RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6800S

Place in the ranking	99	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.17	21.76
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 23	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	5 January 2024 (1 year ago)

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	2048	14080
Core clock speed	1800 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	268.8	1,082
Floating-point processing power	8.602 TFLOPS	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	128	440
Tensor Cores	no data	440
Ray Tracing Cores	32	110

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	864.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	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 6800S 40.84

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.94
+120%

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 6800S 15697

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+120%

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	120 −117%	260−270 +117%
1440p	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
4K	40 −113%	85−90 +113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	96 −119%	210−220 +119%
Cyberpunk 2077	141 −113%	300−310 +113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −117%	230−240 +117%
Counter-Strike 2	86 −109%	180−190 +109%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 −114%	120−130 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	247 −102%	500−550 +102%
Forza Horizon 5	105 −119%	230−240 +119%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −116%	210−220 +116%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −115%	170−180 +115%
Valorant	249 −101%	500−550 +101%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −117%	230−240 +117%
Counter-Strike 2	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 −120%	90−95 +120%
Dota 2	126 −114%	270−280 +114%
Far Cry 5	51 −116%	110−120 +116%
Fortnite	170−180 −98.9%	350−400 +98.9%
Forza Horizon 4	199 −101%	400−450 +101%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −112%	220−230 +112%
Grand Theft Auto V	125 −116%	270−280 +116%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −116%	210−220 +116%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −96.1%	400−450 +96.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −115%	170−180 +115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −105%	300−310 +105%
Valorant	112 −114%	240−250 +114%
World of Tanks	270−280 −115%	600−650 +115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −117%	230−240 +117%
Counter-Strike 2	66 −112%	140−150 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
Dota 2	107 −115%	230−240 +115%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −112%	210−220 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	174 −101%	350−400 +101%
Forza Horizon 5	92 −117%	200−210 +117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −96.1%	400−450 +96.1%
Valorant	214 −110%	450−500 +110%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	66 −112%	140−150 +112%
Grand Theft Auto V	66 −112%	140−150 +112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −100%	350−400 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −120%	90−95 +120%
World of Tanks	250−260 −112%	550−600 +112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −116%	160−170 +116%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −114%	90−95 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −120%	290−300 +120%
Forza Horizon 4	111 −116%	240−250 +116%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −116%	190−200 +116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Valorant	150 −100%	300−310 +100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −109%	90−95 +109%
Dota 2	80−85 −110%	170−180 +110%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 −110%	170−180 +110%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −118%	290−300 +118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −110%	170−180 +110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −109%	90−95 +109%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 −100%	16−18 +100%
Dota 2	80−85 −110%	170−180 +110%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Fortnite	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Valorant	73 −119%	160−170 +119%

This is how RX 6800S and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 117% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 115% faster in 1440p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 113% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	40.84	89.94
Recency	4 January 2022	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	285 Watt

RX 6800S has 185% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 120.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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