GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 6850M XT

Place in the ranking	76	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	36.63
Power efficiency	18.86	16.27
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Navi 22	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	10752
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	879.3
Floating-point processing power	13.21 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	160	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	40	84

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	960.0 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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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 6850M XT 45.20

RTX 5080 85.08
+88.2%

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 6850M XT 17369

RTX 5080 32698
+88.3%

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	139 −87.1%	260−270 +87.1%
1440p	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
4K	67 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.84
1440p	no data	6.24
4K	no data	8.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +989%	9−10 −989%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 −87.5%	300−310 +87.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −80.2%	200−210 +80.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +989%	9−10 −989%
Cyberpunk 2077	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Forza Horizon 4	297 −85.2%	550−600 +85.2%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −84.2%	210−220 +84.2%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +2767%	3−4 −2767%
Valorant	180−190 −63%	300−310 +63%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −80.2%	200−210 +80.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +989%	9−10 −989%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 −79.2%	95−100 +79.2%
Dota 2	122 −80.3%	220−230 +80.3%
Far Cry 5	44 +780%	5−6 −780%
Fortnite	180−190 −85.2%	350−400 +85.2%
Forza Horizon 4	259 −73.7%	450−500 +73.7%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −84.2%	210−220 +84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 −82.5%	230−240 +82.5%
Metro Exodus	43 −86%	80−85 +86%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +5150%	4−5 −5150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +2767%	3−4 −2767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +4025%	4−5 −4025%
Valorant	180−190 −63%	300−310 +63%
World of Tanks	270−280 +3388%	8−9 −3388%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −80.2%	200−210 +80.2%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +989%	9−10 −989%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Dota 2	95 −78.9%	170−180 +78.9%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +1980%	5−6 −1980%
Forza Horizon 4	227 −76.2%	400−450 +76.2%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −84.2%	210−220 +84.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +5150%	4−5 −5150%
Valorant	180−190 −63%	300−310 +63%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −87.5%	60−65 +87.5%
Dota 2	89 −79.8%	160−170 +79.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	89 −79.8%	160−170 +79.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
World of Tanks	280−290 −74.8%	500−550 +74.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −77.2%	140−150 +77.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +3525%	4−5 −3525%
Forza Horizon 4	166 −80.7%	300−310 +80.7%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −78.9%	170−180 +78.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Valorant	150−160 +3675%	4−5 −3675%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Dota 2	99 +560%	14−16 −560%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −86.7%	280−290 +86.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Dota 2	78 −79.5%	140−150 +79.5%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Fortnite	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Forza Horizon 4	92 −84.8%	170−180 +84.8%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Valorant	80−85	0−1

This is how RX 6850M XT and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 87% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 84% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 79% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 5150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6850M XT surpassed RTX 5080 in all 17 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	45.20	85.08
Recency	4 January 2022	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	360 Watt

RX 6850M XT has 118.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 88.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6850M XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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