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    Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080

    Radeon RX 6800 XT
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6800 XT
    GeForce RTX 3080
    Memory: 10240Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3080

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      102%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800 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)

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080

    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)

    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

    Radeon RX 6800 XTGeForce RTX 3080
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XT)vsGA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs8 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs628 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs28,000 million
    Shaders4608vs8704
    Compute Units72vs68
    Core clock1825 MHzvs1440 MHz
    ROPs128vs96
    TMUs288vs272

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800 XTGeForce RTX 3080
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
    Bus Width256 bitvs320 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs1188 MHz
    19 Gbps effective
    Memory Size16384 Mbvs10240 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6800 XTGeForce RTX 3080
    TDP300 wattsvs320 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs1 Sep 2020

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      288.00 GP/s
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      164.20 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      648.00 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      465.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      512.00 GB/s
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      760.30 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      20740.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      29770.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      114
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      175
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      174

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      125
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      128

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      205
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      219

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      102
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      216
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      200

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      270
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      246

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      128
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      126

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      50
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      115
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      257
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      276

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      306
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      285

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      109
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      90
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      175
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      171

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      112

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      150
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      203

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      68
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      178
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      177

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      117
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      211
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      189

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      48
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      96
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      176
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      194

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      239
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      224

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      85
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      55
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      59
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      83
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      127

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      34
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      106
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      98
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      96

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      129
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      112

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      66
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      34
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      61
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      98
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      142
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      135

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      50
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

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