NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 10240 vs 5120
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 27219 vs 26855
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1092 vs 1048
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 209081 vs 161035
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 714.26 vs 543.753
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 60.192 vs 51.155
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2585.274 vs 2566.9
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34770 vs 17213
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34770 vs 17213

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 May 2021 vs 28 Oct 2020
Pipelines	10240 vs 5120
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	27219 vs 26855
PassMark - G2D Mark	1092 vs 1048
Geekbench - OpenCL	209081 vs 161035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	714.26 vs 543.753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	60.192 vs 51.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2585.274 vs 2566.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34770 vs 17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34770 vs 17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

Around 34% higher core clock speed: 1825 MHz vs 1365 MHz
Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 2250 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Around 35% higher texture fill rate: 720.0 GTexel/s vs 532.8 GTexel/s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 300 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
Around 68% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 320.733 vs 129.036
Around 6% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 20909 vs 19749

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1825 MHz vs 1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Texture fill rate	720.0 GTexel/s vs 532.8 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 8 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt vs 350 Watt
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 12 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	320.733 vs 129.036
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	20909 vs 19749

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

27219

26855

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1092

1048

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

209081

161035

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

714.26

543.753

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

60.192

51.155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

129.036

320.733

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2585.274

2566.9

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34770

17213

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34770

17213

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3718

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3350

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

19749

20909

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	27219	26855
PassMark - G2D Mark	1092	1048
Geekbench - OpenCL	209081	161035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	714.26	543.753
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	661.977	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	60.192	51.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	129.036	320.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2585.274	2566.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34770	17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34770	17213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	19749	20909

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	RDNA 2.0
Code name	GA102	Navi 21
Launch date	31 May 2021	28 Oct 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1199	$999
Place in performance rating	49	70
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2250 MHz
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	1825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	532.8 GFLOPS (1:64)	1440 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	34.10 TFLOPS (1:1)	46.08 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	34.10 TFLOPS	23.04 TFLOPS
Pipelines	10240	5120
Pixel fill rate	186.5 GPixel/s	288.0 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	532.8 GTexel/s	720.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	26800 million
Compute units		80
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Triple-slot
Height	40 mm, 1.6 inches	50 mm (2 inches)
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm, 11.2 inches	267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	750 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	2x 8-pin
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches	120 mm (4.7 inches)
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	512 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR6