AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
49.8Rasterization28.4
36Ray Tracing20
59.2Memoryspec-based41.5
78.4Efficiencyspec-based76.4
56.1Compute41.2
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.7 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+21) and Ray Tracing (+16). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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 7800 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 36 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 56 vs 41
- 167% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,100 vs 7,536
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- Lower launch price: $499 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 32% lower TDP: 180 W vs 263 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Process | 5 nm+69% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 263 W | 180 W+32% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+50% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 60 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 120 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,430 MHz+40% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 624 GB/s+95% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,100+167%Top 24% | 7,536Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,000Top 47% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,000+54%Top 26% | 15,607Bottom 41% |
| 1080p Ultra | 157 fpsTop 36% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 117 fpsTop 38% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fpsTop 32% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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