AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
47Rasterization32.9
33.6Ray Tracing20
56.8Memory50.2
71.6Efficiency67.7
58.4Compute41.3
12 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 51.2 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+17) and rasterization (+14). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 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 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 47 vs 33
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 34 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 57 vs 50
- Stronger efficiency score: 72 vs 68
- Stronger compute score: 58 vs 41
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- 38% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 256 bit
- 17% lower TDP: 250 W vs 300 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2017 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 250 W+17% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,608+29% | 3,584 |
| RT cores | 72 | — |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+23% | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+42% | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+45% | 11 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 352 bit+38% |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+6% | 484 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,700+99%Top 42% | 9,400Top 84% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,550Top 57% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,800+72%Top 34% | 14,400Top 80% |
| 1080p Ultra | 150 fps+67%Top 42% | 90 fpsTop 78% |
| 1440p Ultra | 110 fps+72%Top 42% | 64 fpsTop 78% |
| 4K Ultra | 59 fps+74%Top 44% | 34 fpsTop 74% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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