How Many FPS Does Horizon Zero Dawn Get with RTX 3080? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
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Horizon Zero Dawn system requirements
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RTX 3080 Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full RTX 3080 page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Horizon Zero Dawn.
Want the exact Horizon Zero Dawn FPS with your RTX 3080?
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Horizon Zero Dawn benchmark on RTX 3080: FPS by resolution and quality
Pick yours and we recalculate the whole table above with it.
Horizon Zero Dawn FPS with a RTX 3080 and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 182FPS min 106Excellent | 152FPS min 95Excellent | 88FPS min 71Good |
| High | 237FPS min 137Excellent | 198FPS min 124Excellent | 114FPS min 92Good |
| Medium | 310FPS min 180Excellent | 258FPS min 162Excellent | 149FPS min 120Excellent |
| Low | 401FPS min 233Excellent | 334FPS min 209Excellent | 193FPS min 156Excellent |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | CPU 50% | CPU 42% | CPU 11% |
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 9% 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 Horizon Zero Dawn 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 | 182 | 228 | 264 |
| 1440p | 152 | 205 | 251 |
| 4K | 88 | 128 | 163 |
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 Horizon Zero Dawn: the processor runs out before the graphics card does. A faster processor would gain you FPS; a stronger graphics card would barely help.
Is the RTX 3080 Enough for Horizon Zero Dawn?
The RTX 3080 delivers 182 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Horizon Zero Dawn. More than enough for 144Hz. You can comfortably play at 1440p.
At 1440p it gets 152 FPS and at 4K 88 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU is more than enough — you can play at 1440p or 4K comfortably
Want more FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
RTX 3080 or RX 9070 for Horizon Zero Dawn?
In Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p Ultra, the RTX 3080 gets 182 FPS and the RX 9070 187 FPS. The RX 9070 is 3% ahead.
RTX 3080 vs RX 9070: which one is faster?Other GPUs for Horizon Zero Dawn
If none of these convinces you for Horizon Zero Dawn, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
See the full graphics card ranking by real FPS
