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AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

WINNER
40Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39.4Inno Score
29.8Rasterization32.9
20Ray Tracing20
45.7Memoryspec-based50.2
86.4Efficiencyspec-based67.7
38.5Compute41.3
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 57007 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 40 against 39.4 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5700

  • 56% lower process: 7 nm vs 16 nm
  • 28% lower TDP: 180 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $349 vs $699

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 30
  • 56% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 2,304
  • 38% higher VRAM: 11 GB vs 8 GB
  • 38% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 256 bit
  • 11% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,400 vs 8,500

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Announced20192017
ArchitectureRDNAPascal
Process7 nm+56%16 nm
TDP180 W+28%250 W
Power connector1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Shading units2,3043,584+56%
Base clock1,465 MHz1,480 MHz+1%
Boost clock1,725 MHz+9%1,582 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
VRAM8 GB11 GB+38%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5X
Bus width256 bit352 bit+38%
Bandwidth448 GB/s484 GB/s+8%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy8,500Bottom 30%9,400+11%Bottom 35%
PassMark G3D14,204Bottom 33%14,400+1%Bottom 34%
1080p Ultra—90 fpsBottom 23%
1440p Ultra—64 fpsBottom 23%
4K Ultra—34 fpsBottom 23%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 5700 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
SpecAMD Radeon RX 5700NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
UpscalingFSR 1NIS (driver-level)

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