Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 104 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 10Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for today's 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather 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 some famous 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 7950X configuration:
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Dota 2
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing 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 rivals 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 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 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 figures will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained 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
Stray
2022
177.2
230.4
301.2
372.1
Overwatch 2
2022
159.0
206.7
270.3
333.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Starfield
2022
58.0
75.3
98.5
121.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
96.0
124.9
163.3
201.7
Elden ring
2022
62.9
81.8
107.0
132.2
Homeworld 3
2022
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Atomic Heart
2023
39.7
51.7
67.6
83.5
Scorn
2022
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.6
Saints Row
2022
117.6
152.9
199.9
246.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
69.6
90.4
118.2
146.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
111.0
144.2
188.6
233.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
102.7
133.5
174.5
215.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
130.3
169.4
221.6
273.7
Hitman 2
2018
162.3
211.0
275.9
340.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
130.3
169.4
221.6
273.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
130.0
169.0
221.0
273.0
Godfall
2020
146.6
190.5
249.1
307.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
82.8
107.6
140.8
173.9
Death Stranding
2020
150.5
195.7
255.9
316.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
104.3
135.6
177.4
219.1
World War Z
2019
163.8
212.9
278.4
343.9
The Witcher 3
2015
146.7
190.7
249.4
308.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
141.4
183.9
240.4
297.0
The Division
2016
146.4
190.3
248.9
307.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
75.7
98.4
128.7
158.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
119.2
155.0
202.7
250.4
Halo Infinite
2021
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
133.5
173.5
226.9
280.3
Anthem
2019
112.4
146.2
191.2
236.1
GreedFall
2019
149.5
194.4
254.2
314.0
Hitman 3
2021
112.6
146.4
191.4
236.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.9
97.3
127.2
157.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
163.4
212.5
277.9
343.2
Project CARS 3
2020
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Far Cry 6
2021
124.2
161.5
211.1
260.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Genshin Impact
2020
144.1
187.3
244.9
302.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
112.6
146.4
191.4
236.5
Borderlands 3
2019
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
97.9
127.2
166.4
205.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
162.3
211.0
275.9
340.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
163.3
212.3
277.6
342.9
Dishonored 2
2016
125.2
162.8
212.8
262.9
Metro Exodus
2019
90.9
118.2
154.6
190.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
122.2
158.9
207.8
256.6
Crysis 3
2013
162.6
211.4
276.5
341.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
120.9
157.2
205.5
253.9
Just Cause 4
2018
131.3
170.7
223.2
275.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
162.3
211.0
275.9
340.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
154.0
200.2
261.8
323.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
140.9
183.2
239.6
295.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
139.1
180.8
236.5
292.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
164.6
214.0
279.8
345.7
F1 22
2020
144.1
187.3
244.9
302.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
160.6
208.8
273.1
337.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
147.4
191.6
250.6
309.5
Gears of War 5
2019
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.9
F1 2021
2020
160.6
208.8
273.1
337.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
104.3
135.6
177.4
219.1
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
181.8
236.4
309.1
381.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
343.5
446.5
583.9
721.3
Battlefield 1
2016
206.8
268.9
351.6
434.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
202.2
262.9
343.7
424.6
Minecraft
2011
387.5
453.4
658.8
813.8
Rocket League
2015
509.1
595.7
735.7
801.9
Destiny 2
2017
229.0
297.7
389.3
481.0
Project CARS 2
2017
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.6
Fallout 76
2018
212.6
276.4
361.5
446.5
DiRT Rally
2015
261.2
339.5
444.0
548.4
Titanfall 2
2016
178.8
232.5
304.0
375.6
Strange Brigade
2018
213.1
277.1
362.3
447.6
Apex Legends
2019
174.4
226.7
296.4
366.2
For Honor
2017
242.4
315.2
412.1
509.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
164.6
214.0
279.8
345.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
208.0
270.4
353.6
436.8
Battlefield V
2018
174.4
226.7
296.4
366.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
195.6
254.2
332.5
410.7
Dota 2
2013
236.8
307.9
402.6
497.3
League of Legends
2009
490.9
574.4
709.4
773.2
F1 2019
2019
170.6
221.7
290.0
358.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
484.9
567.3
700.7
763.7
Need For Speed
2015
196.1
254.9
333.3
411.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
188.8
245.4
320.9
396.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
170.1
221.1
289.1
357.2
Hitman
2016
165.6
215.3
281.5
347.8
Doom
2016
260.3
338.4
442.6
546.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
212.0
275.6
360.3
445.1
Dawn of War III
2017
178.2
231.6
302.9
374.2
Battlefield 4
2013
230.4
299.5
391.6
483.7
Valorant
2020
332.4
432.1
565.0
698.0
Roblox
2006
514.2
601.6
743.0
809.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X separately.
