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    Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce GTX 1080

    Radeon RX 6800
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6800
    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6800
      197%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800

    97% 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)
    Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
    Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6800 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 6800

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800

    The Radeon RX 6800 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800GeForce GTX 1080
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)vsGP104 (GP104-400-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs314 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs7,200 million
    Shaders3840vs2560
    Compute Units60vs20
    Core clock1700 MHzvs1607 MHz
    ROPs96vs64
    TMUs240vs160

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5X
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective
    Memory Size16384 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6800GeForce GTX 1080
    TDP250 wattsvs180 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs27 May 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      202.10 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      505.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      257.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6800
      512.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      320.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6800
      16170.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      145
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      174
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      114
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      231
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      273
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      92
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      204
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      129
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      119
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      237
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      49
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      229
    • 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 6800
      217
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      278
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      184
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      100
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      159
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      181
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      219
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      60
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      156
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      104
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      116
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      178
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      47
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      82
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      171
    • 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 6800
      135
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      205
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      77
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      50
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      65
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      88
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      102
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      56
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      30
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      54
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      87
    • 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 6800
      71
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      122
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      74
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      42
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

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