Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 108 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 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. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 configuration:
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with rivals in some famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3080
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 opponents 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 famous 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 true 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 AMD Ryzen 7 7700. 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Overwatch 2
2022
164.6
214.0
279.8
345.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Atomic Heart
2023
41.1
53.5
70.0
86.4
Saints Row
2022
121.7
158.3
206.9
255.6
Homeworld 3
2022
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.6
120.4
157.4
194.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Scorn
2022
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.7
142.6
186.5
230.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
99.4
129.3
169.1
208.8
Starfield
2022
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.9
149.3
195.3
241.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Elden ring
2022
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.8
Stray
2022
183.5
238.5
311.9
385.3
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
168.4
218.9
286.2
353.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.8
Just Cause 4
2018
136.0
176.8
231.1
285.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
134.6
175.0
228.8
282.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Anthem
2019
116.4
151.3
197.9
244.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
101.3
131.7
172.3
212.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
126.5
164.5
215.1
265.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
F1 2021
2020
166.3
216.2
282.7
349.2
Dishonored 2
2016
129.6
168.5
220.4
272.2
Genshin Impact
2020
149.2
193.9
253.6
313.2
F1 22
2020
149.2
193.9
253.6
313.2
World War Z
2019
169.6
220.4
288.3
356.1
Hitman 2
2018
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.9
175.4
229.4
283.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
144.0
187.2
244.8
302.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.7
111.4
145.7
180.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
123.4
160.5
209.9
259.2
Metro Exodus
2019
94.1
122.4
160.0
197.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
138.2
179.6
234.9
290.2
Halo Infinite
2021
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.0
161.1
210.7
260.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.3
66.6
87.1
107.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
166.3
216.2
282.7
349.2
The Witcher 3
2015
151.9
197.5
258.2
319.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
170.4
221.6
289.7
357.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.6
151.6
198.2
244.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
169.1
219.8
287.4
355.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
145.9
189.7
248.0
306.4
Gears of War 5
2019
137.0
178.1
232.9
287.7
Project CARS 3
2020
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
152.6
198.4
259.4
320.4
GreedFall
2019
154.8
201.3
263.2
325.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
159.5
207.3
271.1
334.8
Godfall
2020
151.7
197.3
258.0
318.6
Far Cry 6
2021
128.6
167.2
218.6
270.0
Borderlands 3
2019
108.7
141.3
184.8
228.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
146.4
190.3
248.9
307.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.8
145.3
190.0
234.8
Death Stranding
2020
155.9
202.6
264.9
327.3
The Division
2016
151.6
197.0
257.7
318.3
Hitman 3
2021
116.6
151.6
198.2
244.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
125.2
162.7
212.8
262.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
168.0
218.4
285.6
352.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.9
175.4
229.4
283.4
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Ryzen 7 7700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
177.8
231.1
302.3
373.4
Valorant
2020
344.1
447.3
585.0
722.6
Battlefield 1
2016
214.1
278.4
364.0
449.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
188.3
244.7
320.0
395.3
Minecraft
2011
401.2
469.4
682.0
842.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
451.8
528.6
652.9
711.6
For Honor
2017
251.0
326.3
426.7
527.1
Strange Brigade
2018
220.7
286.9
375.1
463.4
Need For Speed
2015
203.0
263.9
345.1
426.3
League of Legends
2009
508.3
594.7
734.5
800.6
Fallout 76
2018
220.1
286.2
374.2
462.3
Destiny 2
2017
237.1
308.3
403.1
497.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
202.5
263.2
344.2
425.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
219.5
285.3
373.1
460.9
Rocket League
2015
527.1
616.7
761.7
830.2
Battlefield V
2018
180.5
234.7
306.9
379.1
Dawn of War III
2017
184.5
239.8
313.6
387.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
170.4
221.6
289.7
357.9
Battlefield 4
2013
238.5
310.0
405.4
500.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
215.3
279.9
366.1
452.2
Doom
2016
269.5
350.4
458.2
566.0
F1 2019
2019
176.6
229.6
300.2
370.9
Dota 2
2013
245.2
318.7
416.8
514.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
209.3
272.1
355.9
439.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
195.5
254.1
332.3
410.5
Apex Legends
2019
180.5
234.7
306.9
379.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
176.1
228.9
299.3
369.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
355.6
462.3
604.5
746.7
Titanfall 2
2016
185.2
240.7
314.8
388.9
Roblox
2006
532.4
622.9
769.3
838.5
DiRT Rally
2015
270.4
351.5
459.6
567.8
Hitman
2016
171.5
222.9
291.5
360.1
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
