AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
49.6Rasterization38.9
35.2Ray Tracing31.2
56.8Memoryspec-based53.2
71.6Efficiencyspec-based72.2
60.9Compute52.9
13 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 52.8 to 46.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+11) and compute (+8). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 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 39
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 35 vs 31
- Stronger compute score: 61 vs 53
- 48% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,300 vs 13,700
- 46% higher Boost clock: 2,250 MHz vs 1,545 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- 38% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 256 bit
- 20% higher bandwidth: 616 GB/s vs 512 GB/s
- 17% lower TDP: 250 W vs 300 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 250 W+17% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+18% | 4,352 |
| RT cores | 80+18% | 68 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 544 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz+35% | 1,350 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz+46% | 1,545 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+45% | 11 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 352 bit+38% |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 616 GB/s+20% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,300+48%Top 22% | 13,700Top 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,850+24%Top 50% | 3,100Bottom 38% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,100+22%Top 16% | 21,400Top 37% |
| 1080p Ultra | 160 fps+38%Top 32% | 116 fpsBottom 45% |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fps+42%Top 34% | 83 fpsBottom 45% |
| 4K Ultra | 64 fps+45%Top 38% | 44 fpsBottom 45% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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