nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
amd
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W $599 May 2016
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
VS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
$279 • Jan 2020
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6GB GDDR6 150W $279 Jan 2020
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 180 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1733 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Process Size | 16nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1251 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 110.9 GPixel/s | 99.84 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320.3 GTexel/s | 288 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 8.873 GFLOPS | 7.188 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 7200 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 (+4%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
7012
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
63994
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
66629 (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
89.1 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
92.1 FPS (+3%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
15572 (+15%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
13505
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (105 benchmarks)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
7.8 2022 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ember Lab
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+16%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+14%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+13%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+29%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+42%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Baldur's Gate 3
7.3 2023 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+17%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+24%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
7.4 2021 • Action, RPG Cold Iron Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+5%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Arcadegeddon
7 2023 • Action, Adventure IllFonic
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+7%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+12%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+11%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Land of War - The Beginning
7.5 2021 • Action, Adventure MS GAMES
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+6%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+15%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+26%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 105 benchmarks across 34 games
66
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
VS
+13.4%
58
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
89
Wins
66
Avg FPS
56
Min FPS
85%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD • 6GB GDDR6
11
Wins
58
Avg FPS
49
Min FPS
10%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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