AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6800 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 - 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 27% higher core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 1440 MHz
  • Around 32% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1710 MHz
  • Around 39% higher texture fill rate: 648.0 GTexel/s vs 465.1 GTexel/s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 320 Watt
  • Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 10 GB
  • Around 68% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 578.52 vs 457.414
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 291.971 vs 175.219
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2700.97 vs 2381.93
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3374 vs 3356
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3374 vs 3356
  • Around 10% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19417 vs 17695
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 Oct 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed 1825 MHz vs 1440 MHz
Boost clock speed 2250 MHz vs 1710 MHz
Texture fill rate 648.0 GTexel/s vs 465.1 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt vs 320 Watt
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 10 GB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 578.52 vs 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 52.561 vs 52.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 291.971 vs 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2700.97 vs 2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3374 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3374 vs 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19417 vs 17695

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

  • Around 89% higher pipelines: 8704 vs 4608
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25330 vs 25098
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 1020
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167986 vs 150126
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 16849
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 16849
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 8704 vs 4608
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 25330 vs 25098
PassMark - G2D Mark 1041 vs 1020
Geekbench - OpenCL 167986 vs 150126
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 vs 16849
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 vs 16849

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
25098
25330
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1020
1041
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
150126
167986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
578.52
457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.561
52.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
291.971
175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2700.97
2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16849
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3374
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16849
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3374
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
19417
17695
Name AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark 25098 25330
PassMark - G2D Mark 1020 1041
Geekbench - OpenCL 150126 167986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 578.52 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 52.561 52.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 291.971 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2700.97 2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 16849 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3374 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 16849 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3374 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19417 17695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6022.79

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 2.0 Ampere
Code name Navi 21 GA102
Launch date 28 Oct 2020 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $699
Place in performance rating 62 52
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2250 MHz 1710 MHz
Compute units 72
Core clock speed 1825 MHz 1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 1296 GFLOPS (1:16) 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 41.47 TFLOPS (2:1) 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.74 TFLOPS 29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines 4608 8704
Pixel fill rate 288.0 GPixel/s 164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 648.0 GTexel/s 465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt 320 Watt
Transistor count 26800 million 28300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 50 mm (2 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) 700 Watt 700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 12-pin
Width 120 mm (4.7 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 16 GB 10 GB
Memory bandwidth 512.0 GB/s 760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 320 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6X