F5F Stay Refreshed Software PC Gaming Running modern games on an RTX 3080 with 20-30 FPS is achievable.

Running modern games on an RTX 3080 with 20-30 FPS is achievable.

Running modern games on an RTX 3080 with 20-30 FPS is achievable.

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hurttgam
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10-24-2025, 11:09 AM
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I upgraded my RTX 1070 to an RTX 3080 a few days back, but the FPS remained essentially unchanged in various games. MSI afterburner indicates a GPU bottleneck, with the GPU consistently at 100% usage and CPU usage staying between 10-20%. Compared to the 1070 (23 FPS) and 3080 (24 FPS), the performance gap is minimal despite the significant hardware upgrade. This isn’t the same as when I achieved around 110 FPS; now I’m consistently getting 90 FPS or less in most modern titles. It seems something is wrong. I’m uncertain about the issue and don’t know where it lies.
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hurttgam
10-24-2025, 11:09 AM #1

I upgraded my RTX 1070 to an RTX 3080 a few days back, but the FPS remained essentially unchanged in various games. MSI afterburner indicates a GPU bottleneck, with the GPU consistently at 100% usage and CPU usage staying between 10-20%. Compared to the 1070 (23 FPS) and 3080 (24 FPS), the performance gap is minimal despite the significant hardware upgrade. This isn’t the same as when I achieved around 110 FPS; now I’m consistently getting 90 FPS or less in most modern titles. It seems something is wrong. I’m uncertain about the issue and don’t know where it lies.

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Homiak1986
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10-24-2025, 11:09 AM
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It's unusual, but I'm not seeing any issues. I'm using a 3080 with a 7700K OC'd to 5.0GHz and achieving significantly higher FPS than expected, so it seems my CPU isn't limiting performance. The PSU is 650W, which is above the minimum recommended for a 3080 at 750W. I'm curious if others adjusted their settings similarly. Did you forget to set a FPS limit in Rivatuner?
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Homiak1986
10-24-2025, 11:09 AM #2

It's unusual, but I'm not seeing any issues. I'm using a 3080 with a 7700K OC'd to 5.0GHz and achieving significantly higher FPS than expected, so it seems my CPU isn't limiting performance. The PSU is 650W, which is above the minimum recommended for a 3080 at 750W. I'm curious if others adjusted their settings similarly. Did you forget to set a FPS limit in Rivatuner?