AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
51.5Rasterization32.9
36.5Ray Tracing20
58.2Memory50.2
67.2Efficiency67.7
62.7Compute41.3
12 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+21) and rasterization (+19). 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 6950 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 33
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 58 vs 50
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 41
- 132% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 21,800 vs 9,400
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- 38% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 256 bit
- 25% lower TDP: 250 W vs 335 W
- Lower launch price: $699 vs $1,099
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2017 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 7 nm+56% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 335 W | 250 W+25% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+43% | 3,584 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz+28% | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz+46% | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+45% | 11 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 352 bit+38% |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+19% | 484 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800+132%Top 30% | 9,400Top 84% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100Top 44% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300+90%Top 18% | 14,400Top 80% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fps+87%Top 26% | 90 fpsTop 78% |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fps+94%Top 29% | 64 fpsTop 78% |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fps+97%Top 32% | 34 fpsTop 74% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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