AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
32.6Rasterization28.4
24.5Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based41.5
88.9Efficiencyspec-based76.4
40.5Compute41.2
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 41.5 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+5) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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 6600 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- 56% lower process: 7 nm vs 16 nm
- 49% higher Boost clock: 2,589 MHz vs 1,733 MHz
- 35% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,200 vs 7,536
- Lower launch price: $379 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 25% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 2,048
- 25% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 256 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 160 W+11% | 180 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048 | 2,560+25% |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 1,968 MHz+22% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,589 MHz+49% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 320 GB/s+25% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,200+35%Bottom 39% | 7,536Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,850Bottom 8% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,000+3%Bottom 42% | 15,607Bottom 41% |
| 1080p Ultra | 88 fpsBottom 19% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 62 fpsBottom 17% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 31 fpsBottom 17% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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