Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 108 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good even for new most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Release date
January 09, 2022
Price
1149 USD
Frequency
1260 MHz
Shaders
8960
TMUs
304
ROPs
98
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
350 W
Memory Size
12 Gb
Memory Bus
384 Bit
GeForce RTX 3080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the GPU, you can already draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-11600K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and Intel Core i5-11600K configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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 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 rivals
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
302
GeForce RTX 4080
301.3
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
280.881
GeForce RTX 4070
278
Radeon RX 6950 XT
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
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3080 are GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 3080 (241 FPS) and their average FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 3090 244 FPS, which 1.2% faster and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 239.4 FPS, which is 0.7% slower. These numbers will further help you make the right choice.
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 Intel Core i5-11600K. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Starfield
2022
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Stray
2022
178.7
232.3
303.8
375.3
Atomic Heart
2023
40.1
52.1
68.1
84.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
90.2
117.3
153.3
189.4
Elden ring
2022
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
106.9
139.0
181.7
224.5
Saints Row
2022
118.6
154.2
201.6
249.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
96.9
125.9
164.7
203.4
Homeworld 3
2022
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
103.6
134.6
176.0
217.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
70.2
91.2
119.3
147.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
111.9
145.5
190.2
235.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
61.8
80.3
105.1
129.8
Scorn
2022
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Overwatch 2
2022
160.3
208.4
272.6
336.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
113.6
147.7
193.1
238.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
123.3
160.2
209.6
258.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
142.6
185.4
242.5
299.5
Crysis 3
2013
164.0
213.2
278.8
344.4
Gears of War 5
2019
133.5
173.5
226.9
280.3
The Witcher 3
2015
148.0
192.4
251.6
310.8
Anthem
2019
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
131.1
170.5
222.9
275.3
Halo Infinite
2021
95.2
123.8
161.8
199.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.9
64.9
84.9
104.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
GreedFall
2019
150.8
196.1
256.4
316.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
108.9
141.6
185.1
228.7
Borderlands 3
2019
105.9
137.7
180.0
222.4
Godfall
2020
147.8
192.2
251.3
310.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
Hitman 2
2018
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
Metro Exodus
2019
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
142.1
184.8
241.6
298.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
120.8
157.0
205.3
253.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
131.5
170.9
223.5
276.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
134.6
175.0
228.9
282.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
155.3
201.9
264.1
326.2
Death Stranding
2020
151.8
197.4
258.1
318.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
120.3
156.3
204.4
252.5
F1 22
2020
145.3
188.9
247.0
305.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
113.6
147.7
193.1
238.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Just Cause 4
2018
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.1
The Division
2016
147.7
191.9
251.0
310.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
166.0
215.8
282.2
348.7
Project CARS 3
2020
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
F1 2021
2020
162.0
210.6
275.4
340.2
World War Z
2019
165.2
214.7
280.8
346.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
98.7
128.3
167.8
207.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
121.9
158.5
207.3
256.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Dishonored 2
2016
126.3
164.2
214.7
265.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
164.9
214.3
280.3
346.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
131.5
170.9
223.5
276.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
164.7
214.1
280.0
345.8
Genshin Impact
2020
145.3
188.9
247.0
305.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
148.7
193.2
252.7
312.2
Far Cry 6
2021
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
140.3
182.4
238.5
294.6
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Core i5-11600K 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Destiny 2
2017
231.0
300.3
392.7
485.1
Dota 2
2013
238.8
310.5
406.0
501.6
Valorant
2020
335.2
435.8
569.9
704.0
Need For Speed
2015
197.8
257.1
336.2
415.3
Battlefield 4
2013
232.3
302.0
395.0
487.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
209.8
272.7
356.6
440.5
Dawn of War III
2017
179.7
233.6
305.5
377.4
Fallout 76
2018
214.5
278.8
364.6
450.4
Battlefield V
2018
175.9
228.6
299.0
369.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
183.4
238.4
311.8
385.1
Minecraft
2011
390.8
457.3
664.4
820.8
Titanfall 2
2016
180.4
234.5
306.7
378.8
League of Legends
2009
495.2
579.3
715.5
779.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
489.1
572.2
706.7
770.3
Apex Legends
2019
175.9
228.6
299.0
369.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
213.8
277.9
363.5
449.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
190.4
247.5
323.7
399.9
Strange Brigade
2018
215.0
279.5
365.4
451.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
197.3
256.4
335.3
414.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
166.0
215.8
282.2
348.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
171.5
223.0
291.6
360.2
Roblox
2006
518.6
606.8
749.4
816.8
Rocket League
2015
513.5
600.8
742.0
808.8
Hitman
2016
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.8
Battlefield 1
2016
208.6
271.2
354.6
438.1
For Honor
2017
244.5
317.9
415.7
513.5
Project CARS 2
2017
173.2
225.2
294.5
363.7
F1 2019
2019
172.0
223.6
292.5
361.3
DiRT Rally
2015
263.4
342.4
447.8
553.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
346.4
450.3
588.9
727.5
Doom
2016
262.6
341.3
446.4
551.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
203.9
265.1
346.7
428.3
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
