Radeon RX Vega 64 vs GeForce GTX 1080

Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 64
GeForce GTX 1080
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    102%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 64

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports TrueAudio
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (115 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1080
GPU NameVega 10 (Vega 10 XT)vsGP104 (GP104-400-A1)
Fab Process14 nmvs16 nm
Die Size484 mm²vs314 mm²
Transistors12,500 millionvs7,200 million
Shaders4096vs2560
Compute Units64vs20
Core clock1250 MHzvs1607 MHz
ROPs64vs64
TMUs256vs160

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1080
Memory TypeHBM2vsGDDR5X
Bus Width2048 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed945 MHz
1890 MHz effective
vs1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1080
TDP295 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date8 Aug 2017vs27 May 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96.00 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    102.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    384.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    257.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    483.80 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    320.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    12288.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    8228.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    113
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    81
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    74
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    63
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    157
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    142

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    87
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    65
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    107
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    94
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    93
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    102
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    91

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    149
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    142

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    66
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    108
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    111

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    101
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    121
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    115
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    127

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    200
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    200

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    127
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    134

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    106
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    114
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    139
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    144

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    88
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    159

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    140

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    142
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    78
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    36
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    99

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    134
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    128

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    143

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    133

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    132
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    137
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    127

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    58
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    109

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    29
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    12

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    47
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    38
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    37
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    73

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    35
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    34
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    39
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    30
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    53

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    25
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    54
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    48

FPS (higher is better)