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
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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 (604 benchmarks)
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+22%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 6800 (+12%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 6800 (+19%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+39%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+41%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+46%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+80%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+86%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+83%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+78%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+83%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+84%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+2%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+50%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+44%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+71%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+18%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+38%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 604 benchmarks across 169 games
62
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800
VS
+25.4%
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
19
Wins
62
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
575
Wins
78
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
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