AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
24.4Rasterization67.6
—Ray Tracing62.7
26.9Memoryspec-based64.6
95.6Efficiencyspec-based66.4
26.9Compute74.1
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+47) and rasterization (+43). 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
- 70% lower TDP: 107 W vs 360 W
- 15% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,295 MHz
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Stronger rasterization score: 68 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 74 vs 27
- 950% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 1,024
- 567% higher bandwidth: 960 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 551% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 32,000 vs 4,918
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 107 W+70% | 360 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 10,752+950% |
| RT cores | 16 | 84+425% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 336 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+15% | 2,295 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+8% | 2,617 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 960 GB/s+567% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 32,000+551%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 9,000Top 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 32,000+233%Top 4% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 212 fpsTop 6% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 166 fpsTop 6% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 100 fpsTop 6% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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