How Many FPS Does Baldur's Gate 3 Get with RTX 3080? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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Baldur's Gate 3 system requirements
Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.
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RTX 3080 Specifications
Want the exact Baldur's Gate 3 FPS with your RTX 3080?
These FPS assume a reference CPU. Add your real processor and RAM and we'll tailor the estimate to your rig.
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Baldur's Gate 3 benchmark on RTX 3080: FPS by resolution and quality
Pick yours and we recalculate the whole table above with it.
Baldur's Gate 3 FPS with a RTX 3080 and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 109FPS min 73Good | 91FPS min 67Good | 55FPS min 48Acceptable |
| High | 141FPS min 94Excellent | 119FPS min 88Good | 71FPS min 62Good |
| Medium | 185FPS min 123Excellent | 155FPS min 114Excellent | 93FPS min 81Good |
| Low | 239FPS min 159Excellent | 201FPS min 148Excellent | 120FPS min 105Excellent |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | CPU 35% | CPU 23% | GPU 14% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
This one does matter: from the Intel Core i9-14900K downwards the processor becomes the brake on the RTX 3080. There is 17% between the slowest and fastest CPU in the table. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.
DLSS performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders Baldur's Gate 3 at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the RTX 3080 with DLSS enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | DLSS Quality | DLSS Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 109 | 136 | 158 |
| 1440p | 91 | 123 | 150 |
| 4K | 55 | 80 | 102 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The RTX 3080 does have dedicated hardware for it, so you can turn it on in games that implement it. The FPS cost swings widely depending on how much ray tracing each title uses, and DLSS is exactly what people lean on to pay for it.
Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.
Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?
These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.
With that CPU, the RTX 3080 has headroom to spare in Baldur's Gate 3: the processor runs out before the graphics card does. A faster processor would gain you FPS; a stronger graphics card would barely help. At 4K it flips: there the graphics card becomes the limit.
Is the RTX 3080 Enough for Baldur's Gate 3?
The RTX 3080 delivers 109 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Baldur's Gate 3. Enough for a smooth 60 FPS experience. For 144Hz, lower the quality to High.
At 1440p it gets 91 FPS and at 4K 55 FPS at Ultra quality.
Want more FPS in Baldur's Gate 3?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Baldur's Gate 3 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
