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Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080

Compare the Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 3080 on real gaming benchmarks and full specifications. The GeForce RTX 3080 is out of stock at the retailers we track right now, so this comparison covers performance and specs, with current pricing for the Radeon RX 6800 XT.

The short answer

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is the faster card at 1440p.

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT is about 6% faster at 1440p (gaming index 48 vs 45).
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT carries more VRAM (16GB vs 10GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT draws less power (300W vs 320W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1440p gaming
Radeon RX 6800 XT48
GeForce RTX 308045

Radeon RX 6800 XT is about 6% faster at 1440p.

Performance per dollar

This needs a current price for both cards. The GeForce RTX 3080 is out of stock at the retailers we track right now, so it cannot be calculated for this matchup. The gaming and specs comparisons above still apply.

What to buy instead

The GeForce RTX 3080 was replaced by the GeForce RTX 4080.

Specs head-to-head

Radeon RX 6800 XT
GeForce RTX 3080
Price (from)
$890.00
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1440p gaming index
48
45
VRAM
16GB GDDR6
10GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
760 GB/s
Boost clock
2250 MHz
1710 MHz
Shader cores
4,608
8,704
Ray tracing cores
72
68
Tensor / AI cores
—
272
TDP
300W
320W
Recommended PSU
750W
750W
Upscaling
FSR 3, FSR 3 Frame Generation
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction
Architecture
RDNA 2 Navi 21
Ampere GA102
Process node
TSMC N7
Samsung 8N
MSRP
$649.00
$699.00

Productivity & compute

Radeon RX 6800 XT
GeForce RTX 3080
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
49,735
39,257
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
3,672
4,443
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
169,173
158,304

Where to buy

Radeon RX 6800 XTfrom $890.00
From$890.00
5 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 3080no stock

No in-stock versions right now. See the GeForce RTX 3080

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