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AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

WINNER
40Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
29.8Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing20
45.7Memoryspec-based41.5
86.4Efficiencyspec-based76.4
38.5Compute41.2
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 57004 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 5700 wins this graphics card face-off, 40 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+1). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700

  • 56% lower process: 7 nm vs 16 nm
  • 40% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 320 GB/s
  • 13% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,500 vs 7,536
  • Lower launch price: $349 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • 11% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,304
  • 10% higher Base clock: 1,607 MHz vs 1,465 MHz
  • 10% higher PassMark G3D: 15,607 vs 14,204

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20192016
ArchitectureRDNAPascal
Process7 nm+56%16 nm
TDP180 W180 W
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units2,3042,560+11%
Base clock1,465 MHz1,607 MHz+10%
Boost clock1,725 MHz1,733 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth448 GB/s+40%320 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy8,500+13%Bottom 30%7,536Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D14,204Bottom 33%15,607+10%Bottom 41%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
UpscalingFSR 1—

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