GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX Vega 11
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 and GeForce RTX 5080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5080 outperforms RX Vega 11 by a whopping 1611% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 626 | 4 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 47 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.55 |
| Power efficiency | 10.67 | 17.76 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Raven | GB203 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 May 2018 (6 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 704 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1251 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 360 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.04 | 879.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.761 TFLOPS | 56.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 112 |
| TMUs | 44 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 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).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | IGP | 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 | System Shared | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 960.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Motherboard Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (6.4) | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 | 28
−646%
| 209
+646%
|
| 1440p | 6
−2600%
| 162
+2600%
|
| 4K | 12
−817%
| 110
+817%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.78 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.17 |
| 4K | no data | 9.08 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−1409%
|
300−350
+1409%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−2150%
|
220−230
+2150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1590%
|
160−170
+1590%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 31
−535%
|
190−200
+535%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−1409%
|
300−350
+1409%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−2150%
|
220−230
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
−1005%
|
210−220
+1005%
|
| Fortnite | 86
−251%
|
300−350
+251%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 38
−805%
|
300−350
+805%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−1746%
|
240−250
+1746%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1590%
|
160−170
+1590%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−785%
|
170−180
+785%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−871%
|
600−650
+871%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 26
−658%
|
190−200
+658%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−1409%
|
300−350
+1409%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
−220%
|
270−280
+220%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−2150%
|
220−230
+2150%
|
| Dota 2 | 46
−1530%
|
750−800
+1530%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
−1067%
|
210−220
+1067%
|
| Fortnite | 31
−874%
|
300−350
+874%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35
−883%
|
300−350
+883%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−1746%
|
240−250
+1746%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 17
−924%
|
170−180
+924%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1590%
|
160−170
+1590%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9
−622%
|
65
+622%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−785%
|
170−180
+785%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−2721%
|
350−400
+2721%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−871%
|
600−650
+871%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 25
−688%
|
190−200
+688%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−2150%
|
220−230
+2150%
|
| Dota 2 | 42
−1567%
|
700−750
+1567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 17
−1135%
|
210−220
+1135%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 29
−1086%
|
300−350
+1086%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−1510%
|
161
+1510%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−785%
|
170−180
+785%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
−2720%
|
282
+2720%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−871%
|
600−650
+871%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−33
−907%
|
300−350
+907%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−3525%
|
290−300
+3525%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−1223%
|
500−550
+1223%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
−2700%
|
160−170
+2700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−4225%
|
173
+4225%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−400%
|
170−180
+400%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−751%
|
450−500
+751%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−3167%
|
190−200
+3167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−3450%
|
140−150
+3450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−1558%
|
190−200
+1558%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−2450%
|
300−350
+2450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−2440%
|
127
+2440%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−3271%
|
236
+3271%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
−1410%
|
150−160
+1410%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1000%
|
180−190
+1000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 90 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−11700%
|
236
+11700%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−1177%
|
300−350
+1177%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8
−1600%
|
130−140
+1600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6900%
|
70−75
+6900%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
−1606%
|
290−300
+1606%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−2500%
|
150−160
+2500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12
−2442%
|
300−350
+2442%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 73 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−1820%
|
95−100
+1820%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−1480%
|
75−80
+1480%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega 11 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5080 is 646% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5080 is 2600% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5080 is 817% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 11700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5080 is ahead in 58 tests (95%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.72 | 80.75 |
| Recency | 10 May 2018 | 30 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 360 Watt |
RX Vega 11 has 928.6% lower power consumption.
RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1610.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.
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