AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 6% higher boost clock speed: 1560 MHz vs 1468 MHz
956.2x more texture fill rate: 224.6 GTexel/s vs 234.9 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 16 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13490 vs 11422
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 871 vs 717
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 64726 vs 48090

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jan 2020 vs 27 June 2017
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz vs 1468 MHz
Texture fill rate	224.6 GTexel/s vs 234.9 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 16 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	13490 vs 11422
PassMark - G2D Mark	871 vs 717
Geekbench - OpenCL	64726 vs 48090

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 1130 MHz
Around 11% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 2304
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
6.7x more memory clock speed: 10008 MHz vs 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 17105 vs 13621
Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5581 vs 3719
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 17105 vs 13621
Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5581 vs 3719
3.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 6008 vs 1669

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1290 MHz vs 1130 MHz
Pipelines	2560 vs 2304
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	10008 MHz vs 1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	17105 vs 13621
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5581 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	17105 vs 13621
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5581 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	6008 vs 1669

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13490

11422

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

871

717

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

64726

48090

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13621

17105

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

5581

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3360

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13621

17105

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

5581

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3360

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1669

6008

Name	AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	13490	11422
PassMark - G2D Mark	871	717
Geekbench - OpenCL	64726	48090
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	207.909
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3560.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	20.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	148.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1111.648
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13621	17105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	5581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13621	17105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	5581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1669	6008

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	Pascal
Code name	Navi 10 XLE	GP104
Launch date	21 Jan 2020	27 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$279
Place in performance rating	210	183
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1468 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1130 MHz	1290 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	16 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	449.3 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	14.38 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	7.188 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2304	2560
Pixel fill rate	99.84 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	224.6 GTexel/s	234.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	10300 million	7,200 million
Floating-point performance		7,516 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort count	3
DisplayPort support
HDMI
G-SYNC support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5 inches (267 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
Width	Dual-slot
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	320.3 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz (12000 MHz effective)	10008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5X
Shared memory		0
Technologies
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready