Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The medium FPS in games is 108 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 12Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3080 is good for modern 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 decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed 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 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 9 5900X configuration:
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Valorant
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3080 with competitors 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 rivals
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 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 numbers will further 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
98.9
128.6
168.2
207.7
Atomic Heart
2023
40.9
53.2
69.6
86.0
Homeworld 3
2022
83.6
108.6
142.1
175.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Saints Row
2022
121.1
157.4
205.8
254.3
Stray
2022
182.5
237.2
310.2
383.2
Overwatch 2
2022
163.7
212.8
278.3
343.8
Elden ring
2022
64.8
84.2
110.2
136.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
114.3
148.5
194.2
240.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
109.1
141.9
185.6
229.2
Starfield
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
Scorn
2022
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
105.7
137.5
179.8
222.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
92.1
119.7
156.6
193.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
71.6
93.1
121.8
150.4
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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
145.1
188.7
246.7
304.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
Metro Exodus
2019
93.6
121.7
159.2
196.6
Project CARS 3
2020
78.4
102.0
133.4
164.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
145.6
189.3
247.6
305.9
Godfall
2020
150.9
196.2
256.6
317.0
Death Stranding
2020
155.0
201.5
263.5
325.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
137.5
178.7
233.7
288.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
Borderlands 3
2019
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
Just Cause 4
2018
135.2
175.8
229.9
284.0
Crysis 3
2013
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
F1 22
2020
148.4
192.9
252.2
311.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
168.2
218.6
285.9
353.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
133.9
174.0
227.6
281.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
116.0
150.8
197.1
243.5
The Division
2016
150.8
196.0
256.3
316.6
Genshin Impact
2020
148.4
192.9
252.2
311.6
Gears of War 5
2019
136.3
177.1
231.6
286.2
Hitman 2
2018
167.1
217.3
284.1
351.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
107.4
139.7
182.7
225.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
124.5
161.8
211.6
261.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
158.6
206.2
269.6
333.1
Halo Infinite
2021
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
165.4
215.1
281.2
347.4
Anthem
2019
115.8
150.5
196.9
243.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
143.3
186.2
243.5
300.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.7
The Witcher 3
2015
151.1
196.4
256.9
317.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.9
GreedFall
2019
154.0
200.2
261.8
323.4
F1 2021
2020
165.4
215.1
281.2
347.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
122.8
159.6
208.7
257.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
168.3
218.8
286.2
353.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
107.4
139.7
182.7
225.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
111.2
144.6
189.0
233.5
World War Z
2019
168.7
219.3
286.7
354.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.5
220.4
288.2
356.0
Hitman 3
2021
116.0
150.8
197.1
243.5
Far Cry 6
2021
127.9
166.3
217.4
268.6
Dishonored 2
2016
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
151.8
197.3
258.0
318.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
167.1
217.3
284.1
351.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
167.1
217.3
284.1
351.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
GeForce RTX 3080 12Gb with Ryzen 9 5900X 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
268.1
348.5
455.8
563.0
DiRT Rally
2015
268.9
349.6
457.2
564.8
Dota 2
2013
243.9
317.0
414.6
512.1
Destiny 2
2017
235.9
306.6
401.0
495.3
League of Legends
2009
505.6
591.5
730.6
796.3
Battlefield 4
2013
237.2
308.4
403.3
498.2
Minecraft
2011
399.1
466.9
678.4
838.0
For Honor
2017
249.7
324.6
424.4
524.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
194.4
252.7
330.5
408.3
Battlefield V
2018
179.6
233.5
305.3
377.1
Dawn of War III
2017
183.5
238.6
312.0
385.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
214.2
278.5
364.1
449.8
Roblox
2006
529.5
619.6
765.2
834.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
208.2
270.7
354.0
437.3
Apex Legends
2019
179.6
233.5
305.3
377.1
F1 2019
2019
175.7
228.4
298.6
368.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
499.3
584.2
721.6
786.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
175.1
227.7
297.8
367.8
Titanfall 2
2016
184.2
239.4
313.1
386.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
353.7
459.8
601.3
742.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
218.3
283.8
371.1
458.4
Valorant
2020
342.3
445.0
581.9
718.8
Strange Brigade
2018
219.5
285.3
373.1
460.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
201.4
261.8
342.4
423.0
Battlefield 1
2016
213.0
276.9
362.1
447.3
Hitman
2016
170.5
221.7
289.9
358.1
Need For Speed
2015
201.9
262.5
343.3
424.0
Rocket League
2015
524.3
613.4
757.6
825.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
187.3
243.4
318.3
393.2
Fallout 76
2018
219.0
284.7
372.3
459.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
169.5
220.4
288.2
356.0
Project CARS 2
2017
176.9
229.9
300.6
371.4
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and the GeForce RTX 3080 separately.
