Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Availability
MSRP in USD: $649
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card
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$1,099.95
In Stock
Same as Founder’s Edition
Updated 72 minutes agoASRock RX 6800 XT PG D 16G OC AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board 16GB
Buy on Amazon
$925
In Stock
Same as Founder’s Edition
Updated 72 minutes agoSapphire 11304-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT SE PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6
Buy on Amazon
$999.99
In Stock
1825 1925 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2360 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 72 minutes agoMSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)
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$1,147
In Stock
1825 1850 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2285 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 72 minutes agoASRock AMD Radeon RX6800XT Graphics Board GDDR6 16GB [Domestic Authorized Dealer] RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC
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$1,076
In Stock
1825 1925 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2360 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 72 minutes agoSapphire 11304-02-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT PCIe 4. 0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6
Buy on Amazon
$1,299.99
In Stock
1825 1925 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2360 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 72 minutes agoA M D Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card (RWKN3)
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$599.99
In Stock
Same as Founder’s Edition
Updated 72 minutes ago
Availability
MSRP in USD: $799
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming, 12G-P5-4877-KL, 12GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Technology, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate, LHR
Buy on Amazon
$1,465
In Stock
1710 1800 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 72 minutes ago
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms the more expensive GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 440 days older than the more expensive GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 6% better in VALORANT than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB — 568 vs 537 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB — $1099.95 vs $1465.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing VALORANT than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB — $1.94 vs $2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB — 300 vs 350 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB — 16 vs 12 GB
VALORANT
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
568
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card
Buy for $1,099.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 72 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022
FPS
537
94%
Value, $/FPS
$2.
73/FPS
71%
Price, $
$1465
75%
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming, 12G-P5-4877-KL, 12GB GDDR6X, iCX3 Technology, ARGB LED, Metal Backplate, LHR
Buy for $1,465 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 72 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022
1239
FPS
1209
FPS
League of Legends
1536
FPS
1609
FPS
Minecraft
727
FPS
741
FPS
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
309
FPS
268
FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
568
FPS
537
FPS
VALORANT
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
164.
2 GPixel/s
25%
Texel Fillrate
478.8 GTexel/s
65%
|
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
vs |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28th, 2020 | Release Date |
Jan 11th, 2022 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 30 |
|
$649 |
MSRP | $799 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
|
Desktop |
Segment |
Desktop |
|
16 GB |
Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 512 GB/s | Bandwidth |
912.4 GB/s |
|
1825 MHz |
Base Clock Speed | 1260 MHz |
|
2250 MHz |
Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
|
2000 MHz |
Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6800 XT or GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VALORANT, 1080p, High
Alienware Aurora R10 Liquid Cooled Gaming Desktop PC
612
FPS
$
3.
27
/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,999.98
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
Empowered PC
592
FPS
$
3.12
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,849.99
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
ZOTAC Gaming MEK Hero G1 A5938V2 Liquid Cooling Gaming PC
608
FPS
$
5.81
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$3,530.99
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
Centaurus Andromeda A4.
1 Gaming Computer PC
624
FPS
$
3.2
/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,997
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
CORSAIR Vengeance a7200 Series Gaming PC
624
FPS
$
3.85
/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$2,399.99
In Stock
Updated 68 minutes ago
Centaurus Proton 2 Gaming Computer PC
653
FPS
$
4.
86
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$3,172
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
CUK R13 Gaming Desktop PC
649
FPS
$
3.85
/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,499.99
In Stock
Updated 68 minutes ago
Velztorm Archux CTO Gaming Desktop PC
593
FPS
$
5.81
/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,448
In Stock
Updated 65 minutes ago
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Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080
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- VGA Benchmarks
- Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080
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Radeon RX 6800 XT
100%
-
GeForce RTX 3080
101%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3. 25x the effective memory bandwidth |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (57 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XT) | vs | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) | |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 8 nm | |
| Die Size | 536 mm² | vs | 628 mm² | |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 28,000 million | |
| Shaders | 4608 | vs | 8704 | |
| Compute Units | 72 | vs | 68 | |
| Core clock | 1825 MHz | vs | 1440 MHz | |
| ROPs | 128 | vs | 96 | |
| TMUs | 288 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR6X | |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 320 bit | |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective |
vs | 1188 MHz 19 Gbps effective |
|
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | vs | 320 watts | |
| Release Date | 28 Oct 2020 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
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Radeon RX 6800 XT
288.
