Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Summary
Radeon RX 6950 XT
120%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT |
| 20% 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 Ti |
| 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 Ti | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX
(215-121000289)) | vs | GA102 (GA102-225-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 5120 | vs | 10240 |
| Tensor Cores | none | vs | 320 |
| Raytracing Cores | 80 | vs | 80 |
| Compute Units | 80 | vs | 80 |
| Core clock | 1925 MHz | vs | 1365 MHz |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 112 |
| TMUs | 320 | vs | 320 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 12288 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | |
|---|
| TDP | 335 watts | vs | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | vs | 31 May 2021 |
Radeon RX 6950 XT
297.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
186.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
743.70 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
532.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
576.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6950 XT
23800.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
34100.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
203
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
118
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
349
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
292
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
176
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
120
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
128
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
114
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
348
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
249
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
255
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
223
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
276
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
266
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
132
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
102
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
292
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
211
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
154
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
137
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
117
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
103
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
249
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
211
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
188
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
161
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
201
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
202
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
78
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
64
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
183
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
139
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
92
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
78
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
90
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
80
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
Radeon RX 6950 XT
144
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
125
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
Radeon RX 6950 XT
99
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
96
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 6950 XT
115
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
120
FPS (higher is better)