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AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 6800
48.8Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
46.4Inno Score
41.6Rasterization33.7
30.5Ray Tracing—
56.8Memoryspec-based45.7
77.7Efficiencyspec-based76.5
53.2Compute46.5
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 68001 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6800 wins this graphics card face-off, 48.8 to 46.4, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+8) and compute (+7). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 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 6800

  • Stronger rasterization score: 42 vs 34
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 47
  • 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • 48% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,340 vs 11,071
  • 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • Lower launch price: $579 vs $699

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  • 14% lower TDP: 215 W vs 250 W

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Announced20202018
ArchitectureRDNA 2Turing
Process7 nm+42%12 nm
TDP250 W215 W+14%
Power connector2x 8-pin1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Shading units3,840+30%2,944
RT cores60+30%46
Tensor / AI cores—368
Base clock1,815 MHz+20%1,515 MHz
Boost clock2,105 MHz+23%1,710 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
VRAM16 GB+100%8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth512 GB/s+14%448 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
3DMark Time Spy16,340+48%Top 34%11,071Bottom 45%
3DMark Speed Way2,977Bottom 35%—
PassMark G3D22,052+19%Top 33%18,575Top 49%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 6800 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
UpscalingFSR 3DLSS 4 (no FG)

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