GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Summary
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB |
| 50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6950 XT . |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 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 GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD104 (AD104-400-A1) | vs | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 295 mm² | vs | 520 mm² |
| Transistors | 35,800 million | vs | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 7680 | vs | 5120 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 60 | vs | 80 |
| Compute Units | 60 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | vs | 1925 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | vs | 128 |
| TMUs | 240 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1312 MHz
21 Gbps effective | vs | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|
| TDP | 285 watts | vs | 335 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 10 May 2022 |
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
208.80 GP/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
626.40 GT/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
503.80 GB/s
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
40090.00 GFLOPs
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better