GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
100%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
120%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
| 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 6950 XT |
| 20% higher gaming performance. |
| 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 6950 XT
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | vs | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | vs | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | 80 |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1925 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | vs | 335 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | vs | 10 May 2022 |
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
Radeon RX 6950 XT
349
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
116
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
Radeon RX 6950 XT
292
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
105
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
Radeon RX 6950 XT
183
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
81
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
FPS (higher is better)