GeForce RTX 2080 vs Radeon R7 350

#ad 
Buy
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 350 and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 350
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
4.82

RTX 2080 outperforms R7 350 by a whopping 771% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.58
Power efficiency6.9215.42
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameCape VerdeTU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 July 2016 (8 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores5122944
Core clock speed800 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate25.60314.6
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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 HD16−18
−794%
143
+794%
1440p10−12
−910%
101
+910%
4K8−9
−800%
72
+800%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.89
1440pno data6.92
4Kno data9.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Battlefield 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Fortnite 199
+0%
199
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 156
+0%
156
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 209
+0%
209
+0%
Valorant 263
+0%
263
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Battlefield 5 155
+0%
155
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Fortnite 173
+0%
173
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 188
+0%
188
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+0%
181
+0%
Valorant 254
+0%
254
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 169
+0%
169
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Valorant 223
+0%
223
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 156
+0%
156
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 247
+0%
247
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 128
+0%
128
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 107
+0%
107
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%
Valorant 234
+0%
234
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 69
+0%
69
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65
+0%
65
+0%

This is how R7 350 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 794% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 910% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.82 41.98
Recency 6 July 2016 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 215 Watt

R7 350 has 290.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 771% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 350 in performance tests.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon R7 350
Radeon R7 350
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GeForce RTX 2080

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.8 498 votes

Rate Radeon R7 350 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.9 2322 votes

Rate GeForce RTX 2080 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon R7 350 or GeForce RTX 2080, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.