AMD Radeon VII vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
30.5Rasterization34.5
20Ray Tracing26.6
65.4Memoryspec-based47
71.6Efficiencyspec-based72.2
44.4Compute47.9
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon VII5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon VII scores 41.9 against 42.5 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super edges ahead in Ray Tracing and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon VII
- 1500% higher Bus width: 4,096 bit vs 256 bit
- 106% higher bandwidth: 1,024 GB/s vs 496 GB/s
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- 42% lower process: 7 nm vs 12 nm
- 25% higher Shading units: 3,840 vs 3,072
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super
- Stronger rasterization score: 35 vs 31
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 27 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 48 vs 44
- 30% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,619 vs 8,930
- 20% higher PassMark G3D: 19,388 vs 16,175
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Vega | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 250 W+17% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+25% | 3,072 |
| RT cores | — | 48 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 384 |
| Base clock | 1,450 MHz | 1,650 MHz+14% |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz | 1,815 MHz+4% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 4,096 bit+1500% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,024 GB/s+106% | 496 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 8,930Bottom 39% | 11,619+30%Top 49% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,230Bottom 31% |
| PassMark G3D | 16,175Bottom 43% | 19,388+20%Top 46% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon VII | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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