Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 108 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 12Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for new 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 350W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X configuration:
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than competitors 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 opponents
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 medium 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 numbers will also help you make the true 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 7 7700X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
93.0
120.9
158.0
195.2
Starfield
2022
60.3
78.3
102.4
126.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Homeworld 3
2022
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.1
Saints Row
2022
122.2
158.9
207.8
256.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.7
Overwatch 2
2022
165.3
214.8
281.0
347.1
Stray
2022
184.2
239.5
313.1
386.8
Scorn
2022
67.1
87.3
114.1
141.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
110.2
143.2
187.3
231.4
Atomic Heart
2023
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Elden ring
2022
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
106.7
138.8
181.4
224.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
117.1
152.2
199.0
245.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
135.1
175.7
229.7
283.8
Halo Infinite
2021
98.1
127.6
166.8
206.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
169.9
220.9
288.9
356.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
144.6
188.0
245.8
303.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
127.0
165.2
216.0
266.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.5
161.8
211.6
261.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
153.2
199.2
260.5
321.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
123.9
161.1
210.7
260.3
Gears of War 5
2019
137.6
178.8
233.8
288.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
GreedFall
2019
155.5
202.1
264.3
326.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
101.7
132.3
173.0
213.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Anthem
2019
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Far Cry 6
2021
129.1
167.8
219.5
271.1
Borderlands 3
2019
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
147.0
191.1
249.9
308.7
Crysis 3
2013
169.1
219.8
287.4
355.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.9
105.2
137.6
169.9
F1 2021
2020
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
112.2
145.9
190.8
235.7
Death Stranding
2020
156.5
203.4
266.0
328.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.5
66.9
87.5
108.1
Metro Exodus
2019
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
Genshin Impact
2020
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
146.5
190.5
249.1
307.7
World War Z
2019
170.3
221.3
289.4
357.5
Hitman 2
2018
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Hitman 3
2021
117.1
152.2
199.0
245.8
The Division
2016
152.2
197.8
258.7
319.6
F1 22
2020
149.8
194.7
254.6
314.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
167.0
217.1
283.9
350.7
The Witcher 3
2015
152.5
198.3
259.3
320.3
Project CARS 3
2020
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
169.7
220.7
288.6
356.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
160.1
208.1
272.2
336.2
Dishonored 2
2016
130.1
169.2
221.3
273.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Just Cause 4
2018
136.5
177.5
232.1
286.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
125.7
163.4
213.6
263.9
Godfall
2020
152.4
198.1
259.0
319.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.7
102.3
133.7
165.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.4
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Ryzen 7 7700X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
189.0
245.7
321.3
396.9
Strange Brigade
2018
221.6
288.0
376.7
465.3
Battlefield 4
2013
239.5
311.3
407.1
502.9
Battlefield 1
2016
215.0
279.5
365.5
451.5
Doom
2016
270.6
351.8
460.1
568.3
Battlefield V
2018
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.7
Roblox
2006
534.5
625.4
772.4
841.9
Titanfall 2
2016
185.9
241.7
316.1
390.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
453.7
530.8
655.5
714.5
Fallout 76
2018
221.0
287.4
375.8
464.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
357.0
464.2
607.0
749.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
210.2
273.3
357.3
441.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
203.3
264.3
345.6
427.0
Need For Speed
2015
203.8
265.0
346.5
428.0
Dawn of War III
2017
185.2
240.8
314.9
389.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
220.4
286.5
374.6
462.7
DiRT Rally
2015
271.5
352.9
461.5
570.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
196.3
255.1
333.6
412.1
For Honor
2017
252.0
327.6
428.5
529.3
Dota 2
2013
246.2
320.0
418.5
517.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
216.2
281.1
367.6
454.1
Valorant
2020
345.5
449.2
587.4
725.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
Minecraft
2011
402.8
471.3
684.8
846.0
Hitman
2016
172.2
223.8
292.7
361.5
F1 2019
2019
177.3
230.5
301.4
372.4
League of Legends
2009
510.4
597.1
737.5
803.8
Apex Legends
2019
181.3
235.7
308.2
380.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
176.8
229.8
300.6
371.3
Rocket League
2015
529.3
619.2
764.8
833.6
Destiny 2
2017
238.1
309.5
404.7
500.0
Project CARS 2
2017
178.5
232.1
303.5
374.9
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
