AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.3Rasterization28.4
28.3Ray Tracing20
48.5Memoryspec-based41.5
80.2Efficiencyspec-based76.4
46.7Compute41.2
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 45 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+9) and Ray Tracing (+8). 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 6700 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 28 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 41
- 63% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 12,300 vs 7,536
- 56% lower process: 7 nm vs 16 nm
- Lower launch price: $479 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 22% lower TDP: 180 W vs 230 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 230 W | 180 W+22% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 40 | — |
| Base clock | 2,321 MHz+44% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,581 MHz+49% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 384 GB/s+20% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 12,300+63%Top 49% | 7,536Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,550Bottom 24% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 19,300+24%Top 46% | 15,607Bottom 41% |
| 1080p Ultra | 112 fpsBottom 41% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 80 fpsBottom 41% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 41 fpsBottom 43% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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