Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with the Intel Core i3-12300 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 from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key characteristic. The average FPS in games is 104 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 10Gb 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
September 17, 2020
Price
1049 USD
Frequency
1440 MHz
Shaders
8704
TMUs
272
ROPs
88
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
320 W
Memory Size
10 Gb
Memory Bus
320 Bit
GeForce RTX 3080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the GPU, you can already make some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i3-12300 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3080, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 320W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU 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 3080 and Intel Core i3-12300 configuration:
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Valorant
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3080 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3080.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3080
Video Card
FPS
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
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
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
173
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
163.8
Radeon RX 6700 XT
161.6
The closest opponents of the GeForce RTX 3080 are Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. We compared GeForce RTX 3080 (230.1 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 6800 XT 233.7 FPS, which 1.6% faster and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile 230 FPS, which is 0.0% slower. These numbers will further help you make the right decision.
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 Intel Core i3-12300. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
86.4
112.3
146.8
181.4
Overwatch 2
2022
153.6
199.6
261.0
322.5
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
35.2
45.7
59.8
73.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Starfield
2022
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
59.2
76.9
100.6
124.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.8
Elden ring
2022
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Saints Row
2022
113.6
147.6
193.1
238.5
Stray
2022
171.1
222.5
290.9
359.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
99.2
128.9
168.6
208.3
Scorn
2022
62.4
81.1
106.0
131.0
Atomic Heart
2023
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.1
Homeworld 3
2022
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
62.4
81.1
106.0
131.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
102.4
133.1
174.0
215.0
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Marvel's Avengers
2020
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
F1 2021
2020
155.2
201.7
263.8
325.8
Metro Exodus
2019
87.8
114.2
149.3
184.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
134.4
174.7
228.4
282.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
156.7
203.8
266.5
329.2
Far Cry 6
2021
120.0
156.0
203.9
251.9
Halo Infinite
2021
91.2
118.5
155.0
191.5
GreedFall
2019
144.4
187.8
245.5
303.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
73.1
95.0
124.3
153.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
156.7
203.8
266.5
329.2
World War Z
2019
158.2
205.6
268.9
332.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Godfall
2020
141.6
184.0
240.6
297.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
125.6
163.2
213.5
263.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
115.2
149.7
195.8
241.8
Hitman 3
2021
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
118.0
153.5
200.7
247.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
116.8
151.8
198.5
245.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
136.1
177.0
231.4
285.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
157.9
205.2
268.4
331.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
142.4
185.1
242.0
298.9
The Division
2016
141.4
183.8
240.4
296.9
The Witcher 3
2015
141.7
184.2
240.9
297.6
Dishonored 2
2016
120.9
157.2
205.6
253.9
Just Cause 4
2018
126.8
164.9
215.6
266.4
Crysis 3
2013
157.1
204.2
267.0
329.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Project CARS 3
2020
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
115.6
150.3
196.6
242.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
155.2
201.7
263.8
325.8
Hitman 2
2018
156.7
203.8
266.5
329.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.0
206.7
270.3
333.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
148.8
193.4
252.9
312.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
F1 22
2020
139.2
180.9
236.6
292.2
Borderlands 3
2019
101.4
131.8
172.4
213.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
157.7
205.0
268.1
331.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Genshin Impact
2020
139.2
180.9
236.6
292.2
Gears of War 5
2019
127.8
166.1
217.3
268.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
80.0
104.0
136.0
167.9
Death Stranding
2020
145.4
189.0
247.2
305.3
Anthem
2019
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136.6
177.6
232.2
286.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
GeForce RTX 3080 10Gb with Core i3-12300 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3080 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
189.4
246.2
321.9
397.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
188.9
245.6
321.1
396.7
For Honor
2017
234.2
304.4
398.1
491.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
175.6
228.3
298.6
368.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
331.7
431.3
563.9
696.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
164.3
213.5
279.3
345.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
468.3
547.9
676.7
737.6
Valorant
2020
321.0
417.3
545.7
674.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
182.3
237.0
310.0
382.9
Doom
2016
251.4
326.9
427.4
528.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
159.0
206.7
270.3
333.9
Destiny 2
2017
221.2
287.6
376.1
464.5
Battlefield V
2018
168.4
219.0
286.3
353.7
Apex Legends
2019
168.4
219.0
286.3
353.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
195.3
253.9
332.0
410.1
Battlefield 1
2016
199.8
259.7
339.6
419.5
Minecraft
2011
374.3
486.6
636.3
786.0
DiRT Rally
2015
252.2
327.9
428.8
529.7
F1 2019
2019
164.7
214.2
280.1
346.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
200.9
261.2
341.5
421.9
Dota 2
2013
228.7
297.3
388.8
480.3
Battlefield 4
2013
222.5
289.2
378.2
467.2
Roblox
2006
496.6
581.1
717.6
782.2
League of Legends
2009
632.2
739.7
913.6
995.8
Titanfall 2
2016
172.7
224.6
293.7
362.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
204.7
266.2
348.0
429.9
Dawn of War III
2017
172.1
223.7
292.6
361.4
Strange Brigade
2018
205.9
267.6
350.0
432.3
Hitman
2016
159.9
207.9
271.9
335.9
Fallout 76
2018
205.4
267.0
349.1
431.3
Project CARS 2
2017
165.9
215.6
282.0
348.3
Rocket League
2015
614.7
719.2
888.2
968.1
Although you can't dispute 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. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
