GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB  vs  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

not rated
Place in performance rating
3
Ampere
Architecture
Navi / RDNA2
January 2022 (recently)
Release date
8 December 2020 (less than a year ago)
$799
Launch price (MSRP)
$999
$2266 (2.8x MSRP)
Price now
$2020 (2x MSRP)
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Value for money
14.82
GA102
GPU code name
Navi 21
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB  vs  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Core clock speed
1825 MHz
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
465.1
Texture fill rate
720.0
8704
Pipelines / CUDA cores
5120
1710 MHz
Boost clock speed
2250 MHz
28,300 million
Number of transistors
26,800 million
320 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
285 mm
Length
267 mm
1x 12-pin
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

GDDR6X
Memory type
GDDR6
12 GB
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
384 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
19 GB/s
Memory clock speed
16000 MHz
912.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
512.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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HDMI
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

8.6
CUDA
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
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4.6
OpenGL
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1.2
Vulkan
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6.6
Shader Model
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3.0
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

More memory bandwidth (912.4 GB/s vs 512.0 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

96.06% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($2020 (2x MSRP) vs $2266 (2.8x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 8 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (16 GB vs 12 GB)

So, GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT .

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB versus AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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Passmark

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User rating

2.5 Out of 2 Hitesti Score
3.6 Out of 1741 Hitesti Score