Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6800
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 11 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon RX 6800
16384 Mb GDDR6
Released 28 Oct 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB112%
- Radeon RX 6800100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- 12% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6800
- 100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB .
- 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)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XL) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 536 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | 26,800 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | 3840 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | 60 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| TMUs | 280 | 240 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | 28 Oct 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB164.20 GP/s
- Radeon RX 6800202.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB478.80 GT/s
- Radeon RX 6800505.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB912.40 GB/s
- Radeon RX 6800512.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB30640.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 680016170.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB127
- Radeon RX 6800145
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB303
- Radeon RX 6800273
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB128
- Radeon RX 6800129
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB258
- Radeon RX 6800237
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB232
- Radeon RX 6800217
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB110
- Radeon RX 6800106
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB237
- Radeon RX 6800219
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB120
- Radeon RX 6800104
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB214
- Radeon RX 6800178
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB175
- Radeon RX 6800135
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB67
- Radeon RX 680058
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB145
- Radeon RX 6800131
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB79
- Radeon RX 680065
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB118
- Radeon RX 6800102
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB95
- Radeon RX 680071
FPS (higher is better)