GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6800 XT
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
100%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB . |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6800 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XT) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | vs | 536 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | vs | 4608 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 72 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1825 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 288 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6800 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | vs | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6800 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | vs | 300 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | vs | 28 Oct 2020 |
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
Radeon RX 6800 XT
288.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
Radeon RX 6800 XT
648.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
Radeon RX 6800 XT
512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6800 XT
20740.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
Radeon RX 6800 XT
172
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
Radeon RX 6800 XT
307
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
Radeon RX 6800 XT
136
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
Radeon RX 6800 XT
251
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
Radeon RX 6800 XT
226
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
Radeon RX 6800 XT
111
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
Radeon RX 6800 XT
242
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
Radeon RX 6800 XT
111
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
Radeon RX 6800 XT
203
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
Radeon RX 6800 XT
160
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
Radeon RX 6800 XT
68
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
Radeon RX 6800 XT
147
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
Radeon RX 6800 XT
75
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
Radeon RX 6800 XT
117
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
Radeon RX 6800 XT
82
FPS (higher is better)