NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Built for 1440p around 60 FPS, or fast 1080p. It outscores 86% of the 179 cards in our index and meets the recommended graphics card of 226 of 232 released games that name one.
- Index
- 49/100
- Rank
- #25
- VRAM
- 10 GB
- Power
- 320 W
- Launch price
- $699
How much of the PC library it covers
Against the 232 released games whose publisher names a graphics card we can place.
- 226 at the recommended spec 97%
- 6 at the minimum only 3%
- 0 below the minimum 0%
The most demanding game it meets the recommended card for is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
Upcoming releases on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Unreleased games whose publishers have already posted a graphics card requirement.
Recommended spec 15
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Apr 27, 2027
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
- SPINE - This is Gun Fu 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
- Star Trek: Shadow Frontier Coming soon
Minimum spec 4
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
- The Talos Principle 3 Coming soon
Below minimum 0
None
In the heaviest games we track
Modelled at the High preset with upscaling off, next to a processor fast enough not to limit it. Estimates, not recorded runs — how the model works.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 74 | 46 | 27 |
Spec card
- Maker
- NVIDIA
- Released
- 2020
- Video memory
- 10 GB
- Rated power
- 320 W
- PSU to plan for
- 800 W
- Tier
- B
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- Upscaling
- DLSS · FSR
The cards either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to put them side by side.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080: quick answers
Will the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 run 2027 games?
Of the 19 upcoming games whose publishers have named a graphics card, it meets the recommended card for 15, only the minimum for 4, and falls short of 0.
Is 10 GB of VRAM enough?
For 1080p and most 1440p games, yes. The heaviest recent releases will want textures turned down.
What power supply do I need for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080?
It is rated at 320 W. With the rest of a typical gaming PC and headroom for power spikes, a good 800 W unit is a safe choice; the PSU calculator works it out for your exact parts.
Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT?
No. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 52/100 against 49/100 in our index.