
350.3
Doom
2016
255.3
331.9
434.1
536.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.5
209.9
274.5
339.1
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
