Head to head

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is ahead by 4% on our index and meets the recommended card of 1 more game. Below: where each one wins.

Card one Card two

Performance index 50 52

Video memory 16 GB 12 GB

Rated power 300 W 350 W

Launch price $649 $799

Index per $100 7.7 6.5

Games at recommended 274 273

Released20202022

FeaturesFSR · ray tracingDLSS · FSR · ray tracing

At 1440p in the heaviest games

Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB.

Is the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB?

No — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB scores 52 on our index to the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT's 50, a 4% gap.

Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT meets the recommended graphics card of 274 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB, 273.