AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
47Rasterization61.5
33.6Ray Tracing53.6
56.8Memoryspec-based61
71.6Efficiencyspec-based71.3
58.4Compute67.3
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT13 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.2 to 51.2, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+20) and rasterization (+15). AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 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
- Lower launch price: $649 vs $1,199
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 47
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 67 vs 58
- 111% higher Shading units: 9,728 vs 4,608
- 106% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 7,300 vs 3,550
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 300 W+6% | 320 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,608 | 9,728+111% |
| RT cores | 72 | 76+6% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 304 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz | 2,205 MHz+21% |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz | 2,505 MHz+11% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 717 GB/s+40% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,700Top 29% | 28,000+50%Top 9% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,550Bottom 48% | 7,300+106%Top 12% |
| PassMark G3D | 24,800Top 23% | 27,900+13%Top 9% |
| 1080p Ultra | 150 fpsTop 39% | 194 fps+29%Top 12% |
| 1440p Ultra | 110 fpsTop 39% | 149 fps+35%Top 10% |
| 4K Ultra | 59 fpsTop 41% | 88 fps+49%Top 10% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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