Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium 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 modern 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 some popular games in which the graphics card 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 7 7800X3D configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
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 several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest opponents 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 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 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 further help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average FPS gained 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Overwatch 2
2022
164.8
214.2
280.1
346.0
Stray
2022
183.6
238.7
312.2
385.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.8
95.9
125.5
155.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.4
Elden ring
2022
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Homeworld 3
2022
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Scorn
2022
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Starfield
2022
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.8
142.8
186.7
230.7
Saints Row
2022
121.9
158.4
207.2
255.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.6
Atomic Heart
2023
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
126.7
164.7
215.3
266.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
168.2
218.7
285.9
353.2
Crysis 3
2013
168.5
219.1
286.5
353.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.8
Dishonored 2
2016
129.8
168.7
220.6
272.5
Godfall
2020
151.9
197.5
258.2
319.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
138.3
179.8
235.2
290.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
144.2
187.4
245.1
302.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
170.6
221.8
290.0
358.3
Borderlands 3
2019
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.9
145.5
190.2
235.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
152.8
198.6
259.7
320.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
135.1
175.6
229.6
283.7
Anthem
2019
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.7
151.7
198.4
245.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
125.3
162.9
213.0
263.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.2
The Witcher 3
2015
152.1
197.7
258.5
319.3
Genshin Impact
2020
149.3
194.1
253.8
313.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
169.4
220.2
288.0
355.7
Just Cause 4
2018
136.1
176.9
231.4
285.8
Halo Infinite
2021
97.8
127.2
166.3
205.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.6
100.9
131.9
162.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.7
104.9
137.1
169.4
F1 22
2020
149.3
194.1
253.8
313.6
Metro Exodus
2019
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
123.6
160.6
210.1
259.5
Death Stranding
2020
156.0
202.8
265.2
327.6
F1 2021
2020
166.5
216.4
283.0
349.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
Gears of War 5
2019
137.1
178.3
233.1
288.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
135.1
175.6
229.6
283.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
168.2
218.7
285.9
353.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
159.6
207.5
271.4
335.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
101.4
131.9
172.4
213.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
124.1
161.3
211.0
260.6
The Division
2016
151.7
197.2
257.9
318.6
Hitman 3
2021
116.7
151.7
198.4
245.1
Far Cry 6
2021
128.7
167.3
218.8
270.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
World War Z
2019
169.7
220.7
288.6
356.5
Project CARS 3
2020
79.0
102.6
134.2
165.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
146.1
189.9
248.3
306.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
166.5
216.4
283.0
349.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
146.6
190.5
249.2
307.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
134.7
175.2
229.0
282.9
GreedFall
2019
155.0
201.5
263.5
325.5
Hitman 2
2018
168.2
218.7
285.9
353.2
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
219.7
285.6
373.5
461.3
Battlefield V
2018
180.7
234.9
307.2
379.5
Valorant
2020
344.5
447.8
585.6
723.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
452.3
529.2
653.6
712.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
202.7
263.5
344.6
425.7
Minecraft
2011
401.6
469.9
682.8
843.4
Hitman
2016
171.6
223.1
291.8
360.4
Destiny 2
2017
237.4
308.6
403.5
498.5
Dota 2
2013
245.4
319.1
417.2
515.4
F1 2019
2019
176.8
229.8
300.5
371.2
Need For Speed
2015
203.2
264.2
345.5
426.7
League of Legends
2009
508.8
595.3
735.2
801.4
Dawn of War III
2017
184.7
240.1
313.9
387.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
195.7
254.4
332.6
410.9
Doom
2016
269.8
350.7
458.7
566.6
Battlefield 4
2013
238.7
310.4
405.9
501.4
Apex Legends
2019
180.7
234.9
307.2
379.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
170.6
221.8
290.0
358.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
215.6
280.2
366.5
452.7
For Honor
2017
251.3
326.6
427.2
527.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
188.5
245.0
320.4
395.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
176.3
229.1
299.7
370.2
Strange Brigade
2018
220.9
287.2
375.5
463.9
Battlefield 1
2016
214.4
278.7
364.4
450.2
Project CARS 2
2017
178.0
231.4
302.6
373.8
Rocket League
2015
527.7
617.4
762.5
831.1
Fallout 76
2018
220.4
286.5
374.6
462.8
DiRT Rally
2015
270.7
351.9
460.1
568.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
356.0
462.8
605.1
747.5
Roblox
2006
532.9
623.5
770.1
839.3
Titanfall 2
2016
185.4
241.0
315.1
389.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
209.6
272.4
356.3
440.1
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
