AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1607
  • Max video memory 8 GB GDDR5X
  • Memory type GDDR5X
  • Memory clock speed 10 Gbps
  • Maximum resolution
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1630
  • Max video memory 8 GB
  • Memory type HBM2
  • Memory clock speed 945
  • Maximum resolution
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Games supported 99%

Contents

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 RX Vega 64

General info

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

Place in performance rating7386
Place by popularity71no data
Value for money24.5834.33
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code namePascal GP104Vega
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 May 2016 (6 years old)14 August 2017 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $499
Current price$457 (0.8x MSRP)$363 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25604096
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHz1630 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1546 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)180 Watt295 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.3395.8
Floating-point performance8,873 gflops13,353 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

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

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)279 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-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 VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5XHBM2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s945 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s483.8 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125
CUDA+no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 39.09
+5.4%
RX Vega 64 37.08
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Maya
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Catia
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Creo
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Medical
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

GTX 1080 15448
+5.4%
RX Vega 64 14653

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 64 by 5% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 1080 53598
RX Vega 64 55262
+3.1%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 3% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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: 16%

GTX 1080 29263
RX Vega 64 30824
+5.3%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 5% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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: 13%

GTX 1080 119971
RX Vega 64 127374
+6.2%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 6% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 1080 16623
RX Vega 64 18368
+10.5%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 1080 21409
RX Vega 64 22501
+5.1%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 5% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 421474
+7.4%
RX Vega 64 392304

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 64 by 7% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 141
+67.1%
RX Vega 64 84

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 64 by 67% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 61
RX Vega 64 81
+33.3%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 8
RX Vega 64 23
+177%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 177% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 34
RX Vega 64 50
+44.9%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 45% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 76
RX Vega 64 157
+106%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 106% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 54
RX Vega 64 58
+6.6%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 7% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 9
RX Vega 64 12
+41.9%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 42% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 1080 98
RX Vega 64 111
+13.5%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 14% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 98
RX Vega 64 111
+13.4%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 13% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 140
+70.8%
RX Vega 64 82

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 64 by 71% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 76
RX Vega 64 158
+107%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 107% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 61
RX Vega 64 80
+32%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 32% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 8
RX Vega 64 23
+180%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 180% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 54
RX Vega 64 58
+6.4%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 6% in SPECviewperf 12 - Creo.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 34
RX Vega 64 50
+45.5%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 45% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 1080 8.6
RX Vega 64 12.4
+44.2%

Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 44% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 1080 and Radeon RX Vega 64. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 1045 Mh/s no data
Decred / DCR (Decred) 3.09 Gh/s no data
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.63 Mh/s 31.5 Mh/s
Siacoin / SC (Sia) 2.28 Gh/s no data
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s 1.9 kh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 470 Sol/s no data

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

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

Full HD128
+9.4%
117
−9.4%
1440p79
+2.6%
77
−2.6%
4K59
+18%
50
−18%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+6.1%
65−70
−6.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+13.6%
81
−13.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−23.9%
83
+23.9%
Battlefield 5 166
+3.1%
161
−3.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 134
−9.7%
147
+9.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+6.1%
65−70
−6.1%
Far Cry 5 118
+7.3%
110
−7.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 111
+5.7%
105
−5.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140
−19.3%
167
+19.3%
Hitman 3 120−130
−15.6%
148
+15.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+6.3%
80
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
−4.2%
100
+4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
−5.6%
114
+5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−38.9%
100
+38.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 83
+22.1%
68
−22.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−3%
69
+3%
Battlefield 5 142
−2.8%
146
+2.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 113
−0.9%
114
+0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+6.1%
65−70
−6.1%
Far Cry 5 113
+8.7%
104
−8.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+6.9%
101
−6.9%
Forza Horizon 4 137
−15.3%
158
+15.3%
Hitman 3 120−130
−1.6%
130
+1.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+37.1%
62
−37.1%
Metro Exodus 74
+1.4%
73
−1.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−7.5%
57
+7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 98
+1%
97
−1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−78.4%
132
+78.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−20.8%
87
+20.8%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+23.5%
51
−23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+11.7%
60
−11.7%
Battlefield 5 123
−13%
139
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+6.1%
65−70
−6.1%
Far Cry 5 104
+6.1%
98
−6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
+7.7%
91
−7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 112
−14.3%
128
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+5.2%
77
−5.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+33.3%
54
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
−5.4%
78
+5.4%
Hitman 3 75−80
−11.8%
85
+11.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+25%
44
−25%
Metro Exodus 45
−2.2%
46
+2.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
−5.7%
37
+5.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+3.2%
62
−3.2%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+19.5%
40−45
−19.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−9.3%
47
+9.3%
Battlefield 5 98
+22.5%
80−85
−22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%
Far Cry 5 77
−5.2%
81
+5.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+3.8%
79
−3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 93
−5.4%
98
+5.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
−4.8%
44
+4.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
−17.5%
47
+17.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+11.5%
26
−11.5%
Metro Exodus 28
−64.3%
46
+64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21
−14.3%
24
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+16.7%
48
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+13.8%
29
−13.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−12%
28
+12%
Battlefield 5 53
−11.3%
59
+11.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 42
−4.8%
44
+4.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
+4.4%
45
−4.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65
−1.5%
66
+1.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−10.5%
21
+10.5%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating 39.09 37.08
Recency 6 May 2016 14 August 2017
Cost $599 $499
Memory bus width 256 2048
Pipelines / CUDA cores 2560 4096
Memory bandwidth 320 483.8
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 180 Watt 295 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GeForce GTX 1080

and

AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Radeon RX Vega 64

The differences in performance seem too small.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Competitors of GeForce GTX 1080 by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce GTX 1080 by AMD is Radeon RX 6600, which is slower by 2% and lower by 5 positions in our rating.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 1080:

Radeon VII 109.03
Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 107.39
Radeon RX 6600 XT 106.27
GeForce GTX 1080 100
Radeon RX 6600 97.8
Radeon RX 5700 95.32
Radeon RX Vega 64 94.86

Competitors of Radeon RX Vega 64 by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon RX Vega 64 from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon RX Vega 64:

GeForce GTX 1080 105.42
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI 101.21
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 100.24
Radeon RX Vega 64 100
GeForce RTX 2060 96.12
RTX A2000 12 GB 95.66
GeForce GTX 980 Ti 94.69

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