Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Review: Brute Force Power Delivers Huge Performance

For two years now, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti has been the undisputed consumer-level GPU king - but Nvidia's new Ampere architecture has arrived, with RTX 3080 taking performance to the next level. In this review you'll get to see just how fast this new card is, and whether it lives up to the early promise shown in our RTX 3080 early look video. NOTE: we re-tested Gears 5 after filming this - its jump from 2080 to 3080 it actually 69%, not 61%.

[licka]

New cards absolutely need to properly run older games regardless of how old they are. Thank you for mentioning that.

[cheese_crab]

(small nitpick) I understand why the percentages might be useful in the graphs, but if you decide to start using them more, please show both fps and percentage at the same time so I can keep the full context of how the game is running in my mind. Keep up the good work!

[Nick]

But... will we be able to buy one? These are the questions my friends

Update: Yes - we apparently will be able to. Have my 3090 now. Looking forward to testing the Big Navis next :)

[HarryUK]

I love the "THIS IS NOT A JOKE" disclaimer at the 450fps in 1080p DOOM Eternal. 😂
This card looks immense.

[DaringDan]

i skipped the 20 series cards so this is exciting for me

[tnoble]

So my head will explode going from a 1060 to a 3070. Exactly what I need.

[AdnanAhmed]

I can only imagine the experience from going from my 970 to 3080.

[circacoda]

The leap from my 970 to the 3080 is going to be insane.

[gaminginframes]

Regarding Crysis 3, something happened to the performance of this game at some point in time. I was (way above) 60FPS in 4K with 2 - 1080 Ti's in SLI (highest settings), but now I'm just a (little above) 60FPS.

Also, feel free to do an entire 3080 comparison video with Red Dead 2. Thanks, the gaming community.

[matcarfer]

19:41 damn right! And playing old games at ridiculous resolutions, fps, and also mods! Thats what a PC has always been.
Versatility!

[Michael-lmug]

I wonder how this is gonna change up the VR scene. Be quite nice to get something on the level of ‘Alyx’ with a massive boost to dynamic lighting etc.

[qwertuiop]

Hey Richard you can fix Crysis 3 by setting the V sync to “fast” on the Nvidia control panel for Crysis 3 specifically. I had this same issue and the fix worked for me.

[HankusSpankus]

Red Dead Redemption 2 seems to have been left out and this would of been interesting to see if the power hungry RTX 3080 would allow 60 FPS + at 4 K .

[ejaywillie]

I love that you guys did GTX 1080, that's what I have! Thank you.

[dissidentjv]

i'm going to 3080 from 1070, my god it's going to be MADNESS !!!

[Sonic_Kirbo]

It’s always exciting to see a new Digital Foundry thumbnail in my feed, I recognize that font instantly!

[MadMac]

"But can it run Crysis 3?" The answer, for now, is no. ;)

[gabrielm.k.]

Perhaps you could try Kingdom Come Deliverance? it runs on cryengine and has a settings mode for next-gen graphics, so it might be a nice benchmark!

[kelvinhbo]

12:18 Funny how he says "ASS" with such a serious tone.

[Scerttle]

I find it hilarious and kind of amazing that 4K is still kinda fresh and new as far as the layperson is concerned and 8K is making rumblings.