Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 144 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 16Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 4080 is good for modern most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Release date
November 16, 2022
Price
1199 USD
Frequency
2210 MHz
Shaders
9728
TMUs
304
ROPs
96
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
340 W
Memory Size
16 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce RTX 4080 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 necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 4080, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 340W. Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 4080 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4080.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 4080
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Ti
375
GeForce RTX 4090
347.6
GeForce RTX 4080 Ti
324.4
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
302
GeForce RTX 4080
301.3
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
280.881
Radeon RX 6950 XT
278
GeForce RTX 4070
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
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 4080 are Radeon RX 7900 XTX and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. We compared GeForce RTX 4080 (301.3 FPS) and their average FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 7900 XTX 302 FPS, which 0.2% faster and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 280.881 FPS, which is 6.8% slower. These numbers will further help you make the true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 4080 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 4080 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average 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 4080 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
110.7
143.9
188.1
232.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Starfield
2022
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
136.2
177.1
231.5
286.0
Atomic Heart
2023
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
123.4
160.5
209.8
259.2
Scorn
2022
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Saints Row
2022
151.1
196.4
256.9
317.3
Stray
2022
227.7
296.0
387.1
478.2
Overwatch 2
2022
204.3
265.6
347.3
429.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
78.7
102.4
133.9
165.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
142.6
185.4
242.4
299.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
131.9
171.5
224.3
277.1
Homeworld 3
2022
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
Elden ring
2022
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
114.9
149.4
195.4
241.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
153.2
199.2
260.5
321.8
The Witcher 3
2015
188.5
245.1
320.5
395.9
Gears of War 5
2019
170.0
221.0
289.0
357.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
138.7
180.4
235.9
291.4
F1 22
2020
185.1
240.7
314.7
388.8
Crysis 3
2013
209.0
271.7
355.3
438.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
181.7
236.3
308.9
381.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
189.4
246.2
322.0
397.7
Death Stranding
2020
193.4
251.5
328.8
406.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
206.4
268.3
350.9
433.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
97.3
126.4
165.3
204.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
144.7
188.1
246.0
303.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
157.0
204.2
267.0
329.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
155.3
201.9
264.1
326.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
F1 2021
2020
206.4
268.3
350.9
433.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
178.8
232.4
303.9
375.4
World War Z
2019
210.5
273.6
357.8
442.0
The Division
2016
188.1
244.6
319.8
395.0
Godfall
2020
188.3
244.8
320.2
395.5
Dishonored 2
2016
160.9
209.1
273.5
337.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
134.1
174.3
227.9
281.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
134.1
174.3
227.9
281.5
Metro Exodus
2019
116.8
151.9
198.6
245.3
Far Cry 6
2021
159.6
207.5
271.3
335.2
GreedFall
2019
192.2
249.8
326.7
403.5
Just Cause 4
2018
168.8
219.4
286.9
354.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
210.0
273.0
357.1
441.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
106.4
138.3
180.9
223.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
209.8
272.8
356.7
440.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
125.8
163.5
213.8
264.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
208.5
271.1
354.5
437.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
208.5
271.1
354.5
437.9
Genshin Impact
2020
185.1
240.7
314.7
388.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
181.1
235.4
307.9
380.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
96.2
125.0
163.5
202.0
Anthem
2019
144.5
187.8
245.6
303.4
Halo Infinite
2021
121.3
157.7
206.2
254.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
153.9
200.0
261.6
323.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
171.5
223.0
291.6
360.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
211.5
275.0
359.6
444.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
197.9
257.3
336.4
415.6
Borderlands 3
2019
134.9
175.4
229.4
283.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
167.5
217.7
284.7
351.7
Project CARS 3
2020
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
100.0
130.0
170.0
210.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
167.0
217.2
284.0
350.8
Hitman 2
2018
208.5
271.1
354.5
437.9
Hitman 3
2021
144.7
188.1
246.0
303.9
GeForce RTX 4080 16Gb with Ryzen 9 3950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4080 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
498.0
582.6
719.5
784.3
Roblox
2006
528.6
618.5
763.8
832.5
Titanfall 2
2016
229.8
298.8
390.7
482.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
211.5
275.0
359.6
444.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
242.6
315.4
412.4
509.4
Strange Brigade
2018
273.9
356.0
465.6
575.1
DiRT Rally
2015
335.6
436.3
570.5
704.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
259.8
337.8
441.7
545.6
Dawn of War III
2017
229.0
297.7
389.3
480.8
Destiny 2
2017
294.3
382.6
500.3
618.0
Fallout 76
2018
273.2
355.2
464.5
573.8
Hitman
2016
212.8
276.6
361.8
446.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
441.4
516.4
637.8
695.1
Doom
2016
334.5
434.9
568.7
702.5
Valorant
2020
427.1
499.7
617.2
896.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
218.5
284.1
371.5
459.0
Battlefield V
2018
224.1
291.3
380.9
470.6
League of Legends
2009
504.7
590.5
729.3
794.9
Apex Legends
2019
224.1
291.3
380.9
470.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
267.3
347.5
454.4
561.3
For Honor
2017
311.5
405.0
529.6
654.2
Battlefield 4
2013
296.0
384.8
503.2
621.6
Battlefield 1
2016
265.8
345.5
451.8
558.2
Dota 2
2013
304.3
395.6
517.3
639.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
272.4
354.1
463.1
572.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
233.7
303.8
397.2
490.7
F1 2019
2019
219.2
284.9
372.6
460.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
560.8
656.1
810.3
883.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
251.3
326.7
427.2
527.8
Need For Speed
2015
252.0
327.5
428.3
529.1
Project CARS 2
2017
220.7
286.9
375.1
463.4
Rocket League
2015
490.7
574.1
709.0
772.8
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
