GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
42.94

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
RTX 3080 12 GB RTX 3080 12 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8825
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.8640.95
Power efficiency13.0813.54
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 2% 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 cores25608960
Core clock speed1680 MHz1260 MHz
Boost clock speed1980 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate316.8478.8
Floating-point processing power10.14 TFLOPS30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs160280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s912.4 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.94
RTX 3080 12 GB 69.15
+61%

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.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16549
RTX 3080 12 GB 26650
+61%

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 HD110−120
−69.1%
186
+69.1%
1440p70−75
−70%
119
+70%
4K50−55
−64%
82
+64%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.084.30
1440p6.416.71
4K8.989.74

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 356
+0%
356
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 314
+0%
314
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 165
+0%
165
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+0%
95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 206
+0%
206
+0%
Metro Exodus 116
+0%
116
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 236
+0%
236
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 78
+0%
78
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+0%
132
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 142
+0%
142
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 69% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 70% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 64% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 42.94 69.15
Recency 7 July 2019 11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 350 Watt

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 55.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary in performance tests.

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

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