GeForce RTX 4080 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Place in the ranking	50	3
Place by popularity	81	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.87	28.95
Power efficiency	15.57	19.50
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 22	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 100% better value for money than RTX 4080.

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	2560	9728
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	2205 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	761.5
Floating-point processing power	13.21 TFLOPS	48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	112
TMUs	160	304
Tensor Cores	no data	304
Ray Tracing Cores	40	76

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 x16
Length	267 mm	310 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	716.8 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, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 6700 XT 51.51

RTX 4080 89.75
+74.2%

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 6700 XT 19875

RTX 4080 34627
+74.2%

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.

RX 6700 XT 45676

RTX 4080 86267
+88.9%

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.

RX 6700 XT 109039

RTX 4080 143194
+31.3%

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.

RX 6700 XT 35504

RTX 4080 57903
+63.1%

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.

RX 6700 XT 176617

RTX 4080 185431
+5%

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.

RX 6700 XT 579310

RTX 4080 769721
+32.9%

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	159 −52.2%	242 +52.2%
1440p	87 −88.5%	164 +88.5%
4K	51 −118%	111 +118%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.01	4.95
1440p	5.51	7.31
4K	9.39	10.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

−94.1%

231
+94.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −69.4%	180−190 +69.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 −55%	262 +55%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −48.8%	240−250 +48.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −20%	120−130 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −133%	231 +133%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −14.6%	110−120 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −60.8%	200−210 +60.8%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −24.2%	260−270 +24.2%
Hitman 3	138 +7%	120−130 −7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 −57.2%	300−350 +57.2%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −5.4%	150−160 +5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 −14.8%	120−130 +14.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 −101%	400−450 +101%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −7.7%	150−160 +7.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −69.4%	180−190 +69.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 −50.7%	217 +50.7%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −48.8%	240−250 +48.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −20%	120−130 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −133%	210 +133%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −14.6%	110−120 +14.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −60.8%	200−210 +60.8%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −24.2%	260−270 +24.2%
Hitman 3	136 +5.4%	120−130 −5.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 −57.2%	300−350 +57.2%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −5.4%	150−160 +5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 −14.8%	120−130 +14.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	281 −82.2%	512 +82.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 −92.5%	200−210 +92.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −7.7%	150−160 +7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −69.4%	180−190 +69.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	125 −51.2%	189 +51.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −20%	120−130 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 −124%	190 +124%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −14.6%	110−120 +14.6%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 −24.2%	260−270 +24.2%
Hitman 3	135 +4.7%	120−130 −4.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	193 −105%	396 +105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240 −100%	480 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	127 −104%	259 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 −95.2%	164 +95.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

−14.8%

120−130
+14.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −56.6%	160−170 +56.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −40%	110−120 +40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −91.4%	110−120 +91.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 −40.4%	153 +40.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −34.4%	80−85 +34.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 −130%	129 +130%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −40%	80−85 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 −3.8%	270−280 +3.8%
Hitman 3	83 −57.8%	130−140 +57.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	145 −129%	332 +129%
Metro Exodus	123 −21.1%	149 +21.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	173 −125%	390 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −130%	191 +130%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 −9.1%	240−250 +9.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

−44.9%

120−130
+44.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −60%	85−90 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −46.8%	65−70 +46.8%
Hitman 3	48 −72.9%	80−85 +72.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −7.6%	220−230 +7.6%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −97.2%	140−150 +97.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 −153%	187 +153%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −113%	80−85 +113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −108%	100 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −48.6%	50−55 +48.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −152%	63 +152%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −162%	190−200 +162%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93 −110%	195 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −149%	87 +149%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

−127%

110−120
+127%

This is how RX 6700 XT and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 52% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 89% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 is 118% faster in 4K

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

in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 7% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 is 162% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
RTX 4080 is ahead in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	51.51	89.75
Recency	3 March 2021	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	320 Watt

RX 6700 XT has 39.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 74.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6700 XT in performance tests.

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