NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4096
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
$599 • Mar 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
16GB GDDR6 304W $599.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 350 W | 304 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2970 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 4096 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 64 |
| TMUs | 280 | 256 |
| ROPs | 96 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 380.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 760.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 48.66 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 357 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 53900 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 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
26809 (+33%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
182816 (+5%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
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
313.3 FPS (+48%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
26815 (+1%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (307 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+18%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+27%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+32%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+18%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+27%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+32%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+44%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+48%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+38%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+58%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+51%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+49%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+25%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+32%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+40%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+17%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+8%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Wins!
Based on 310 benchmarks across 86 games
63
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+32.2%
83
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
9
Wins
63
Avg FPS
52
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
296
Wins
83
Avg FPS
69
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
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