AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
40.4Rasterization—
31.7Ray Tracing—
49.9Memoryspec-based59.2
80.6Efficiencyspec-based64.3
53.7Compute64.9
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT6 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 7700 XT
- 49% higher Boost clock: 2,544 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- 30% lower TDP: 245 W vs 350 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 54
- 159% higher Shading units: 8,960 vs 3,456
- 159% higher Tensor / AI cores: 280 vs 108
- 111% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 432 GB/s
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 245 W+30% | 350 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,456 | 8,960+159% |
| RT cores | 54 | 70+30% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 108 | 280+159% |
| Base clock | — | 1,260 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,544 MHz+49% | 1,710 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 432 GB/s | 912 GB/s+111% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 17,113Top 30% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,196Bottom 49% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 22,771Top 32% | 26,560+17%Top 23% |
| 1080p Ultra | 104 fpsBottom 43% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 77 fpsBottom 45% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 43 fpsBottom 45% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 2 |
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