Cities: Skylines II
2023Strategy
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- GTX 970 · 8 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIARay tracing2020
A 12 GB variant with a 384-bit bus was also released.
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- NVIDIA
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Video memory
- 10 GB GDDR6X
- Memory bus
- 320-bit
- Released
- 2020
- Board power
- 320 W
- Suggested PSU
- 750 W
- DirectX
- DirectX 12 Ultimate
- Vulkan
- Vulkan 1.3
- Hardware ray tracing
- Yes
- Upscaling
- DLSS 2, FSR 3, XeSS
Reference specifications. Board partners deviate on clocks, cooling, physical length and power connectors — check the exact model before buying.
Relative performance
Our relative index puts the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 at 162, where an RTX 3060 12GB is 100. This is an editorial estimate used for ranking and for the compatibility engine — it is not a measured benchmark, and real-world results vary by title.
604 games in our database list a minimum GPU at or below this card's index.
Games that recommend the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
These publishers name this card in their recommended specification.
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
2024Action
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- GTX 1070 · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
DOOM: The Dark Ages
2025Action
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- NVIDIA · 16 GB RAM
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- NVIDIA · 32 GB RAM
Mafia: The Old Country
2025Action
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- RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 32 GB RAM
Avowed
2025RPG
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- GTX 1070 · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
Borderlands 4
2025Action
- Min
- RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 32 GB RAM
Gray Zone Warfare
2024Action
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- RTX 4060 · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 5070 · 32 GB RAM
METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
2025Action
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- RTX 2060 Super (8GB) · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
Applications that name the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Creative and engineering software whose published system requirements list this card.
Anihance
Moritz Schoepf · Creative
Anihance is an AI that improves the video quality of anime in real time while you watch the video in a web browser or video player.
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- GTX 970 · 4 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 4 GB RAM
Vint: Realtime Video Interpolation and CRT Emulation
William Sokol Erhard · 3D modelling & animation
Vint is a high quality and performant machine learning based interpolation and temporal upscaling system for most video formats, web sources, and video capture card sources in realtime. Vint supports BFI strobing and CRT scanout beam emulat
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- RTX GPU · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 32 GB RAM
Jupetar
Odyssey Game Studios Pty Ltd. · 3D modelling & animation
Turn 2D images into game-ready 3D assets instantly. Jupetar runs 100% locally on your NVIDIA GPU—no subscriptions, no cloud queues, no data leaks. Just drag, drop, and export high-fidelity GLB models for Unreal, Unity, and Blender. You own
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- RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 32 GB RAM
AI Pals Engine
Amped Horizon · 3D modelling & animation
Use your personal offline AI directly on your Desktop! AI Pals Engine is your text-based sandbox for unlimited roleplaying, creative projects, and much more. No monthly subscriptions. Full privacy. Power up with AI - Get your own virtual as
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- 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 32 GB RAM
无限花纹 Infinite Pattern
狐狸博士 Dr.Fox · Creative
This is a software for procedurally generating continuous patterns. You can generate unlimited patterns based on the pictures you upload, by simply dragging the mouse and configurating parameters.
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- GTX 1660 · 2 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 4 GB RAM
Substance 3D Painter 2026
Adobe · 3D modelling & animation
Adobe Substance 3D Painter is the reference texturing app for 3D professionals and enthusiasts. From AAA Game Developers to Indies, from Feature Animation to Visual Effects studios, the industry uses Painter to bring their creations to life
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- RX 5700 XT · 8 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 24 GB RAM
MandelCraft
San Base · 3D modelling & animation
MandelCraft is a tool for creating and exploring fractal worlds. You create the DNA that gives birth to worlds no one has ever seen before!
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- GTX 1080 · 8 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080 · 16 GB RAM
Substance 3D Designer 2026
Adobe · 3D modelling & animation
Substance 3D Designer is the industry's reference 3D Material Creation app. More than 95% of AAA game projects currently in development use Substance 3D as well as the most prestigious visual effects and animation studios.
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- RX 5700 XT · 16 GB RAM
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- RTX 3080
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