GeForce RTX 3080 VS Radeon RX 6800 XT
We are comparing the GeForce RTX 3080 (NVIDIA) with the Radeon RX 6800 XT (AMD). Scroll down to the pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.
Last Updated: September 13, 2026
Overall Comparison
KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 3080 AND Radeon RX 6800 XT
Here’s how GeForce RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 6800 XT stack up against each other in their most impactful areas.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080
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19% higher 3DMark Port Royal score (11597 vs 9707)
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17% higher Geekbench 6 OpenCL score (161903 vs 138858)
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100% higher Blender score (4844 vs 2420)
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8% higher PassMark GPU Compute score (14195 vs 13150)
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44% higher FP32 Compute (29.8 TFLOPS vs 20.74 TFLOPS)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6800 XT
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3% higher 4K Ultra FPS (65 vs 63)
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3% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (112 vs 109)
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4% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (148 vs 142)
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32% higher Boost Clock (2250 MHz vs 1710 MHz)
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10% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (19364 vs 17664)
SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 3080 AND Radeon RX 6800 XT
Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 6800 XT.
Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.
If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
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General Info
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| GPU Name: | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| GPU Type: | Discrete | Discrete |
| Codename: | GA102 | Navi 21 |
| Vendor: | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Foundry: | Samsung | TSMC |
| Architecture: | Ampere | RDNA 2.0 |
| Generation: | GeForce 20 | Navi II (RX 6000) |
| Release Date: | September 1, 2020 | October 28, 2020 |
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Board Design
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| Bus Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| PCIe Version: | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes: | 16 | x16 |
| Process Size: | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistors: | 28 billion | 26.8 billion |
| Density: | 44.6 MTr/mm² | 51.5 MTr/mm² |
| Die Size: | 628 mm² | 520 mm² |
| Board Length: | 285 mm | 267 mm |
| Board Width: | 40 mm | 50 mm |
| Board Height: | 112 mm | 120 mm |
| Total Graphics Power (TGP): | 320 W | 300 W |
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Graphics Processor
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| Compute Units: | 68 | 72 |
| Shading Units: | 8704 | 4608 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): | 272 | 288 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs): | 96 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores: | 272 | — |
| Ray Tracing Cores: | 68 | 72 |
| Base Clock: | 1440 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost Clock: | 1710 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| L1 Cache: | 128 KB per SM | 128 KB per Array |
| L2 Cache: | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache: | — | 128 MB |
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Raw Performance
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| Pixel Fill Rate: | 164.2 GPixel/s | 288.0 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate: | 465.1 GTexel/s | 648.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance: | 29.8 TFLOPs | 20.74 TFLOPs |
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Memory
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| Memory Type: | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Size: | 10 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Bus Width: | 320-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock: | 1188 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Effective Memory Speed: | 19000 Mbps | 16000 Mbps |
| Bandwidth: | 760.3 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
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APIs
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| DirectX: | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan: | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL: | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL: | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| CUDA: | 8.6 | No |
| Ray Tracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS: | DLSS 2 | No |
| DisplayPort: | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| HDMI: | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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Gaming FPS
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| 1080p Ultra (FPS): | 142 | 148 |
| 1440p Ultra (FPS): | 109 | 112 |
| 4K Ultra (FPS): | 63 | 65 |
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Benchmarks
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3D Mark
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| Steel Nomad Lite | 19053 | 17598 |
| Time Spy | 17664 | 19364 |
| Solar Bay | 85881 | 78663 |
| Port Royal | 11597 | 9707 |
| Fire Strike | 42462 | 53017 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 37890 | 35605 |
| Night Raid | 132807 | 155402 |
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GeekBench 6 OpenCL
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| Compute Score | 161903 | 138858 |
| Background Blur | 217.3 | 335.7 |
| Face Detection | 141.9 | 221.1 |
| Horizon Detection | 8.19 | 6.16 |
| Edge Detection | 11 | 8.96 |
| Gaussian Blur | 8.43 | 7.44 |
| Feature Matching | 1.29 | 1.31 |
| Stereo Matching | 780.7 | 263 |
| Particle Physics | 22538.5 | 14755 |
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Passmark Graphics
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| G3D Mark | 25040 | 25009 |
| G2D Mark | 1062 | 1040 |
| DirectX 11 | 207 | 265 |
| DirectX 12 | 100 | 99 |
| GPU Compute | 14195 | 13150 |
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GFXBench 5
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| Aztec Ruins High (4K) | 211.50 | 264.20 |
| Aztec Ruins Normal | 950.50 | 1271.60 |
| Car Chase | 809.50 | 1173.90 |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 705.40 | 1067.60 |
| T-Rex | 3525.40 | 4050.10 |
| Tessellation | 6034.60 | 3567.00 |
| ALU 2 | 6005.60 | 5306.30 |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 283.80 | 278.90 |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
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Blender (Rendering)
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| Blender Score | 4844 | 2420 |
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GeekBench 6 ML
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| Single Precision | 24003 | 30220 |
| Half Precision | 36895 | 30423 |
| Quantized | 14629 | 22583 |
| Image Classification | 9439 | 11942 |
| Image Segmentation | 25471 | 7603 |
| Image Super Resolution | 19892 | 30511 |
| Face Detection | 46956 | 42862 |
| Pose Estimation | 104704 | 160019 |
| Text Classification | 2712 | 4247 |
| Machine Translation | 4828 | 6279 |
| Object Detection | 12153 | 13910 |
| Depth Estimation | 36822 | 51794 |
| Style Transfer | 246005 | 324124 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
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FurMark
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| 1080p Vulkan | 13387 | 14324 |
| 1440p Vulkan | 9183 | 9707 |
| 2160p Vulkan | 4902 | 5054 |
| 1080p OpenGL | 14612 | 15474 |
| 1440p OpenGL | 10118 | 10583 |
| 2160p OpenGL | 5406 | 5403 |
Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.
PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 3080 AND Radeon RX 6800 XT
The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 6800 XT stack up in key performance metrics.
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Release Timeline of GeForce RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 6800 XT
GeForce RTX 3080 was released 1 month, 27 days earlier than Radeon RX 6800 XT.
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Our Verdict
In conclusion, the Radeon RX 6800 XT has a narrow overall lead compared to the GeForce RTX 3080. Its strongest advantages are in Gaming Performance and AI & Machine Learning. The GeForce RTX 3080 is the better fit if your top priority is Workstation and Energy Efficiency.
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