00 GP/s -
GeForce RTX 3080
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels — higher is better
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
648.00 GT/s
-
GeForce RTX 3080
465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels — higher is better
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
512.00 GB/s
-
GeForce RTX 3080
760.30 GB/s
GB/s — higher is better
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
20740.00 GFLOPs
-
GeForce RTX 3080
29770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs — higher is better
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
138
-
GeForce RTX 3080
101
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
175
-
GeForce RTX 3080
174
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
125
-
GeForce RTX 3080
128
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
275
-
GeForce RTX 3080
255
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
307
-
GeForce RTX 3080
287
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
102
-
GeForce RTX 3080
110
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
216
-
GeForce RTX 3080
200
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
111
-
GeForce RTX 3080
101
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
120
-
GeForce RTX 3080
120
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
87
-
GeForce RTX 3080
108
FPS (higher is better)
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
249
-
GeForce RTX 3080
247
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
128
-
GeForce RTX 3080
126
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
50
-
GeForce RTX 3080
50
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
115
-
GeForce RTX 3080
103
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
257
-
GeForce RTX 3080
276
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
188
-
GeForce RTX 3080
165
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
306
-
GeForce RTX 3080
285
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
205
-
GeForce RTX 3080
256
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
117
-
GeForce RTX 3080
112
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
106
-
GeForce RTX 3080
91
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
175
-
GeForce RTX 3080
171
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
104
-
GeForce RTX 3080
112
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
212
-
GeForce RTX 3080
211
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
242
-
GeForce RTX 3080
194
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
68
-
GeForce RTX 3080
76
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
178
-
GeForce RTX 3080
177
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
103
-
GeForce RTX 3080
99
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
117
-
GeForce RTX 3080
119
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
79
-
GeForce RTX 3080
96
FPS (higher is better)
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
203
-
GeForce RTX 3080
202
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
104
-
GeForce RTX 3080
106
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
48
-
GeForce RTX 3080
48
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
96
-
GeForce RTX 3080
102
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
176
-
GeForce RTX 3080
194
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
154
-
GeForce RTX 3080
153
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
239
-
GeForce RTX 3080
224
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
150
-
GeForce RTX 3080
181
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
91
-
GeForce RTX 3080
87
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
67
-
GeForce RTX 3080
58
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
104
-
GeForce RTX 3080
110
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
59
-
GeForce RTX 3080
69
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
126
-
GeForce RTX 3080
130
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
147
-
GeForce RTX 3080
123
FPS (higher is better)
Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
34
-
GeForce RTX 3080
40
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
106
-
GeForce RTX 3080
106
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
75
-
GeForce RTX 3080
70
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
98
-
GeForce RTX 3080
96
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
59
-
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
117
-
GeForce RTX 3080
116
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
66
-
GeForce RTX 3080
67
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
34
-
GeForce RTX 3080
42
FPS (higher is better)
UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
61
-
GeForce RTX 3080
69
FPS (higher is better)
Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
98
-
GeForce RTX 3080
104
FPS (higher is better)
Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
82
-
GeForce RTX 3080
87
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
142
-
GeForce RTX 3080
135
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
83
-
GeForce RTX 3080
103
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64
-
Radeon RX 6800 XT
54
-
GeForce RTX 3080
57
FPS (higher is better)
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| VS | ||
| Radeon RX 6800 XT | Radeon RX 6800 |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 6800 |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
| VS | ||
| GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
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