AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4096
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
16GB GDDR6 304W $599.99 Mar 2025
Radeon RX 9070 XT
$599 • 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 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 304 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2970 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 644.6 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 4nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 4096 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 64 | 70 |
| TMUs | 256 | 280 |
| ROPs | 128 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2518 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 380.2 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 760.3 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 48.66 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 | 700 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
26809 (+33%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
20091
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
182816 (+5%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
173382
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)
313.3 FPS (+48%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 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
26815 (+1%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (265 benchmarks)
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+44%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+50%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+48%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+87%)
AVG 166 FPS
MIN 144 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+96%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+69%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 73 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
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+18%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+21%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+26%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+41%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+41%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+35%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+54%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+46%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+64%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+53%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+51%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+57%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+72%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+55%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+58%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+47%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+44%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+29%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+62%)
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 156 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+56%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+58%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+24%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+18%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+10%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+63%)
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+59%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+55%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Wins!
Based on 268 benchmarks across 74 games
85
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
VS
+32%
64
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
256
Wins
85
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
7
Wins
64
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
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