NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VS
AMD Radeon RX 6700 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080  vs  AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.

51
Place in performance rating
25
48.34
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Pascal
Architecture
Navi / RDNA2
GP104
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
6 May 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
3 March 2021 (less than a year ago)
$599
Launch price (MSRP)
$479
$765 (1.3x MSRP)
Price now
$1201 (2.5x MSRP)
28.74
Value for money
24.21
Pascal GP104
GPU code name
Navi 22
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080  vs  AMD Radeon RX 6700 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.

2560
Pipelines
no data
1607 MHz
Core clock speed
1569 MHz
1733 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
7,200 million
Transistor count
no data
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
180 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
277.3
Texture fill rate
413.0
8,873 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
94 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
2560
CUDA cores
no data
2560
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2560
1733 MHz
Boost clock speed
2639 MHz
7,200 million
Number of transistors
17,200 million
180 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
230 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Length
267 mm
8-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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SLI options
no data
500 Watt
Recommended system power (PSU)
no data
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
no data
2-slot
Width
no data
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR6
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
10 GB/s
Memory clock speed
16000 MHz
320 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
384.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.

DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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G-SYNC support
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+
Multi monitor support
no data
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

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

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VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
+
3D Vision
no data
3.0
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
no data
+
Multi-Projection
no data
+
Ansel
no data
+
Virtual Reality
no data
+
ShadowWorks
no data

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 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 (12_1)
DirectX
no data
4.5
OpenGL
no data
1.2.131
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 60 30.2
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX 6700 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

Cheaper ($765 (1.3x MSRP) vs $1201 (2.5x MSRP))

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

1.91% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 8 GB)

More memory bandwidth (384.0 GB/s vs 320 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 versus AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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Unigine Heaven 3.0

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SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

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SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

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Passmark

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User rating

4.2 Out of 362 Hitesti Score
4.6 Out of 1299 Hitesti Score