NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition Review

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1440p Gaming Performance

We will start by testing at 1440p gaming performance on this page. On the next page we will look at 4K performance. We will include Ray Tracing and DLSS in the games that support it on this page with the results.

Metro Exodus Enhanced

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In Metro Exodus Enhanced you will always get Ray Tracing, you cannot turn it off, it is part of the game. We are running this game at 1440p with the Shading Quality on “Extreme” and Ray Tracing on “Ultra.” These are the highest quality settings. In addition, we include DLSS results on “Quality” mode. This game shows right away what we were talking about on the previous page.

Because of the higher clock speed on the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE, and despite the higher CUDA Cores on the RTX 3080, the RTX 3080 Ti FE can match, or even beat the RTX 3090 in performance. Here, it is matching it perfectly with and without DLSS. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE offers a big increase in performance over the GeForce RTX 3080 FE, and also the Radeon RX 6900 XT. In terms of what is playable, all the GeForce RTX cards are with DLSS enabled. Without DLSS the new RTX 3080 Ti FE seems to offer a playable experience even without DLSS.

Cyberpunk 2077

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First, in Cyberpunk 2077 we are testing in the standard “Ultra” quality setting at 1440p. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT really surprises us and comes out matching performance with the new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE. The RTX 3080 Ti FE is also slightly faster than the RTX 3090, even though the RTX 3090 is a factory overclocked version. The new RTX 3080 Ti FE offers a performance improvement from the RTX 3080 FE. All video cards are playable at these settings.

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Now in Cyberpunk 2077 we have enabled “Ultra” Ray Tracing at 1440p as well as DLSS on the GeForce RTX cards. The new RTX 3080 Ti FE is able to again compete very well with the RTX 3090 factory overclocked model, offering the best performance. The game is not playable though until you enable DLSS, then the framerate is very smooth on the RTX 3080 Ti FE with Ultra Ray Tracing.

Watch Dogs Legion

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In Watch Dogs Legion we are running at 1440p with the default “Ultra” graphics setting. All the video cards do well here and are playable. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is actually faster than the RTX 3090 factory overclocked card. The RTX 3080 Ti FE is on par though with the RTX 3090 in performance.

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When we turn on “Ultra” Ray Tracing the playing field changes. The new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE is exactly on par with the GIGABYTE RTX 3090 GAMING OC video card. Even without DLSS they are playable, but turning on DLSS changes the game and performance is very high on both video cards.

Dirt 5

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In Dirt 5 we are running at 1440p with the highest in-game settings. All video cards manage to provide a very playable experience. This time the higher specs on the RTX 3090 pay off and offers more performance than the RTX 3080 Ti FE. However, the new RTX 3080 Ti FE is very close, and does offer much more performance than the RTX 3080 FE and more performance than the Radeon RX 6900 XT.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition dirt 5 graph

With the latest patch Dirt 5 now supports Ray Tracing. Turning Ray Tracing on still allows this game to be playable on every video card here at 1440p. However, the new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE clearly has the performance advantage, offering the highest level of performance.

Horizon Zero Dawn

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At the highest in-game settings at 1440p all video cards are playable. The new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE is matching RTX 3090 performance and offers a better experience than the RTX 3080 FE.

Red Dead Redemption 2

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In Red Dead Redemption 2 all video cards are playable at the highest in-game settings. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE offers a better experience than the RTX 3080 FE and matches the Radeon RX 6900 XT for performance. The GIGABYTE RTX 3090 GAMING OC takes the lead.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

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In Flight Sim the new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE offers the best performance, but it is close with the RTX 3090. It is better than the RTX 3080 FE and much better than the 6900 XT.

Wolfenstein Youngblood

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In Wolfenstein Youngblood performance is great at 1440p with the highest settings. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FE seems to be a lot faster than the RTX 3080 FE and comes very close to the RTX 3090.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition wolfenstein youngblood graph

When we turn on Ray Tracing in this game all the video cards can handle it well at 1440p. Turning on DLSS improves performance over 200FPS. The RTX 3090 is a bit faster than the RTX 3080 Ti FE here, but the 3080 Ti is a lot faster than the RTX 3080 FE.

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