Still good (but only just) | RTX 3080 10GB

Testing the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 10GB graphics card in 13 popular and demanding games in 2024, at 1080P and 1440P, using an average gaming PC.

At launch, the RTX 3080 offered a real incentive to buy one of the 80 series Geforces (as opposed to the better value 70s, or better performing 80 Tis) for the first time in years. Performance aside, its main benefit over the much cheaper RTX 3070 is the extra 2GB of VRAM, however today's games seem to be far more VRAM hungry than they were in 2020. Is this 25% larger frame buffer really enough to help the 3080 stay relevant?

Track names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", “Binary Sunrise” and "Vercetti Forever"

00:00 RTX 3080 vs. 2024
00:43 The Story of the RTX 3080 10GB
03:13 Test System
03:36 Gaming Benchmarks
03:40 Black Myth Wukong
04:38 Star Wars: Outlaws
06:30 God of War: Ragnarok
07:38 Ghost of Tsushima
08:12 Horizon: Forbidden West
08:46 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
09:35 Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
10:21 Alan Wake II
10:47 Resident Evil 4 Remake
11:30 The Last of Us Part 1
11:58 Forza Horizon 5
12:47 Starfield
13:35 Cyberpunk 2077
14:32 Ray tracing
18:27 Conclusion

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[IcebergTech]

ERRATA
08:34 I meant to say "with lows just short of 80", not 70 🤦‍♂
In the Ray Tracing chapter, I think I forgot to mention that I turned down the overall quality preset in Black Myth Wukong. The initial non-RT testing was done at both Very High and High presets, but in order to keep VRAM utilisation in check, I only tested RT With the High quality preset.

[afti]

my 3080 is sweating while i'm watching this video

[billynomates]

Top Tip: If your card is struggling, turn your settings down.

I've just saved you £1000. You're welcome.

[toufusoup]

Only seems like yesterday when Iceberg was saying he got his 3070 because his dreams of owning a 3080 were gone. Now he’s reviewed both the standard and Titanium models 🎉

[WayStedYou]

3080 12gb should've been the default

[notapplicable]

I got mine for 300$ off eBay, and it works perfectly. My first truly high end card, and I'll never stop loving it.

[beetheimmortal]

Not a single game exists that's actually worth upgrading for. I'll keep my 3080 a while longer, thank you.

[voteDC]

I have a RTX 3060 12GB and it's a great 1440p. Too many PC gamers, including this channel, seem to be falling back into the mindset of "if it isn't at high then it's not worth bothering with."

My previous card, a GTX 970, lasted me almost a decade and I expect the RTX 3060 to do the same because, and keep this quiet in case it damages my PCMR credentials, I don't mind turning the settings down.

[RadialSeeker]

3080fe still insanely good. Only games that don't run well with 10gb of vram at 1440p are normally ones that are terribly optimized. I'm running cyberpunk with optimized settings + RT Overdrive + fsr3 comfortably

[rangersmith]

The 3080 and 3070 were both short on VRAM at release, so of course they both suffer from VRAM shortage much more acutely now.

[itson]

I understand the bus width versus memory size condition, but still 8gb for 3070 and 10gb for 3080 was a bad decision. I will be using my 3070 anyways till at least Half Life 4 comes out.

[JohnnyBg]

Now imagine all this with 1440P DLSS - Quality which is 90% of image sharpness of DLAA/Native AND sometimes better than it and you will get clearer picture of how much 3080 is still powerful after 4 years ❤

[Wpar]

Im loving my 6800xt especially with the 16gb vram and it is pretty much equivalent

[IYouLikeCheeseI]

A 3080 is more than (just good) my 2080ti is still amazing in 1440p lol

[therealnambro]

Life as a 1080p gamer is so much simpler

My 3070ti still feels so big and strong - and what would I even do with so much VRAM?? 😲

[craciunator]

I have a 6800xt, and while it may not always beat a 3080 in performance, I know the 16gb of vram will last me many more years than the 10gb would. Hell, playing now at 1440p I frequently use upwards of 14gb of VRAM.

[Brammen]

After waiting 4 months post-release for a 3080, my local pc shop offered me an XFX 6800 xt with a $100 discount.

Still glad I went with the 6800 xt. I can't help but wonder how different my gaming experience would have been had I waited for the RTX card, but its cool to see that the 3080 is still hanging in there.

[hensonk]

I bought 3080FE 10GB for MSRP 4 years ago and it's still strong. The best price/performance ratio.

[TheIndulgers]

I'd be pissed if I bought such a high end expensive card only to be running out of vram a few years later.

[MrKsan]

In this time frame, the RX 6800 XT should have been the most wanted, most popular, and best selling GPU.