Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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 testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can state 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X . 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 pretty high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 5950X configuration:
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in some popular 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 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 further 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
Atomic Heart
2023
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
69.0
89.6
117.2
144.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.8
Homeworld 3
2022
80.4
104.6
136.8
168.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
105.1
136.6
178.6
220.6
Saints Row
2022
116.6
151.5
198.2
244.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
95.2
123.8
161.9
200.0
Starfield
2022
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
88.7
115.2
150.7
186.2
Elden ring
2022
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.0
Scorn
2022
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.2
Stray
2022
175.7
228.4
298.6
368.9
Overwatch 2
2022
157.6
204.9
267.9
331.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
149.2
194.0
253.7
313.4
Genshin Impact
2020
142.8
185.7
242.8
299.9
Hitman 3
2021
111.6
145.1
189.8
234.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
118.2
153.7
200.9
248.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
118.7
154.3
201.8
249.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
161.9
210.4
275.2
339.9
Gears of War 5
2019
131.2
170.5
223.0
275.5
Just Cause 4
2018
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.9
World War Z
2019
162.4
211.1
276.0
341.0
The Witcher 3
2015
145.5
189.1
247.3
305.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
107.0
139.2
182.0
224.8
GreedFall
2019
148.2
192.7
252.0
311.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
129.2
168.0
219.6
271.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
111.6
145.1
189.8
234.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
128.9
167.5
219.1
270.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
139.7
181.6
237.5
293.4
Godfall
2020
145.3
188.9
247.0
305.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
97.0
126.1
164.9
203.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
129.2
168.0
219.6
271.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
103.4
134.5
175.8
217.2
F1 22
2020
142.8
185.7
242.8
299.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
119.8
155.8
203.7
251.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
137.9
179.3
234.4
289.6
Hitman 2
2018
160.9
209.2
273.5
337.9
Project CARS 3
2020
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Far Cry 6
2021
123.1
160.1
209.3
258.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
162.0
210.6
275.5
340.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
140.2
182.3
238.3
294.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.0
F1 2021
2020
159.2
207.0
270.7
334.4
Anthem
2019
111.5
144.9
189.5
234.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
103.4
134.5
175.8
217.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.2
96.5
126.1
155.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
160.9
209.2
273.5
337.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
146.1
189.9
248.4
306.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
121.2
157.5
206.0
254.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.2
212.1
277.4
342.7
Metro Exodus
2019
90.1
117.2
153.2
189.3
Dishonored 2
2016
124.1
161.3
211.0
260.6
Crysis 3
2013
161.2
209.6
274.1
338.6
Borderlands 3
2019
104.1
135.3
176.9
218.6
The Division
2016
145.1
188.7
246.7
304.8
Halo Infinite
2021
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
160.9
209.2
273.5
337.9
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 5950X 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
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
168.6
219.2
286.6
354.1
Project CARS 2
2017
170.2
221.3
289.4
357.5
Dota 2
2013
234.8
305.2
399.1
493.0
Apex Legends
2019
172.9
224.7
293.9
363.0
Roblox
2006
509.8
596.4
736.6
802.9
Need For Speed
2015
194.4
252.7
330.4
408.2
Battlefield 1
2016
205.1
266.6
348.6
430.6
Destiny 2
2017
227.0
295.2
386.0
476.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
193.9
252.1
329.6
407.2
Fallout 76
2018
210.8
274.0
358.4
442.7
Minecraft
2011
384.2
499.4
653.1
806.7
Strange Brigade
2018
211.3
274.7
359.2
443.7
DiRT Rally
2015
258.9
336.6
440.1
543.7
F1 2019
2019
169.1
219.8
287.5
355.1
Battlefield 4
2013
228.4
296.9
388.2
479.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
480.7
562.4
694.6
757.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
163.2
212.1
277.4
342.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
340.5
442.6
578.8
715.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
200.5
260.6
340.8
421.0
Valorant
2020
329.5
428.3
560.1
691.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
180.3
234.3
306.4
378.5
For Honor
2017
240.3
312.5
408.6
504.7
Battlefield V
2018
172.9
224.7
293.9
363.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
210.1
273.2
357.2
441.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
187.2
243.3
318.2
393.0
Hitman
2016
164.2
213.4
279.1
344.8
Rocket League
2015
504.7
590.5
729.3
795.0
Dawn of War III
2017
176.6
229.6
300.3
371.0
Doom
2016
258.1
335.5
438.7
542.0
Titanfall 2
2016
177.3
230.5
301.4
372.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
206.2
268.1
350.5
433.0
League of Legends
2009
486.7
569.4
703.3
766.6
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, 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 CPU and the GPU.
