AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
24.4Rasterization61.5
—Ray Tracing53.6
26.9Memoryspec-based61
95.6Efficiencyspec-based71.3
26.9Compute67.3
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.2 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+40) and rasterization (+37). 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
- 67% lower TDP: 107 W vs 320 W
- 20% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,205 MHz
- 12% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,505 MHz
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $1,199
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 67 vs 27
- 850% higher Shading units: 9,728 vs 1,024
- 469% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,000 vs 4,918
- 398% higher bandwidth: 717 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 107 W+67% | 320 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 9,728+850% |
| RT cores | 16 | 76+375% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 304 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+20% | 2,205 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+12% | 2,505 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 717 GB/s+398% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 28,000+469%Top 9% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 7,300Top 12% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 27,900+190%Top 9% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 194 fpsTop 12% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 149 fpsTop 10% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 88 fpsTop 10% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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