Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce GTX 1080
AMD
Radeon RX 6650 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 10 May 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1080
8192 Mb GDDR5X
Released 27 May 2016
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6650 XT149%
- GeForce GTX 1080100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6650 XT
- 49% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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 the GeForce GTX 1080
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6650 XT
The Radeon RX 6650 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 KXT
(215-130000136)) | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 7,200 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2560 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 20 |
| Core clock | 2055 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|
| TDP | 176 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | 27 May 2016 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT168.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1080102.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT337.30 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1080257.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6650 XT280.30 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1080320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6650 XT10790.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 10808228.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT94
- GeForce GTX 108053
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT188
- GeForce GTX 1080129
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT111
- GeForce GTX 108070
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT198
- GeForce GTX 1080125
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT138
- GeForce GTX 108091
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT66
- GeForce GTX 108042
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT141
- GeForce GTX 108096
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT80
- GeForce GTX 108052
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT127
- GeForce GTX 108080
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT88
- GeForce GTX 108062
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT36
- GeForce GTX 108025
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT79
- GeForce GTX 108057
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT43
- GeForce GTX 108032
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT64
- GeForce GTX 108043
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT42
- GeForce GTX 108033
FPS (higher is better)