EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Review

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4K EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Performance

Now we will move on to 4K performance. At 4K performance we will see less CPU bottlnecking, and therefore better and seperated GPU performance. This is likely the resolution you are buying your $809 video card for.

All of our games are running at the highest settings, sans Ray Tracing and DLSS, we will look at those features on a separate page. We are using in-game benchmarks where possible, and manual run-throughs when there was not an option.

Watch Dogs Legion

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Watch Dogs Legion 4K Graph

In Watch Dogs Legion, once we go up to 4K resolution this game becomes much more demanding. With HD Textures and “Ultra” quality, no video can even manage to produce an average of 60FPS. The only one that comes close is overclocking the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING video card. Overclocking it improved performance by 4%. With the card at default, it’s 4% faster. With the total overclock performance is taken into consideration the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 GAMING ULTRA is 8% faster than the RTX 3080 FE and 30% faster than the RTX 2080 Ti FE. Naturally, this game feels smoother on the EVGA video card, especially overclocked with higher minimum framerates.

Horizon Zero Dawn

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Horizon Zero Dawn 4K Graph

In Horizon Zero Dawn cranking the game up at 4K is demanding, but the new RTX 3080 handles this game very well. The EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is 4% faster than the RTX 3080 FE. Overclocking the EVGA video card improves performance by 5%. It brings performance almost up to 80FPS average at 4K, which is great performance. Compared to the RTX 2080 Ti FE it is 39% faster.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 4K Graph

Finally, at 4K we see a little separation between the video cards in this game. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE notably lags behind the RTX 3080 cards. The GeForce RTX 3080 cards handle this game a lot better at 4K than the RTX 2080 Ti FE can. We even see the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING being 5% faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 FE. When we overclock the EVGA card we gain another 2% of performance. The overclocked EVGA card is 7% faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 FE and 28% faster than the RTX 2080 Ti FE. The RTX 3080 cards are playable at 4K.

Red Dead Redemption 2

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Red Dead Redemption 2 4K Graph

In Red Dead Redemption 2 we can use all the performance we can muster to have a playable experience at 4K. The only video card that achieves 60FPS gameplay performance at 4K with the highest in-game setting is the overclocked EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING video card. Overclocking improves performance by 6% which is enough to push it up to 60FPS average performance at 4K. Otherwise, the GeForce RTX 3080 FE cannot do it, without overclocking. The EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is 6% faster than the RTX 3080 FE without overclocking. With overclocking the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is 12% faster than the RTX 3080 FE, that’s the highest yet. Compared to the RTX 2080 Ti FE it is 36% faster.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Ghost Recon Breakpoint 4K Graph

In Ghost Recon Breakpoint at 4K the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING provides 88FPS, which is 6% faster with the overclock. Otherwise performance is 2% faster than the RTX 3080 FE. With the EVGA video card performance is very smooth at 4K in this game.

Gears 5

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Gears 5 4K Graph

In Gears 5 the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING is 5% faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 FE. Overclocking it adds another 5% of performance. This game is very smooth at 4K with the EVGA card.

Control

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Control 4K Graph

Control is demanding at 4K. The GeForce RTX 3080 FE barely just manages to average out at 60FPS, but the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING adds 4% more performance over that. When we overclock it though, performance jumps up 6%. Compared to the RTX 3080 FE now it is 11% faster. Compared to the RTX 2080 Ti FE it is 41% faster. This game is very smooth on the EVGA video card overclocked at 4K.

Wolfenstein Youngblood

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Wolfenstein Youngblood 4K Graph

Once again Wolfenstein Youngblood is very fast, even at 4K all video cards here can play it very smoothly. Overclocking the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING improves performance by 6%. Overall it is 11% faster than the RTX 3080 FE.

Metro Exodus

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Metro Exodus 4K Graph

Metro Exodus is another game where you really want and need the highest performance. None of the video cards here are able to make it average 60FPS at 4K at “Extreme” quality, and remember this is without Ray Tracing or DLSS. The video card that comes the closest is the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING at 57FPS. This is by far the smoothest and best gameplay at 4K in this game with the cards compared. The overclock improved performance by 5%. Compared to the RTX 3080 FE it’s 8% faster, and very much needed.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4K Graph

Only the overclocked EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING video card was able to provide 60FPS average performance at 4K in this game with maximum game settings and SMAA 4X. The overclock improved performance by 5%. The EVGA card without the overclock is 6% faster than the RTX 3080 FE already.

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