AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
49.6Rasterization—
36.4Ray Tracing—
58.2Memoryspec-based59.2
67.2Efficiencyspec-based64.3
63.9Compute64.9
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- 50% higher Base clock: 1,890 MHz vs 1,260 MHz
- 35% higher Boost clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 33% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 12 GB
- 14% higher RT cores: 80 vs 70
- 12% lower process: 7 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
- 75% higher Shading units: 8,960 vs 5,120
- 58% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 576 GB/s
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 7 nm+12% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 335 W+4% | 350 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 8,960+75% |
| RT cores | 80+14% | 70 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 280 |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz+50% | 1,260 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz+35% | 1,710 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+33% | 12 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 912 GB/s+58% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,616Top 19% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,081Top 39% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 28,069+6%Top 16% | 26,560Top 23% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 2 |
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