10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This computer hardware provides top end graphics. The GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q will easily meet recommended system requirements of games released today. This is a strong benchmarker on modern games and can often return excellent frame rates at high and ultra 1080p. But the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q can also run 1440p pc system requirements.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

What FPS performance can the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q get on latest AAA 2023 games? In particular our game review looks at the FPS achieved running on Ultra graphics settings on the 1080p screen resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. This card runs recommended graphics requirements of 978 games from the top 1000 most demanding games being played today.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q can run FIFA 22 at 1080p and saw it return strong frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 366 FPS, Medium: 288 FPS, High: 194 FPS and Ultra: 139 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Grand Theft Auto VI is predicted to return a reasonable 57 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

We move on to 1440p, and tested FIFA 22 which delivered strong FPS results. Here are the graphic presets - Low: 279 FPS, Medium: 220 FPS, High: 148 FPS and Ultra: 106 FPS. Next we have Grand Theft Auto VI running on GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q which is predicted to get L: 114FPS, M: 90FPS, H: 60FPS, U: 43FPS. And for performance contrast the popular Battlefield 2042 gets L: 99FPS, M: 78FPS, H: 52FPS, U: 37FPS at 1440p. Running games at 1440p with a GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q is one of the more powerful graphics cards for this monitor resolution. Games will be running with stable frame rates at Ultra on a 1440p setup. 4K gaming for a number of modern games should also be considered with this graphics hardware.

How many years will the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q in your PC? 2-3 years of top end gaming before an upgrade

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce RTX 3080 8GB Max-Q.