Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080
Summary
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128%
GeForce RTX 3080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 28% 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 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) |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6950 XT
The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) | vs | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 5120 | vs | 8704 |
| Raytracing Cores | 80 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 80 | vs | 68 |
| Core clock | 1925 MHz | vs | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 320 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 335 watts | vs | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080
465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080
760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080
29770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
GeForce RTX 3080
115
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
349
GeForce RTX 3080
287
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
GeForce RTX 3080
111
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
GeForce RTX 3080
108
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
GeForce RTX 3080
248
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
GeForce RTX 3080
208
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
GeForce RTX 3080
256
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
GeForce RTX 3080
100
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
292
GeForce RTX 3080
194
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
GeForce RTX 3080
129
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
GeForce RTX 3080
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
GeForce RTX 3080
202
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
GeForce RTX 3080
159
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
GeForce RTX 3080
181
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
GeForce RTX 3080
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
183
GeForce RTX 3080
123
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
GeForce RTX 3080
116
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
GeForce RTX 3080
87
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
GeForce RTX 3080
103
FPS (higher is better)