AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
24.4Rasterization38.9
—Ray Tracing31.2
26.9Memoryspec-based53.2
95.6Efficiencyspec-based72.2
26.9Compute52.9
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 46.6 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+26) and rasterization (+15). AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT
- 96% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,350 MHz
- 82% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,545 MHz
- 57% lower TDP: 107 W vs 250 W
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 53 vs 27
- 450% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 64 bit
- 328% higher bandwidth: 616 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 325% higher Shading units: 4,352 vs 1,024
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 6 nm+50% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+57% | 250 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 4,352+325% |
| RT cores | 16 | 68+325% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 544 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+96% | 1,350 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+82% | 1,545 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 11 GB+175% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 352 bit+450% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 616 GB/s+328% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 13,700+179%Top 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 3,100Bottom 37% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 21,400+123%Top 38% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 116 fpsBottom 45% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 83 fpsBottom 45% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 44 fpsBottom 45% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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