AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
24.4Rasterization32.9
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based50.2
95.6Efficiencyspec-based67.7
26.9Compute41.3
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT scores 38.7 against 39.4 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 79% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,480 MHz
- 78% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,582 MHz
- 62% lower process: 6 nm vs 16 nm
- 57% lower TDP: 107 W vs 250 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $699
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 27
- 450% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 64 bit
- 250% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,024
- 236% higher bandwidth: 484 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2017 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 6 nm+62% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+57% | 250 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 3,584+250% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+79% | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+78% | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 11 GB+175% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 352 bit+450% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 484 GB/s+236% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 9,400+91%Bottom 35% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 14,400+50%Bottom 34% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 90 fpsBottom 23% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 64 fpsBottom 23% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 34 fpsBottom 23% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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