Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 from benchmark results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium 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 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 make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU 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 5900X configuration:
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Minecraft
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in some famous 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 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 medium 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 also help you make the right 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 9 5900X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
68.4
89.0
116.3
143.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Overwatch 2
2022
156.4
203.3
265.9
328.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Homeworld 3
2022
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.6
Starfield
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.3
78.4
102.5
126.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
101.0
131.3
171.7
212.1
Scorn
2022
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Stray
2022
174.3
226.6
296.3
366.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
104.3
135.5
177.2
219.0
Atomic Heart
2023
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Elden ring
2022
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.2
Saints Row
2022
115.7
150.4
196.6
242.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
160.6
208.8
273.1
337.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
110.8
144.0
188.3
232.6
F1 2021
2020
158.0
205.4
268.6
331.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
160.8
209.0
273.4
337.7
Godfall
2020
144.2
187.4
245.1
302.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
158.0
205.4
268.6
331.9
Anthem
2019
110.6
143.8
188.0
232.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
138.6
180.2
235.7
291.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
102.6
133.4
174.5
215.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
102.6
133.4
174.5
215.5
The Witcher 3
2015
144.3
187.6
245.4
303.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
117.3
152.5
199.4
246.3
Genshin Impact
2020
141.7
184.3
240.9
297.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
128.2
166.7
218.0
269.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.9
210.5
275.3
340.1
Hitman 3
2021
110.8
144.0
188.3
232.6
Gears of War 5
2019
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.4
Far Cry 6
2021
122.2
158.8
207.7
256.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
127.9
166.3
217.4
268.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
159.7
207.6
271.4
335.3
Crysis 3
2013
160.0
208.0
272.0
336.0
Metro Exodus
2019
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
Hitman 2
2018
159.7
207.6
271.4
335.3
Dishonored 2
2016
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
159.7
207.6
271.4
335.3
GreedFall
2019
147.1
191.2
250.1
308.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
128.2
166.7
218.0
269.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
136.8
177.9
232.6
287.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
139.1
180.9
236.5
292.2
Project CARS 3
2020
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Borderlands 3
2019
103.3
134.3
175.6
216.9
Just Cause 4
2018
129.2
167.9
219.6
271.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
106.2
138.1
180.6
223.1
Death Stranding
2020
148.1
192.5
251.7
311.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
117.8
153.1
200.2
247.4
World War Z
2019
161.1
209.5
273.9
338.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.7
The Division
2016
144.0
187.2
244.8
302.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
151.5
197.0
257.6
318.2
Halo Infinite
2021
92.9
120.7
157.9
195.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
145.0
188.5
246.5
304.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
73.6
95.7
125.2
154.6
F1 22
2020
141.7
184.3
240.9
297.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
131.3
170.7
223.2
275.7
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 5900X 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
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
204.6
266.0
347.9
429.7
Fallout 76
2018
209.2
271.9
355.6
439.3
Battlefield 4
2013
226.6
294.6
385.2
475.9
Roblox
2006
505.8
591.8
730.9
796.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
161.9
210.5
275.3
340.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
185.7
241.4
315.7
390.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
208.5
271.1
354.5
437.9
For Honor
2017
238.5
310.1
405.5
500.9
Project CARS 2
2017
168.9
219.6
287.2
354.8
League of Legends
2009
644.0
753.4
930.5
1,014.2
Rocket League
2015
626.1
732.5
904.7
986.1
Minecraft
2011
381.2
495.6
648.1
800.6
Hitman
2016
162.9
211.8
277.0
342.1
Apex Legends
2019
171.5
223.0
291.6
360.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
198.9
258.6
338.2
417.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
167.3
217.5
284.4
351.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
192.4
250.1
327.1
404.0
Battlefield V
2018
171.5
223.0
291.6
360.2
Dota 2
2013
233.0
302.9
396.0
489.2
Battlefield 1
2016
203.5
264.5
345.9
427.3
Titanfall 2
2016
175.9
228.7
299.1
369.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
337.9
439.2
574.4
709.5
Destiny 2
2017
225.3
292.9
383.0
473.1
Strange Brigade
2018
209.7
272.6
356.4
440.3
Dawn of War III
2017
175.3
227.9
298.0
368.1
Valorant
2020
327.0
425.1
555.8
686.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
178.9
232.5
304.1
375.6
DiRT Rally
2015
256.9
334.0
436.8
539.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
477.0
558.1
689.3
751.3
F1 2019
2019
167.8
218.1
285.3
352.4
Need For Speed
2015
192.9
250.8
327.9
405.1
Doom
2016
256.1
332.9
435.4
537.8
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
