Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5800X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even for today's 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 GPU, you can already make some decision. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5800X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very 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 common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 5800X configuration:
Apex Legends
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest GeForce RTX 3080 opponents
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 medium 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 also help you make the right choice.
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 5800X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.1
88.5
115.7
143.0
Stray
2022
173.4
225.5
294.8
364.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Homeworld 3
2022
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Atomic Heart
2023
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
103.7
134.9
176.3
217.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
Elden ring
2022
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Starfield
2022
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Scorn
2022
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.7
Overwatch 2
2022
155.6
202.3
264.5
326.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.0
78.0
102.0
125.9
Saints Row
2022
115.1
149.6
195.6
241.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
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
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
127.6
165.8
216.9
267.9
GreedFall
2019
146.4
190.3
248.8
307.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
119.6
155.5
203.3
251.2
The Division
2016
143.3
186.3
243.6
300.9
Gears of War 5
2019
129.5
168.4
220.2
272.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.5
63.0
82.4
101.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
116.7
151.7
198.4
245.1
Project CARS 3
2020
74.6
96.9
126.7
156.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
95.8
124.5
162.8
201.2
Anthem
2019
110.1
143.1
187.1
231.1
Genshin Impact
2020
141.0
183.3
239.7
296.1
Halo Infinite
2021
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
F1 2021
2020
157.2
204.4
267.3
330.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
110.2
143.3
187.4
231.5
Hitman 2
2018
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.6
Godfall
2020
143.4
186.5
243.9
301.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
144.3
187.5
245.2
302.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
117.2
152.3
199.2
246.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
105.7
137.4
179.7
221.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
130.6
169.8
222.1
274.3
Crysis 3
2013
159.2
206.9
270.6
334.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.1
96.3
125.9
155.6
Hitman 3
2021
110.2
143.3
187.4
231.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Far Cry 6
2021
121.6
158.0
206.7
255.3
Metro Exodus
2019
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.1
209.4
273.9
338.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
118.3
153.8
201.1
248.5
Just Cause 4
2018
128.5
167.1
218.5
269.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
150.7
196.0
256.3
316.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
136.2
177.0
231.5
285.9
Death Stranding
2020
147.3
191.5
250.5
309.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
138.4
179.9
235.3
290.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.0
105.4
137.8
170.2
Borderlands 3
2019
102.8
133.6
174.7
215.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
160.0
208.0
272.0
336.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
158.8
206.5
270.0
333.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
127.2
165.4
216.3
267.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
159.8
207.8
271.7
335.6
The Witcher 3
2015
143.6
186.7
244.1
301.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
127.6
165.8
216.9
267.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.3
95.2
124.5
153.8
F1 22
2020
141.0
183.3
239.7
296.1
World War Z
2019
160.3
208.4
272.5
336.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
137.9
179.3
234.5
289.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
157.2
204.4
267.3
330.2
Dishonored 2
2016
122.5
159.3
208.3
257.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 5800X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
203.6
264.6
346.1
427.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
178.0
231.4
302.5
373.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
336.2
437.0
571.5
705.9
Battlefield 4
2013
225.5
293.1
383.3
473.5
Rocket League
2015
622.9
728.8
900.1
981.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
184.8
240.2
314.1
388.0
Destiny 2
2017
224.2
291.4
381.1
470.7
Strange Brigade
2018
208.6
271.2
354.6
438.1
Battlefield 1
2016
202.4
263.2
344.2
425.1
For Honor
2017
237.3
308.5
403.4
498.3
Titanfall 2
2016
175.1
227.6
297.6
367.6
DiRT Rally
2015
255.6
332.3
434.5
536.8
Minecraft
2011
379.3
493.1
644.8
796.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
197.9
257.3
336.4
415.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
191.4
248.8
325.4
402.0
Roblox
2006
503.3
588.8
727.2
792.6
Apex Legends
2019
170.7
221.9
290.1
358.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
474.6
555.3
685.8
747.5
Battlefield V
2018
170.7
221.9
290.1
358.4
Dota 2
2013
231.8
301.3
394.0
486.7
F1 2019
2019
166.9
217.0
283.8
350.6
Need For Speed
2015
191.9
249.5
326.2
403.0
Hitman
2016
162.1
210.7
275.5
340.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
207.5
269.7
352.7
435.7
Fallout 76
2018
208.1
270.5
353.8
437.0
Valorant
2020
325.3
422.9
553.0
683.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
166.5
216.4
283.0
349.6
Dawn of War III
2017
174.4
226.7
296.5
366.2
League of Legends
2009
640.7
749.6
925.8
1,009.1
Doom
2016
254.8
331.2
433.2
535.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.1
209.4
273.9
338.3
Project CARS 2
2017
168.1
218.5
285.7
353.0
Though you can't argue 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 together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
