GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP Release date: 31 May 2021

Radeon RX 6900 XT Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP Release date: 28 Oct 2020

Summary

Gaming performance index

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
100%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
101%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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

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 Ti .

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 (42 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti		Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU Name	GA102 (GA102-225-A1)	vs	Navi 21 (Navi 21 XTX)
Fab Process	8 nm	vs	7 nm
Die Size	628 mmÂ²	vs	536 mmÂ²
Transistors	28,300 million	vs	26,800 million
Shaders	10240	vs	5120
Tensor Cores	320	vs	none
Raytracing Cores	80	vs	none
Compute Units	80	vs	80
Core clock	1365 MHz	vs	1825 MHz
ROPs	112	vs	128
TMUs	320	vs	320

Memory Configuration

	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti		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 Ti		Radeon RX 6900 XT
TDP	350 watts	vs	300 watts
Release Date	31 May 2021	vs	28 Oct 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
186.50 GP/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
288.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
532.80 GT/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
720.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912.40 GB/s
Radeon RX 6900 XT
512.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
34100.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6900 XT
23040.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
118
Radeon RX 6900 XT
192

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
174
Radeon RX 6900 XT
178

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
261
Radeon RX 6900 XT
288

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
292
Radeon RX 6900 XT
322

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
110
Radeon RX 6900 XT
106

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
120
Radeon RX 6900 XT
139

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
120
Radeon RX 6900 XT
120

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
114
Radeon RX 6900 XT
92

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
249
Radeon RX 6900 XT
281

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
128
Radeon RX 6900 XT
135

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
223
Radeon RX 6900 XT
239

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
288
Radeon RX 6900 XT
316

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
266
Radeon RX 6900 XT
219

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
113
Radeon RX 6900 XT
123

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
102
Radeon RX 6900 XT
118

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
173
Radeon RX 6900 XT
176

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
226
Radeon RX 6900 XT
227

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
211
Radeon RX 6900 XT
258

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
84
Radeon RX 6900 XT
75

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
137
Radeon RX 6900 XT
122

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
120
Radeon RX 6900 XT
120

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
103
Radeon RX 6900 XT
84

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
211
Radeon RX 6900 XT
217

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
109
Radeon RX 6900 XT
111

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
161
Radeon RX 6900 XT
178

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
249
Radeon RX 6900 XT
253

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
202
Radeon RX 6900 XT
162

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
89
Radeon RX 6900 XT
97

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
64
Radeon RX 6900 XT
70

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
112
Radeon RX 6900 XT
111

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
143
Radeon RX 6900 XT
137

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
139
Radeon RX 6900 XT
161

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
44
Radeon RX 6900 XT
38

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
78
Radeon RX 6900 XT
81

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
99
Radeon RX 6900 XT
103

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
80
Radeon RX 6900 XT
67

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
125
Radeon RX 6900 XT
126

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
77
Radeon RX 6900 XT
71

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
96
Radeon RX 6900 XT
88

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
153
Radeon RX 6900 XT
150

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
120
Radeon RX 6900 XT
91

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
59
Radeon RX 6900 XT
58

FPS (higher is better)

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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6900 XT

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Core Configuration

Memory Configuration

Additional details

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

Texel Rate

Memory bandwidth

Single precision performance

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Battlefield V

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Cyberpunk 2077

Far Cry 6

Far Cry New Dawn

Forza Horizon 5

Hitman III

Metro Exodus

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Watch Dogs: Legion

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Battlefield V

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Cyberpunk 2077

Far Cry 6

Far Cry New Dawn

Forza Horizon 5

Hitman III

Metro Exodus

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Watch Dogs: Legion

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Battlefield V

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Cyberpunk 2077

Far Cry 6

Far Cry New Dawn

Forza Horizon 5

Hitman III

Metro Exodus

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Watch Dogs: Legion

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