AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3840
Cores624.1 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 7800 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16GB GDDR6 263W $459.99 Aug 2023
Radeon RX 7800 XT
$499 • Aug 2023
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 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 263 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2430 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 624.1 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3840 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 60 | 70 |
| TMUs | 240 | 280 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2438 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 233.3 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 624.1 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 37.32 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 346 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28100 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
18126
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
20091 (+11%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
148335
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
173382 (+17%)
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)
230.1 FPS (+9%)
AMD Radeon RX 7800 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
24222
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
26575 (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (286 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7800 XT (+2%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+3%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+3%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+12%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+41%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+44%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT (+1%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7800 XT (+4%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 286 benchmarks across 82 games
63
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
VS
+7.4%
67
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
62
Wins
63
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
22%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
200
Wins
67
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
70%
Win Rate
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