AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
24.4Rasterization28.4
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based41.5
95.6Efficiencyspec-based76.4
26.9Compute41.2
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7 against 37.8 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 65% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,607 MHz
- 62% lower process: 6 nm vs 16 nm
- 62% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,733 MHz
- 41% lower TDP: 107 W vs 180 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 27
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 150% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 1,024
- 122% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 6 nm+62% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+41% | 180 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 2,560+150% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+65% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+62% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 320 GB/s+122% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 7,536+53%Bottom 27% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 15,607+62%Bottom 41% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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