Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 108 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can tell 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 conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X configuration:
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than competitors in some famous games and select 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 rivals of the GeForce RTX 3080 are GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 3080 (241 FPS) and their ordinary 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 true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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 Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.3
148.6
194.3
240.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Overwatch 2
2022
163.8
212.9
278.4
343.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.1
119.8
156.6
193.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.9
128.6
168.2
207.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.0
Atomic Heart
2023
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Elden ring
2022
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.3
Scorn
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Homeworld 3
2022
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Stray
2022
182.5
237.3
310.3
383.3
Starfield
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Saints Row
2022
121.1
157.5
205.9
254.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
165.5
215.1
281.3
347.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.1
F1 2021
2020
165.5
215.1
281.3
347.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
145.7
189.4
247.7
305.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
137.5
178.7
233.7
288.7
Project CARS 3
2020
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
124.5
161.9
211.7
261.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
158.7
206.2
269.7
333.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.3
174.5
228.2
281.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
168.2
218.7
285.9
353.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
World War Z
2019
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.3
Halo Infinite
2021
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.1
Crysis 3
2013
167.5
217.8
284.8
351.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Metro Exodus
2019
93.7
121.8
159.2
196.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
122.8
159.7
208.8
257.9
F1 22
2020
148.4
192.9
252.3
311.7
Just Cause 4
2018
135.3
175.9
230.0
284.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
145.2
188.7
246.8
304.9
GreedFall
2019
154.0
200.3
261.9
323.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.2
144.6
189.1
233.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
143.3
186.3
243.6
300.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
151.8
197.4
258.1
318.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.6
220.4
288.3
356.1
Gears of War 5
2019
136.3
177.2
231.7
286.2
Genshin Impact
2020
148.4
192.9
252.3
311.7
Godfall
2020
151.0
196.3
256.7
317.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
125.9
163.7
214.0
264.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.3
174.5
228.2
281.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
78.0
101.3
132.5
163.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
133.9
174.1
227.7
281.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
168.4
218.9
286.2
353.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
123.3
160.3
209.7
259.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.6
The Division
2016
150.8
196.0
256.4
316.7
Death Stranding
2020
155.1
201.6
263.6
325.6
Hitman 3
2021
116.0
150.8
197.2
243.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.7
Dishonored 2
2016
129.0
167.7
219.2
270.8
Far Cry 6
2021
127.9
166.3
217.5
268.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
Anthem
2019
115.8
150.6
196.9
243.2
Borderlands 3
2019
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
Hitman 2
2018
167.2
217.3
284.2
351.1
The Witcher 3
2015
151.1
196.5
256.9
317.4
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Ryzen 9 3950X 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
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
214.3
278.5
364.2
450.0
Fallout 76
2018
219.0
284.8
372.4
460.0
Doom
2016
268.2
348.6
455.9
563.2
Minecraft
2011
399.2
467.0
678.6
838.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
499.5
584.4
721.8
786.7
Need For Speed
2015
202.0
262.6
343.4
424.2
Project CARS 2
2017
176.9
230.0
300.7
371.5
Dota 2
2013
243.9
317.1
414.7
512.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
194.5
252.8
330.6
408.4
Roblox
2006
529.7
619.7
765.4
834.3
Titanfall 2
2016
184.2
239.5
313.2
386.9
Rocket League
2015
524.5
613.6
757.9
826.0
Strange Brigade
2018
219.6
285.4
373.2
461.1
Destiny 2
2017
235.9
306.7
401.1
495.5
Battlefield 1
2016
213.1
277.0
362.2
447.4
Battlefield V
2018
179.6
233.5
305.4
377.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
201.5
261.9
342.5
423.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
208.3
270.8
354.1
437.4
For Honor
2017
249.7
324.7
424.6
524.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
187.3
243.5
318.4
393.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
218.4
283.9
371.2
458.6
Valorant
2020
342.4
445.1
582.0
719.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.6
220.4
288.3
356.1
Dawn of War III
2017
183.6
238.6
312.0
385.5
DiRT Rally
2015
269.0
349.7
457.3
565.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
353.8
460.0
601.5
743.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
175.2
227.8
297.8
367.9
F1 2019
2019
175.7
228.4
298.7
369.0
Apex Legends
2019
179.6
233.5
305.4
377.2
Battlefield 4
2013
237.3
308.5
403.4
498.3
League of Legends
2009
505.7
591.7
730.8
796.5
Hitman
2016
170.6
221.8
290.0
358.2
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 and the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X separately.
