Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The medium 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 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly 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 common 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 7950X3D configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Valorant
Minecraft
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
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 competitors in some popular games and choose 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 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 numbers 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 7950X3D. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
Stray
2022
177.4
230.6
301.6
372.6
Elden ring
2022
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Atomic Heart
2023
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
Saints Row
2022
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
64.7
84.1
109.9
135.8
Homeworld 3
2022
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Starfield
2022
58.0
75.4
98.7
121.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
111.1
144.4
188.9
233.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
106.1
138.0
180.4
222.9
Scorn
2022
64.7
84.1
109.9
135.8
Overwatch 2
2022
159.2
206.9
270.6
334.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
96.2
125.0
163.5
202.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
102.8
133.6
174.8
215.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
Anthem
2019
112.6
146.4
191.4
236.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
163.5
212.5
277.9
343.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
121.0
157.4
205.8
254.2
Project CARS 3
2020
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
122.4
159.1
208.0
257.0
Halo Infinite
2021
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
154.2
200.5
262.1
323.8
Hitman 2
2018
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
139.3
181.1
236.8
292.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
160.8
209.1
273.4
337.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
119.9
155.8
203.8
251.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
163.7
212.8
278.2
343.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
119.4
155.2
203.0
250.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
F1 2021
2020
160.8
209.1
273.4
337.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
Death Stranding
2020
150.7
195.9
256.2
316.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Far Cry 6
2021
124.4
161.7
211.4
261.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
141.1
183.4
239.9
296.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
GreedFall
2019
149.7
194.6
254.5
314.4
Borderlands 3
2019
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.8
Godfall
2020
146.7
190.8
249.5
308.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
133.6
173.7
227.2
280.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
The Witcher 3
2015
146.9
191.0
249.7
308.5
F1 22
2020
144.3
187.5
245.2
302.9
Metro Exodus
2019
91.0
118.3
154.8
191.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
108.1
140.5
183.8
227.0
Dishonored 2
2016
125.4
163.0
213.1
263.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
147.6
191.8
250.9
309.9
Genshin Impact
2020
144.3
187.5
245.2
302.9
World War Z
2019
164.0
213.2
278.8
344.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
164.8
214.3
280.2
346.1
Just Cause 4
2018
131.5
170.9
223.5
276.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
141.6
184.1
240.7
297.4
Crysis 3
2013
162.8
211.7
276.8
341.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
112.8
146.6
191.7
236.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
162.5
211.2
276.2
341.2
The Division
2016
146.6
190.6
249.2
307.8
Gears of War 5
2019
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.2
Hitman 3
2021
112.8
146.6
191.7
236.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
388.0
454.0
659.6
814.8
Battlefield 4
2013
230.6
299.8
392.1
484.4
Fallout 76
2018
212.9
276.8
361.9
447.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
202.5
263.2
344.2
425.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
485.5
568.0
701.5
764.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
212.2
275.9
360.8
445.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
189.0
245.7
321.3
397.0
Battlefield V
2018
174.6
227.0
296.8
366.7
Valorant
2020
332.8
432.6
565.7
698.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
182.1
236.7
309.5
382.3
Titanfall 2
2016
179.1
232.8
304.4
376.1
Hitman
2016
165.8
215.6
281.9
348.2
Destiny 2
2017
229.3
298.1
389.8
481.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
343.9
447.1
584.6
722.2
Dawn of War III
2017
178.4
231.9
303.3
374.7
Need For Speed
2015
196.3
255.2
333.7
412.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
195.8
254.6
332.9
411.2
Roblox
2006
514.8
602.4
744.0
810.9
F1 2019
2019
170.8
222.0
290.3
358.7
Dota 2
2013
237.1
308.2
403.1
497.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
164.8
214.3
280.2
346.1
DiRT Rally
2015
261.5
339.9
444.5
549.1
Battlefield 1
2016
207.1
269.2
352.1
434.9
Rocket League
2015
509.8
596.4
736.6
802.9
Apex Legends
2019
174.6
227.0
296.8
366.7
League of Legends
2009
491.6
575.1
710.3
774.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
208.3
270.7
354.0
437.3
Doom
2016
260.7
338.9
443.1
547.4
Strange Brigade
2018
213.4
277.4
362.8
448.1
For Honor
2017
242.7
315.6
412.7
509.8
Project CARS 2
2017
171.9
223.5
292.3
361.1
Though you can't argue 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. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
