Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary parameter. The medium FPS in games is 108 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 12Gb of memory, we can state 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
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 decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of some 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 5 2600 configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Valorant
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals 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 competitors
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 competitors of the GeForce RTX 3080 are GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 3080 (241 FPS) and their medium 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 figures will also 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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
Elden ring
2022
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
106.8
138.8
181.5
224.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.6
Atomic Heart
2023
40.0
52.1
68.1
84.1
Scorn
2022
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
71.7
93.3
122.0
150.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
111.8
145.3
190.1
234.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
90.1
117.1
153.2
189.2
Overwatch 2
2022
160.2
208.2
272.3
336.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Homeworld 3
2022
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Starfield
2022
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
96.8
125.8
164.5
203.2
Stray
2022
178.5
232.1
303.5
374.9
Saints Row
2022
118.5
154.0
201.4
248.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
134.5
174.8
228.6
282.4
Anthem
2019
113.3
147.3
192.6
237.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
123.1
160.1
209.3
258.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
75.4
98.0
128.2
158.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
161.9
210.4
275.2
339.9
F1 2021
2020
161.9
210.4
275.2
339.9
Dishonored 2
2016
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
F1 22
2020
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.9
Genshin Impact
2020
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
120.1
156.2
204.2
252.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Gears of War 5
2019
133.3
173.3
226.6
280.0
World War Z
2019
165.0
214.5
280.5
346.5
Far Cry 6
2021
125.1
162.7
212.7
262.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
164.7
214.1
280.0
345.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
120.6
156.8
205.1
253.3
Godfall
2020
147.7
192.0
251.0
310.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Death Stranding
2020
151.7
197.2
257.8
318.5
Metro Exodus
2019
91.6
119.1
155.7
192.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
121.8
158.3
207.1
255.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
83.4
108.5
141.8
175.2
Crysis 3
2013
163.9
213.0
278.6
344.1
GreedFall
2019
150.7
195.9
256.1
316.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
164.5
213.9
279.7
345.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
155.2
201.7
263.8
325.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
The Witcher 3
2015
147.8
192.2
251.3
310.5
Halo Infinite
2021
95.1
123.6
161.7
199.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
131.3
170.7
223.2
275.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
131.3
170.7
223.2
275.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
142.5
185.2
242.2
299.2
The Division
2016
147.5
191.8
250.8
309.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
98.6
128.2
167.6
207.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
140.2
182.2
238.3
294.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Hitman 3
2021
113.5
147.5
192.9
238.3
Hitman 2
2018
163.5
212.6
278.0
343.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
113.5
147.5
192.9
238.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
76.3
99.1
129.6
160.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
131.0
170.3
222.7
275.1
Project CARS 3
2020
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Borderlands 3
2019
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
148.5
193.1
252.5
311.9
Just Cause 4
2018
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
142.0
184.6
241.4
298.2
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Ryzen 5 2600 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
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
488.6
571.6
706.0
769.5
Need For Speed
2015
197.6
256.8
335.9
414.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
213.6
277.7
363.1
448.5
Strange Brigade
2018
214.7
279.2
365.1
451.0
Apex Legends
2019
175.7
228.4
298.7
369.0
Valorant
2020
334.9
435.4
569.3
703.3
Destiny 2
2017
230.8
300.0
392.3
484.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Dawn of War III
2017
179.5
233.4
305.2
377.0
Battlefield 4
2013
232.1
301.7
394.6
487.4
Battlefield 1
2016
208.4
270.9
354.3
437.7
Project CARS 2
2017
173.0
224.9
294.2
363.4
For Honor
2017
244.3
317.6
415.3
513.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
190.2
247.3
323.4
399.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
197.1
256.2
335.0
413.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
209.6
272.4
356.3
440.1
Dota 2
2013
238.6
310.2
405.6
501.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
346.1
449.9
588.3
726.7
Fallout 76
2018
214.2
278.5
364.2
449.9
Battlefield V
2018
175.7
228.4
298.7
369.0
League of Legends
2009
494.7
578.8
714.8
779.1
Rocket League
2015
513.0
600.2
741.3
808.0
Roblox
2006
518.1
606.2
748.6
816.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
183.2
238.2
311.5
384.7
Titanfall 2
2016
180.2
234.3
306.4
378.4
Doom
2016
262.3
341.0
445.9
550.8
Minecraft
2011
390.4
456.8
663.8
819.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
171.4
222.8
291.3
359.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
203.7
264.9
346.3
427.8
DiRT Rally
2015
263.1
342.1
447.3
552.6
F1 2019
2019
171.9
223.4
292.2
360.9
Hitman
2016
166.9
216.9
283.7
350.4
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able 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 graphics card.
