Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	86	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	21.18
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GN20-E7 GA104	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	8 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	no data	$957 (1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

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 cores	6144	5120
Core clock speed	780 - 1100 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1245 - 1710 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	296.6	720.0

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and Radeon RX 6900 XT 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). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	512.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.6	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.

RTX 3080 Mobile 41.72

RX 6900 XT 69.34
+66.2%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile by 66% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

RTX 3080 Mobile 38087

RX 6900 XT 59119
+55.2%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile by 55% 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%

RTX 3080 Mobile 27266

RX 6900 XT 50587
+85.5%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile by 86% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	123 −56.9%	193 +56.9%
1440p	80 −67.5%	134 +67.5%
4K	51 −62.7%	83 +62.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

134

−1.5%

130−140
+1.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	122 +4.3%	117 −4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 −76%	169 +76%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −65.3%	195 +65.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −51.8%	170−180 +51.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	117 −16.2%	130−140 +16.2%
Far Cry 5	128 −22.7%	150−160 +22.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 −37%	126 +37%
Forza Horizon 4	193 −46.6%	283 +46.6%
Hitman 3	156 −81.4%	283 +81.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 −72.3%	205 +72.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −193%	196 +193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 −74.8%	222 +74.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 −72.7%	190 +72.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 −1.9%	106 +1.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 −79.7%	142 +79.7%
Battlefield 5	140 −40%	196 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −51.8%	170−180 +51.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −37.4%	130−140 +37.4%
Far Cry 5	121 −29.8%	150−160 +29.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	101 −21.8%	123 +21.8%
Forza Horizon 4	187 −49.2%	279 +49.2%
Hitman 3	147 −87.8%	276 +87.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	97 −79.4%	174 +79.4%
Metro Exodus	99 −65.7%	164 +65.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 −67.6%	124 +67.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 −72.5%	207 +72.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190 −70%	323 +70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	97 −75.3%	170 +75.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	78 −25.6%	98 +25.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 −98.6%	137 +98.6%
Battlefield 5	134 −47%	197 +47%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −51.1%	130−140 +51.1%
Far Cry 5	114 −37.7%	150−160 +37.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 −31.1%	118 +31.1%
Forza Horizon 4	158 −57%	248 +57%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106 −54.7%	164 +54.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	73 −65.8%	121 +65.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −80%	120−130 +80%
Hitman 3	116 −83.6%	213 +83.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	77 −76.6%	136 +76.6%
Metro Exodus	56 −82.1%	102 +82.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	49 −67.3%	82 +67.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	96 −65.6%	159 +65.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	59 −67.8%	99 +67.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 −102%	109 +102%
Battlefield 5	108 −81.5%	196 +81.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −118%	70−75 +118%
Far Cry 5	102 −31.4%	130−140 +31.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 −37.6%	117 +37.6%
Forza Horizon 4	130 −77.7%	231 +77.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 −62%	120−130 +62%
Watch Dogs: Legion	56 −62.5%	91 +62.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −100%	75−80 +100%
Hitman 3	40−45 −198%	128 +198%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55 +44.7%	38 −44.7%
Metro Exodus	38 −76.3%	67 +76.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −71.9%	55 +71.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	52 −63.5%	85 +63.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 −74.3%	122 +74.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 −58.1%	68 +58.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 −83.3%	66 +83.3%
Battlefield 5	67 −100%	134 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Far Cry 5	55 −49.1%	80−85 +49.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	58 −74.1%	101 +74.1%
Forza Horizon 4	87 −86.2%	162 +86.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	32 −68.8%	54 +68.8%

This is how RTX 3080 Mobile and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6900 XT is 56.9% faster than RTX 3080 Mobile in 1080p
RX 6900 XT is 67.5% faster than RTX 3080 Mobile in 1440p
RX 6900 XT is 62.7% faster than RTX 3080 Mobile in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 Mobile is 44.7% faster than the RX 6900 XT.
in Hitman 3, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 198% faster than the RTX 3080 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games: