AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
51.5Rasterization38.9
36.5Ray Tracing31.2
58.2Memoryspec-based53.2
67.2Efficiencyspec-based72.2
62.7Compute52.9
13 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 46.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+13) and compute (+10). 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 6950 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 39
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 31
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 53
- 59% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 21,800 vs 13,700
- 52% higher 4K Ultra: 67 fps vs 44 fps
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- 38% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 256 bit
- 25% lower TDP: 250 W vs 335 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2018 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 335 W | 250 W+25% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+18% | 4,352 |
| RT cores | 80+18% | 68 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 544 |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz+40% | 1,350 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz+50% | 1,545 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+45% | 11 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 352 bit+38% |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 616 GB/s+7% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800+59%Top 19% | 13,700Top 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100+32%Top 44% | 3,100Bottom 38% |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300+28%Top 13% | 21,400Top 37% |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fps+45%Top 25% | 116 fpsBottom 45% |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fps+49%Top 26% | 83 fpsBottom 45% |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fps+52%Top 30% | 44 fpsBottom 45% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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