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    Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce GTX 1080

    Radeon RX 5700 XT
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 7 Jul 2019
    Radeon RX 5700 XT
    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      124%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5700 XT

    24% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 5700 XT .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 5700 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 5700 XT

    The Radeon RX 5700 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (72 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 5700 XTGeForce GTX 1080
    GPU NameNavi 10 (Navi 10 XT)vsGP104 (GP104-400-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size254 mm²vs314 mm²
    Transistorsunknownvs7,200 million
    Shaders2560vs2560
    Compute Units40vs20
    Core clock1605 MHzvs1607 MHz
    ROPs64vs64
    TMUs256vs160

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 5700 XTGeForce GTX 1080
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5X
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective    		vs1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 5700 XTGeForce GTX 1080
    TDP225 wattsvs180 watts
    Release Date7 Jul 2019vs27 May 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      112.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      449.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      257.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      448.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      320.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      8980.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      78
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      146
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      132
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      162
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      169
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      153
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      133
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      104
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      111
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      117
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      109
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      158
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      176
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      44
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      112
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      146
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      128

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      119
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      148
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      127
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      109
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      100
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      121
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      127
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      108
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      102
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      129
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      120
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      36
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      80
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      93
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      78
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      108
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      85
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      33
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      61
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      33
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2018

    Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      68
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      75
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      18
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      59
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Deus Ex Mankind Divided

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      45
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      43
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      62
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      67
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      36
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      20
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      34
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      48
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      66
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      44
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      30
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

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