Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 modern 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 conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5600X configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Valorant
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select 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 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 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 numbers 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 5600X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean 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
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
93.3
121.3
158.6
196.0
Overwatch 2
2022
154.5
200.8
262.6
324.4
Stray
2022
172.2
223.8
292.7
361.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.8
140.1
183.3
226.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Saints Row
2022
114.2
148.5
194.2
239.9
Elden ring
2022
61.1
79.5
103.9
128.4
Atomic Heart
2023
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.7
81.6
106.7
131.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.8
129.7
169.6
209.5
Starfield
2022
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.5
Homeworld 3
2022
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Scorn
2022
62.7
81.6
106.7
131.8
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Division
2016
142.2
184.9
241.8
298.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.9
178.0
232.8
287.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
143.2
186.2
243.4
300.7
Genshin Impact
2020
140.0
182.0
238.0
294.0
Dishonored 2
2016
121.6
158.1
206.8
255.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
156.1
202.9
265.3
327.7
F1 2021
2020
156.1
202.9
265.3
327.7
Project CARS 3
2020
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
117.5
152.7
199.7
246.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
157.7
205.0
268.0
331.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
World War Z
2019
159.1
206.9
270.5
334.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.7
154.4
201.9
249.4
Anthem
2019
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
149.6
194.5
254.4
314.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
157.7
205.0
268.0
331.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
109.4
142.2
186.0
229.8
Hitman 2
2018
157.7
205.0
268.0
331.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.4
GreedFall
2019
145.3
188.9
247.0
305.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.9
207.9
271.9
335.9
Far Cry 6
2021
120.7
156.9
205.1
253.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.4
104.6
136.8
168.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.9
F1 22
2020
140.0
182.0
238.0
294.0
Godfall
2020
142.4
185.1
242.1
299.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
158.6
206.2
269.7
333.1
Metro Exodus
2019
88.3
114.8
150.2
185.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.9
136.4
178.3
220.3
Gears of War 5
2019
128.6
167.1
218.5
270.0
Just Cause 4
2018
127.6
165.9
216.9
267.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
126.6
164.6
215.3
265.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.1
123.6
161.7
199.7
Halo Infinite
2021
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.6
Crysis 3
2013
158.0
205.4
268.6
331.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
137.4
178.6
233.6
288.5
Death Stranding
2020
146.3
190.1
248.6
307.1
Hitman 3
2021
109.4
142.2
186.0
229.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
101.4
131.8
172.3
212.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
158.8
206.4
270.0
333.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
116.3
151.2
197.8
244.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
129.7
168.6
220.5
272.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
126.6
164.6
215.3
265.9
The Witcher 3
2015
142.6
185.3
242.3
299.4
Borderlands 3
2019
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
126.3
164.2
214.7
265.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
135.2
175.7
229.8
283.8
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 5600X 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
230.1
299.1
391.1
483.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
471.1
551.2
680.7
742.0
Valorant
2020
322.9
419.8
549.0
678.1
For Honor
2017
235.5
306.2
400.4
494.7
Need For Speed
2015
190.5
247.6
323.8
400.0
Titanfall 2
2016
173.8
225.9
295.4
364.9
Project CARS 2
2017
166.8
216.9
283.6
350.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
333.7
433.8
567.3
700.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
205.9
267.7
350.1
432.5
Dawn of War III
2017
173.1
225.1
294.3
363.6
Destiny 2
2017
222.5
289.3
378.3
467.3
Battlefield 1
2016
201.0
261.2
341.6
422.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
196.5
255.4
334.0
412.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
183.4
238.4
311.8
385.2
Doom
2016
252.9
328.8
430.0
531.1
Battlefield 4
2013
223.8
290.9
380.5
470.0
Battlefield V
2018
169.4
220.2
288.0
355.8
Strange Brigade
2018
207.1
269.2
352.0
434.8
F1 2019
2019
165.7
215.4
281.7
348.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
202.1
262.7
343.5
424.4
Apex Legends
2019
169.4
220.2
288.0
355.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
176.7
229.7
300.3
371.0
DiRT Rally
2015
253.7
329.8
431.3
532.8
Roblox
2006
499.6
584.5
721.9
786.8
Minecraft
2011
376.5
489.4
640.0
790.6
Hitman
2016
160.9
209.2
273.5
337.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
190.0
247.0
323.0
399.0
Rocket League
2015
618.3
723.4
893.5
973.8
Fallout 76
2018
206.6
268.6
351.2
433.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
165.2
214.8
280.9
347.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.9
207.9
271.9
335.9
League of Legends
2009
636.0
744.1
919.0
1,001.7
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X separately.
