AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
44.5Rasterization28.4
37.5Ray Tracing20
49.9Memoryspec-based41.5
84.8Efficiencyspec-based76.4
54.1Compute41.2
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE wins this graphics card face-off, 51.4 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+18) and rasterization (+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 9070 GRE
- Stronger rasterization score: 45 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 38 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 54 vs 41
- 152% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 18,956 vs 7,536
- 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- 18% lower TDP: 180 W vs 220 W
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Process | 4 nm+75% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 220 W | 180 W+18% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,072+20% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 48 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 96 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,790 MHz+61% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+50% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 432 GB/s+35% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 18,956+152%Top 28% | 7,536Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,272Top 41% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 23,533+51%Top 30% | 15,607Bottom 41% |
| 1080p Ultra | 125 fpsTop 50% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 92 fpsTop 50% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 52 fpsTop 47% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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