nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
amd
Brand4GB GDDR6
Memory1408
Cores224 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
$169 • Dec 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
4GB GDDR6 130W $169 Dec 2019
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 180 W | 130 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 1408 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 88 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 59.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 224 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 5.196 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 158 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 6400 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7282 (+64%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
4432
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994 (+46%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
43831
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS (+50%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
59.5 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572 (+71%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
9104
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (36 benchmarks)
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+53%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+52%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+50%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+49%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+58%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+52%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+52%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+73%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+58%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+49%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+73%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+65%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+63%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+40%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+41%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+46%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+45%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+50%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+95%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+90%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+90%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+92%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+98%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+95%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sons Of The Forest
7.5 2023 • Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation Endnight Games Ltd
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+54%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+56%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 36 benchmarks across 8 games
51
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+59.2%
32
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
36
Wins
51
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
AMD • 4GB GDDR6
0
Wins
32
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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