AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 84 46 33 20 | 168 118 106 78 |
The Witcher 3 | 60 46 27 16 | 195 162 116 61 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 96 67 46 19 | 275 206 150 83 |
Far Cry 6 | 65 55 40 19 | 150 136 114 71 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 38 29 20 10 | 119 96 76 41 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 51 45 29 19 | 153 147 108 72 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 37 28 21 10 | 109 90 72 43 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 36 33 19 n/a | 133 121 80 36 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 69 61 36 18 | 207 196 151 81 |
| 1080p High | 60 | 168 |
| 1080p Ultra | 46 | 141 |
| 1440p Ultra | 30 | 108 |
| 4K Ultra | 15 | 63 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 4951 | 17662 |
| Solar Bay | 19979 | 85932 |
| Port Royal | 367 | 11595 |
| Fire Strike | 15577 | 42429 |
| Night Raid | 65281 | 132288 |
| Background Blur | 130.3 frames/s | 217.3 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 70.1 frames/s | 141.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.59 Gpix/sec | 8.19 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.21 Gpix/sec | 11 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 2.02 Gpix/sec | 8.43 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.65 Gpix/sec | 1.29 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 223 Gpix/sec | 780.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 7470.5 fps | 22538.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 810 | 1052 |
| DirectX 11 | 90 fps | 207 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 38 fps | 100 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4502 Ops/s | 14559 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 360.9 fps | 950.5 fps |
| Car Chase | 373.9 fps | 809.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 278.5 fps | 705.4 fps |
| T-Rex | 1305.6 fps | 3525.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | 1331.2 fps | 6005.6 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 259.2 fps | 283.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1300.5 | 6034.6 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 19, 2022 | September, 1, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Ampere |
| Codename | Navi 24 | GA102 |
| Price | 199 | 699 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2310 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2815 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 8704 |
| TMUs | 64 | 272 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 68 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 68 |
| Tensor Cores | No | 272 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB/core | 5000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 90 Gpix/sec | 164 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 180 GTex/s | 465 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 107 W | 320 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 107 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 28 billion |
| Transistor density | 46.73 MTr/mm² | 44.59 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Memory Frequency | 2248 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Bus | 64 bit | 320 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 18000 MB/s | 19000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 10 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider