Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Place in the ranking	26	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.06	78.33
Power efficiency	13.64	16.26
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 January 2022 (3 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 91% better value for money than RTX 3080 12 GB.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8960	2048
Core clock speed	1260 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	478.8	352.6
Floating-point processing power	30.64 TFLOPS	22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	280	128
Tensor Cores	280	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	70	32

Form factor & 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	285 mm	204 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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 type	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.34
+54.5%

RX 7600 XT 44.88

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 26649
+54.5%

RX 7600 XT 17246

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 HD	186 +55%	120−130 −55%
1440p	120 +60%	75−80 −60%
4K	86 +56.4%	55−60 −56.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.30 −56.7%	2.74 +56.7%
1440p	6.66 −51.8%	4.39 +51.8%
4K	9.29 −55.3%	5.98 +55.3%

RX 7600 XT has 57% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 7600 XT has 52% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 7600 XT has 55% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +63%	100−105 −63%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +60%	100−105 −60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +56%	75−80 −56%
Counter-Strike 2	179 +62.7%	110−120 −62.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +60%	100−105 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	422 +56.3%	270−280 −56.3%
Forza Horizon 5	208 +60%	130−140 −60%
Metro Exodus	136 +60%	85−90 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +57.5%	80−85 −57.5%
Valorant	300−350 +57.7%	220−230 −57.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +56%	75−80 −56%
Counter-Strike 2	154 +62.1%	95−100 −62.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +60%	100−105 −60%
Dota 2	162 +62%	100−105 −62%
Far Cry 5	115 +64.3%	70−75 −64.3%
Fortnite	270−280 +60%	170−180 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	356 +54.8%	230−240 −54.8%
Forza Horizon 5	170−180 +62.7%	110−120 −62.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +55%	100−105 −55%
Metro Exodus	124 +55%	80−85 −55%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +65.4%	130−140 −65.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +57.5%	80−85 −57.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +58.2%	110−120 −58.2%
Valorant	300−350 +57.7%	220−230 −57.7%
World of Tanks	270−280 +55%	180−190 −55%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +56%	75−80 −56%
Counter-Strike 2	140 +55.6%	90−95 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +60%	100−105 −60%
Dota 2	161 +61%	100−105 −61%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +63.8%	80−85 −63.8%
Forza Horizon 4	314 +57%	200−210 −57%
Forza Horizon 5	162 +62%	100−105 −62%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +65.4%	130−140 −65.4%
Valorant	300−350 +57.7%	220−230 −57.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Dota 2	130 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	130 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +59.1%	110−120 −59.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +61.8%	55−60 −61.8%
World of Tanks	450−500 +62.3%	300−310 −62.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +58.2%	55−60 −58.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +67.3%	55−60 −67.3%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +60%	100−105 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	236 +57.3%	150−160 −57.3%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +55.3%	85−90 −55.3%
Metro Exodus	116 +54.7%	75−80 −54.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
Valorant	300−310 +57.9%	190−200 −57.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
Dota 2	170 +54.5%	110−120 −54.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	170 +54.5%	110−120 −54.5%
Metro Exodus	65 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +60.8%	130−140 −60.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 +54.5%	110−120 −54.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +63.6%	55−60 −63.6%
Counter-Strike 2	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Dota 2	156 +56%	100−105 −56%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +61.5%	65−70 −61.5%
Fortnite	95−100 +60%	60−65 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	142 +57.8%	90−95 −57.8%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +64%	50−55 −64%
Valorant	170−180 +56.4%	110−120 −56.4%

This is how RTX 3080 12 GB and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 12 GB is 55% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 60% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 56% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.34	44.88
Recency	11 January 2022	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 3080 12 GB has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 84.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600 XT in performance tests.

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