AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 6800 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
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 18% higher core clock speed: 1700 MHz vs 1440 MHz
- Around 23% higher boost clock speed: 2105 MHz vs 1710 MHz
- Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 505.2 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 28% lower typical power consumption: 250 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
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 383.037 vs 175.219
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3373 vs 3356
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3373 vs 3356
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 28 Oct 2020 vs 1 Sep 2020 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz vs 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2105 MHz vs 1710 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 505.2 GTexel/s vs 465.1 GTexel/s |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 8 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 383.037 vs 175.219 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3719 vs 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3373 vs 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3719 vs 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3373 vs 3356 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- 2.3x more pipelines: 8704 vs 3840
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25320 vs 22318
- Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 973
- Around 33% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167693 vs 126234
- Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 432.118
- Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 41.585
- Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 2280.457
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 16162
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 16162
- Around 9% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17706 vs 16306
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Pipelines | 8704 vs 3840 |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 25320 vs 22318 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 1041 vs 973 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 167693 vs 126234 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 457.414 vs 432.118 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 51.221 vs 41.585 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2381.93 vs 2280.457 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 34537 vs 16162 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 34537 vs 16162 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 17706 vs 16306 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
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| Name | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 22318 | 25320 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 973 | 1041 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 126234 | 167693 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 432.118 | 457.414 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 41.585 | 51.221 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 383.037 | 175.219 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2280.457 | 2381.93 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 16162 | 34537 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3719 | 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3373 | 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 16162 | 34537 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3719 | 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3373 | 3356 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 16306 | 17706 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6022.79 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | |
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| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Code name | Navi 21 | GA102 |
| Launch date | 28 Oct 2020 | 1 Sep 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $579 | $699 |
| Place in performance rating | 76 | 52 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 2105 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Compute units | 60 | |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 1010 GFLOPS (1:16) | 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 32.33 TFLOPS (2:1) | 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 16.17 TFLOPS | 29.77 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 3840 | 8704 |
| Pixel fill rate | 202.1 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 505.2 GTexel/s | 465.1 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt | 320 Watt |
| Transistor count | 26800 million | 28300 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| 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) | 600 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 |
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| DirectX | 12.2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
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| 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 |
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