4K Ray Tracing and DLSS Performance
Finally, we’ll look at the impact of Ray Tracing and DLSS at 4K to see if the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING can pull off a decent Ray Tracing experience at 1440p. For each game, we are using the game benchmark included with the game and reporting the average frames per second.
Far Cry 6
In Far Cry 6, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING tied the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING and EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING at 68 FPS which was a step ahead of the ASUS TUF RX 6800 XT’s 65 FPS. Overclocking the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING brought it into the lead at 70 FPS. Across the board, FSR provided a boost of about 10-20 FPS.
Watch Dogs: Legion
In Watch Dogs Legion, the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING achieved 34 frames per second tying with the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING. Both were 13 frames per second faster than the ASUS TUF RX 6800 XT and 2 frames per second faster than the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING. Overclocking the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 TI FTW3 ULTRA GAMING didn’t make a difference to its Racy Tracing performance unless 2 FPS is a difference to you. You don’t want to play Watch Dogs: Legion with Ray Tracing on any of these cards.
Next, we tried out DLSS set to “Quality” mode and as you can see in the chart, it boosted the overall performance of the NVIDIA cards by a significant margin, to the extent that it makes for a great gaming experience to have both Ray Tracing and DLSS: Quality enabled. DLSS made Ray Tracing very playable at this resolution.
Metro Exodus
In Metro Exodus, the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 TI FTW3 ULTRA GAMING cranked out 41.7 frames per second, which is 14.9 frames per second faster than the ASUS TUF RX 6800 XT, and 3.1FPS faster than the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING. Overclocking the EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 TI FTW3 ULTRA GAMING notched an additional 2 frames per second to the tally. Whether Metro Exodus is playable on these cards is really the dealer’s choice as there will be some areas that have less than ideal performance but most of the game should be just fine.
Next, we tried out DLSS turned on and as you can see in the chart, it boosted the overall performance of the NVIDIA cards by about 10 frames per second, to the extent that it makes for a great gaming experience to have both Ray Tracing and DLSS: Quality enabled.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING put up 62 FPS, which bested the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING, ASUS TUF RX 6800 XT, and EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING. Overclocking the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING increased its lead to 63 FPS.
Dirt 5
In Dirt 5, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING achieved 83.7 FPS which bested both the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING and ASUS TUF RX 6800 XT. Overclocking the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB FTW3 increased its lead by a whopping 0.1 FPS to 83.8 FPS.