AMD Radeon RX 9070 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070
16GB GDDR6 220W $509.99 Mar 2025
Radeon RX 9070
$549 • Mar 2025
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 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 220 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 644.6 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 4nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 56 | 70 |
| TMUs | 224 | 280 |
| ROPs | 128 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2518 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 322.6 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 564.5 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 36.13 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 8.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 357 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 53900 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 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
22616 (+13%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
20091
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
149949
AMD Radeon RX 9070
173382 (+16%)
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)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 9070
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
25414
AMD Radeon RX 9070
26575 (+5%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (232 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+42%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+35%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+28%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+37%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+30%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+20%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
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
Radeon RX 9070 (+22%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+20%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+0%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+26%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+25%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+20%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+33%)
AVG 140 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+35%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 (+34%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 9070
AVG 176 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+9%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+10%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Wins!
Based on 232 benchmarks across 68 games
75
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070
VS
+13.9%
66
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
190
Wins
75
Avg FPS
61
Min FPS
82%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
32
Wins
66
Avg FPS
53
Min FPS
14%
Win Rate
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