AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
51.5Rasterization28.4
36.5Ray Tracing20
58.2Memoryspec-based41.5
67.2Efficiencyspec-based76.4
62.7Compute41.2
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+23) and compute (+22). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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 6950 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 41
- 189% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 21,800 vs 7,536
- 100% higher Shading units: 5,120 vs 2,560
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 46% lower TDP: 180 W vs 335 W
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $1,099
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 335 W | 180 W+46% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+100% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz+18% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz+33% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+80% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800+189%Top 19% | 7,536Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100Top 45% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300+75%Top 13% | 15,607Bottom 41% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fpsTop 25% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fpsTop 30% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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