AMD Radeon RX 6800 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3840
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800
16GB GDDR6 250W N/A Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800
$579 • Oct 2020
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 250 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2105 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3840 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 60 | 70 |
| TMUs | 240 | 280 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 202.1 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 16.17 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
14608
AMD Radeon RX 6800
20091 (+38%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
135060
AMD Radeon RX 6800
173382 (+28%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
219.6 FPS (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800
211.5 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
22147
AMD Radeon RX 6800
26575 (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (649 benchmarks)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered
7.5 2026 • Action, RPG CD PROJEKT RED
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+61%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+58%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+69%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+32%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+37%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+43%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+28%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+25%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+41%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 649 benchmarks across 182 games
60
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800
VS
+25.7%
76
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
19
Wins
60
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
620
Wins
76
Avg FPS
64
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
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