Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6650 XT vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 6650 XT
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 10 May 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
11264 Mb GDDR5X
Released UNRELEASED
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6650 XT118%
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6650 XT
- 18% higher gaming performance.
- 44 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti .
- 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 Ti
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 23 (Navi 23 KXT
(215-130000136)) | GP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 237 mm² | 471 mm² |
| Transistors | 11,060 million | 12,000 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 3584 |
| Raytracing Cores | 32 | none |
| Compute Units | 32 | 28 |
| Core clock | 2055 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | 88 |
| TMUs | 128 | 224 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 352 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2190 MHz
17.5 Gbps effective | 1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 11264 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6650 XT | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 176 watts | 220 watts |
| Release Date | 10 May 2022 | UNRELEASED |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT168.60 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti130.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6650 XT337.30 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti332.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6650 XT280.30 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti484.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6650 XT10790.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti10609.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT94
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti66
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT188
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti163
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT111
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti89
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT198
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti148
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 1080 Ti115
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT66
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti53
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT141
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti121
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT80
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti66
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT127
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti101
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 1080 Ti78
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT36
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti33
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6650 XT79
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti72
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT43
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6650 XT64
- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti55
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 1080 Ti42
FPS (higher is better)