nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory5120
Cores576 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
$ • Jul 2023
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
16GB GDDR6 260W $ Jul 2023
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 350 W | 260 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2245 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 576 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 5120 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 80 |
| TMUs | 280 | 320 |
| ROPs | 96 | 160 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 359.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 576 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 45.98 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 529 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 57700 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 2x 8-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 | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
20091
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
21425 (+7%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382 (+1%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
172224
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
279.4 FPS (+32%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
27080 (+2%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Game Benchmarks Comparison (246 benchmarks)
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+32%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+7%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+0%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+12%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+15%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+11%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+9%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+10%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+6%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG The Chinese Room
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+6%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+4%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+0%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
NINJA GAIDEN 4
9.2 2025 • Action, Adventure PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+3%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+3%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+10%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARC Raiders
8 2025 • Action Embark Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+9%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+5%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE (+0%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Wins!
Based on 246 benchmarks across 72 games
67
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+2.2%
68
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
88
Wins
67
Avg FPS
56
Min FPS
36%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
132
Wins
68
Avg FPS
58
Min FPS
54%
Win Rate
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