AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
24.4Rasterization49.3
—Ray Tracing42.1
26.9Memoryspec-based59.2
95.6Efficiencyspec-based64.3
26.9Compute64.5
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 53.9 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+38) and rasterization (+25). 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
- 94% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
- 69% lower TDP: 107 W vs 350 W
- 69% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
- 25% lower process: 6 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $1,199
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 49 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 27
- 900% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 1,024
- 533% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 500% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 64 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2021 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 6 nm+25% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+69% | 350 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 12-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 10,240+900% |
| RT cores | 16 | 80+400% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+94% | 1,365 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+69% | 1,665 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 12 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit+500% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 912 GB/s+533% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 19,200+290%Top 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,150Top 33% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 25,800+168%Top 18% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 155 fpsTop 38% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 118 fpsTop 34% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 66 fpsTop 32% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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