AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $379.99 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • 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 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 300 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 72 | 70 |
| TMUs | 288 | 280 |
| ROPs | 128 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 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 | 700 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
17608
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
20091 (+14%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
173382 (+25%)
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)
264.2 FPS (+25%)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
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
24994
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
26575 (+6%)
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 (+1%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+0%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+25%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+33%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+10%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+25%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+30%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+59%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+64%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+57%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+61%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+62%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+59%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+10%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+2%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+3%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+30%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+41%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+0%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 6800 XT (+3%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 604 benchmarks across 169 games
69
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+11.9%
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
75
Wins
69
Avg FPS
58
Min FPS
12%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
505
Wins
78
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
84%
Win Rate
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