AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 1080 Ti
47.88

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 53% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking6114
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Value for money27.5219.44
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP102Navi
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 February 2017 (7 years old)10 May 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,099
Current price$321 (0.5x MSRP)$961 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Ti has 42% better value for money than RX 6950 XT.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores35845120
Core clock speed1481 MHz1925 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz2324 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt335 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4743.7
Floating-point performance11,340 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)267 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount11 GB16 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed11000 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 Ti 47.88
RX 6950 XT 73.18
+52.8%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 53% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1080 Ti 18554
RX 6950 XT 28359
+52.8%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 53% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 Ti 37672
RX 6950 XT 72228
+91.7%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 92% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 Ti 27564
RX 6950 XT 59882
+117%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 117% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 Ti 142490
RX 6950 XT 229172
+60.8%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 61% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1080 Ti 394694
RX 6950 XT 497297
+26%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 26% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 175
+22.1%
RX 6950 XT 143

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti outperforms Radeon RX 6950 XT by 22% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 68
RX 6950 XT 188
+178%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 178% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 10
RX 6950 XT 53
+429%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 429% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 105
RX 6950 XT 284
+170%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 170% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 60
RX 6950 XT 139
+131%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 131% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 58
RX 6950 XT 77
+31.7%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 32% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 Ti 149
RX 6950 XT 286
+91.7%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 92% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 Ti 148
RX 6950 XT 451
+205%

Radeon RX 6950 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 Ti by 205% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD129
−70.5%
220
+70.5%
1440p85
−63.5%
139
+63.5%
4K66
−33.3%
88
+33.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−83%
161
+83%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
−11%
110−120
+11%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
−55.4%
120−130
+55.4%
Battlefield 5 166
+2.5%
160−170
−2.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 130−140
−34.4%
170−180
+34.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−62.5%
143
+62.5%
Far Cry 5 120
−50.8%
181
+50.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 104
−46.2%
152
+46.2%
Forza Horizon 4 147
−40.1%
200−210
+40.1%
Hitman 3 150−160
−38.6%
210−220
+38.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−54.8%
160−170
+54.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−59.7%
120−130
+59.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
−130%
276
+130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−51.2%
130
+51.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
−23.3%
110−120
+23.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
−55.4%
120−130
+55.4%
Battlefield 5 154
−5.2%
160−170
+5.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
−189%
170−180
+189%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−45.5%
128
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 117
−47.9%
173
+47.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
−44.1%
147
+44.1%
Forza Horizon 4 145
−42.1%
200−210
+42.1%
Hitman 3 150−160
−38.6%
210−220
+38.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−54.8%
160−170
+54.8%
Metro Exodus 90
−110%
189
+110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65
−89.2%
120−130
+89.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 113
−127%
257
+127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−189%
376
+189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−33.7%
115
+33.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
−56.3%
110−120
+56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
−55.4%
120−130
+55.4%
Battlefield 5 149
−8.7%
160−170
+8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−38.6%
122
+38.6%
Far Cry 5 109
−50.5%
164
+50.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 94
−40.4%
132
+40.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120
−71.7%
200−210
+71.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
−120%
216
+120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−24.4%
107
+24.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
−47.3%
130−140
+47.3%
Hitman 3 90−95
−75.5%
160−170
+75.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−76.1%
120−130
+76.1%
Metro Exodus 56
−114%
120
+114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41
−75.6%
70−75
+75.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
−156%
187
+156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
−32.3%
80−85
+32.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−69.1%
90−95
+69.1%
Battlefield 5 118
−16.9%
130−140
+16.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−121%
93
+121%
Far Cry 5 97
−68%
163
+68%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
−50%
132
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 102
−71.6%
170−180
+71.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−84%
130−140
+84%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−124%
103
+124%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
−59.6%
80−85
+59.6%
Hitman 3 50−55
−88.2%
95−100
+88.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%
Metro Exodus 35
−120%
77
+120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−77.8%
45−50
+77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 41
−141%
99
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−100%
144
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
−47.5%
55−60
+47.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−84.4%
55−60
+84.4%
Battlefield 5 70
−38.6%
95−100
+38.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−142%
46
+142%
Far Cry 5 55
−125%
124
+125%
Far Cry New Dawn 57
−107%
118
+107%
Forza Horizon 4 75
−72%
120−130
+72%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−150%
65
+150%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6950 XT is 70.5% faster than GTX 1080 Ti

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6950 XT is 63.5% faster than GTX 1080 Ti

4K resolution:

  • RX 6950 XT is 33.3% faster than GTX 1080 Ti

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1080 Ti is 2.5% faster than the RX 6950 XT.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 189% faster than the GTX 1080 Ti.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Ti is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6950 XT is ahead in 67 tests (99%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 47.88 73.18
Recency 28 February 2017 10 May 2022
Cost $699 $1099
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 335 Watt

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in performance tests.


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