AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 61% higher core clock speed: 2321 MHz vs 1440 MHz
  • Around 51% higher boost clock speed: 2581 MHz vs 1710 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 320 Watt
  • Around 20% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 10 GB
  • Around 68% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7129.567 vs 6022.79
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 197.183 vs 175.219
  • 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 18062 vs 3716
  • 15.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 50772 vs 3356
  • 4.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 18062 vs 3716
  • 15.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 50772 vs 3356
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Mar 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed 2321 MHz vs 1440 MHz
Boost clock speed 2581 MHz vs 1710 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt vs 320 Watt
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 10 GB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 vs 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 197.183 vs 175.219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 18062 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 50772 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 18062 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 50772 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

  • Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 413.0 GTexel/s
  • 3.4x more pipelines: 8704 vs 2560
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25323 vs 19888
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 941
  • Around 73% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167585 vs 97100
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 349.422
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 34.064
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1699.337
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 15315
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 15315
  • Around 39% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17706 vs 12774
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 465.1 GTexel/s vs 413.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines 8704 vs 2560
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 25323 vs 19888
PassMark - G2D Mark 1041 vs 941
Geekbench - OpenCL 167585 vs 97100
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 457.414 vs 349.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 51.221 vs 34.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2381.93 vs 1699.337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 vs 15315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 vs 15315
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 17706 vs 12774

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19888
25323
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
941
1041
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
97100
167585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
349.422
457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7129.567
6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
34.064
51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
197.183
175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1699.337
2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15315
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18062
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50772
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15315
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18062
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50772
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
12774
17706
Name AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark 19888 25323
PassMark - G2D Mark 941 1041
Geekbench - OpenCL 97100 167585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 349.422 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7129.567 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 34.064 51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 197.183 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1699.337 2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 15315 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 18062 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 50772 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 15315 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 18062 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 50772 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 12774 17706

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 22 GA102
Launch date 3 Mar 2021 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $479 $699
Place in performance rating 46 52
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2581 MHz 1710 MHz
Compute units 40
Core clock speed 2321 MHz 1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 825.9 GFLOPS (1:16) 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1) 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 13.21 TFLOPS 29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines 2560 8704
Pixel fill rate 165.2 GPixel/s 164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 413.0 GTexel/s 465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 320 Watt
Transistor count 17200 million 28300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 40 mm (1.6 inches) 40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 285 mm, 11.2 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt 700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 110 mm (4.3 inches) 112 mm, 4.4 inches
Form factor Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.1 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 10 GB
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width 192 bit 320 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6X