GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6900 XT
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
100%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
107%
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 6900 XT |
| 7% higher gaming performance. |
| 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) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6900 XT
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6900 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XTX) |
| 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 | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1825 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 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 6900 XT
288.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
720.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6900 XT
23040.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
Radeon RX 6900 XT
192
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
Radeon RX 6900 XT
322
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
Radeon RX 6900 XT
139
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
Radeon RX 6900 XT
281
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
Radeon RX 6900 XT
239
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
Radeon RX 6900 XT
118
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
Radeon RX 6900 XT
258
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
Radeon RX 6900 XT
122
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
Radeon RX 6900 XT
217
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
Radeon RX 6900 XT
178
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
Radeon RX 6900 XT
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
Radeon RX 6900 XT
161
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
Radeon RX 6900 XT
81
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
Radeon RX 6900 XT
126
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
Radeon RX 6900 XT
88
FPS (higher is better)