AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
49.6Rasterization32.9
35.2Ray Tracing20
56.8Memoryspec-based50.2
71.6Efficiencyspec-based67.7
60.9Compute41.3
12 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 52.8 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+20) and rasterization (+17). 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 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 33
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 61 vs 41
- 116% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,300 vs 9,400
- 88% higher 4K Ultra: 64 fps vs 34 fps
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
- Lower launch price: $699 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+43% | 3,584 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+23% | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+42% | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 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 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,300+116%Top 22% | 9,400Bottom 34% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,850Top 50% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 26,100+81%Top 16% | 14,400Bottom 33% |
| 1080p Ultra | 160 fps+78%Top 32% | 90 fpsBottom 23% |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fps+84%Top 34% | 64 fpsBottom 23% |
| 4K Ultra | 64 fps+88%Top 38% | 34 fpsBottom 23% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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