AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
49.6Rasterization65.4
36.4Ray Tracing64.5
58.2Memoryspec-based64.6
67.2Efficiencyspec-based66.4
63.9Compute79.5
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 67.3 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+28) and rasterization (+16). AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 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
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Stronger rasterization score: 65 vs 50
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 65 vs 36
- Stronger compute score: 80 vs 64
- 129% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 9,342 vs 4,081
- 110% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 5,120
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 335 W+7% | 360 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120 | 10,752+110% |
| RT cores | 80 | 84+5% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 336 |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz | 2,295 MHz+21% |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz | 2,617 MHz+13% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s | 960 GB/s+67% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,616Top 19% | 33,034+53%Top 5% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,081Top 38% | 9,342+129%Top 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 28,069Top 16% | 35,628+27%Top 4% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 189 fpsTop 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 150 fpsTop 8% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 92 fpsTop 8% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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