Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU with the Intel Core i7-1255U processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 71 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is good for modern most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Release date
January 17, 2021
Frequency
1245 MHz
Shaders
6144
TMUs
192
ROPs
96
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
120 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already draw some conclusions. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-1255U . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.The TDP of the graphics card is 120W, so a conventional power supply is appropriate for it. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and Intel Core i7-1255U configuration:
Roblox
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Minecraft
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Video Card
FPS
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
173
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
163.8
Radeon RX 6700 XT
161.6
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
155
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
148.5
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
147.7
GeForce RTX 2080
139.3
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
135
Radeon RX 6600 XT
134.4
Radeon RX 6600
130
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
125
Radeon RX 5700 XT
124.6
GeForce RTX 3060
123.1
Radeon Pro 5700 XT
122.8
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile are Radeon RX 6700 XT and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile (155 FPS) and their medium FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 6700 XT 161.6 FPS, which 4.3% faster and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 148.5 FPS, which is 4.2% slower. These numbers will also help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and Intel Core i7-1255U. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained 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 Mobile in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Saints Row
2022
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.2
Scorn
2022
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
Homeworld 3
2022
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
66.2
86.1
112.6
139.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
23.5
30.5
39.9
49.3
Overwatch 2
2022
102.5
133.3
174.3
215.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Atomic Heart
2023
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Elden ring
2022
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
44.9
58.3
76.2
94.2
Stray
2022
114.3
148.5
194.3
240.0
Starfield
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
45.9
59.7
78.1
96.4
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
76.9
100.0
130.7
161.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
95.0
123.6
161.6
199.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
GreedFall
2019
96.4
125.4
163.9
202.5
Borderlands 3
2019
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
The Witcher 3
2015
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
78.0
101.3
132.5
163.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
48.3
62.7
82.1
101.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
106.1
138.0
180.5
222.9
Hitman 2
2018
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
91.2
118.6
155.0
191.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Hitman 3
2021
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
Gears of War 5
2019
85.3
110.9
145.1
179.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
99.3
129.1
168.8
208.6
F1 2021
2020
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.5
Anthem
2019
72.5
94.3
123.3
152.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Far Cry 6
2021
80.1
104.1
136.2
168.2
Genshin Impact
2020
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Metro Exodus
2019
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
105.4
137.0
179.2
221.3
Crysis 3
2013
104.9
136.3
178.3
220.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
105.3
136.9
179.0
221.1
Dishonored 2
2016
80.7
105.0
137.2
169.5
F1 22
2020
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Project CARS 3
2020
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.2
Death Stranding
2020
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Just Cause 4
2018
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
104.7
136.1
177.9
219.8
World War Z
2019
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.8
Halo Infinite
2021
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
The Division
2016
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Godfall
2020
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
90.9
118.1
154.5
190.8
GeForce RTX 3080 laptop GPU with Core i7-1255U mobile gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
136.7
177.7
232.4
287.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
121.7
158.3
207.0
255.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
109.7
142.6
186.4
230.3
Battlefield 1
2016
133.4
173.4
226.7
280.1
Strange Brigade
2018
137.4
178.7
233.6
288.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
117.3
152.4
199.3
246.2
Fallout 76
2018
137.1
178.3
233.1
287.9
Destiny 2
2017
147.7
192.0
251.1
310.2
DiRT Rally
2015
168.4
218.9
286.3
353.7
Rocket League
2015
456.0
533.5
658.9
718.2
Project CARS 2
2017
110.7
144.0
188.3
232.6
For Honor
2017
156.3
203.2
265.8
328.3
Dota 2
2013
152.7
198.5
259.6
320.7
Hitman
2016
106.8
138.8
181.5
224.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
134.1
174.4
228.0
281.7
Titanfall 2
2016
115.3
149.9
196.1
242.2
League of Legends
2009
527.7
617.4
762.5
831.1
Doom
2016
167.9
218.2
285.4
352.5
Valorant
2020
214.3
278.6
364.4
450.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
106.1
138.0
180.5
222.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
130.4
169.5
221.7
273.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
126.1
164.0
214.4
264.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
221.5
287.9
376.5
465.1
Dawn of War III
2017
114.9
149.4
195.3
241.3
Apex Legends
2019
112.5
146.2
191.2
236.1
Battlefield V
2018
112.5
146.2
191.2
236.1
Minecraft
2011
249.9
324.9
424.8
524.8
Need For Speed
2015
126.4
164.4
214.9
265.5
F1 2019
2019
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.0
Roblox
2006
368.4
479.0
626.3
773.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
312.7
406.5
531.6
656.6
Battlefield 4
2013
148.5
193.1
252.5
311.9
Though 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 able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
