AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
37.3Rasterization33.7
28.3Ray Tracing—
48.5Memoryspec-based45.7
80.2Efficiencyspec-based76.5
46.7Compute46.5
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT scores 45 against 46.4 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 34
- 53% higher Base clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,515 MHz
- 51% higher Boost clock: 2,581 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 50% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 8 GB
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- Lower launch price: $479 vs $699
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 17% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 384 GB/s
- 15% higher Shading units: 2,944 vs 2,560
- 15% higher RT cores: 46 vs 40
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 230 W | 215 W+7% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560 | 2,944+15% |
| RT cores | 40 | 46+15% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 368 |
| Base clock | 2,321 MHz+53% | 1,515 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,581 MHz+51% | 1,710 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 384 GB/s | 448 GB/s+17% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 12,300+11%Top 49% | 11,071Bottom 45% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,550Bottom 24% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 19,300+4%Top 46% | 18,575Top 49% |
| 1080p Ultra | 112 fpsBottom 41% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 80 fpsBottom 41% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 41 fpsBottom 43% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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