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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

In this graphics card comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is based on the RDNA 3 GPU architecture from AMD. It has 16 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR6. Its clock frequency is 1.80 GHz with a TDP of 263 Watt.

The architecture used on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is the Ampere from NVIDIA. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.26 GHz. It can access 12 GB GDDR6X memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 350 Watt.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
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Manufacturer: AMD NVIDIA
Architecture: RDNA 3 Ampere
Graphic type: Dedicated graphics Dedicated graphics
Chip AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Change graphics card
Graphics card chip: Navi 32 XT GA102
SM: 60 70
Raytracing cores: 60 70
Render Output Units: 96 112
Texture shader: 3840 8960
Graphics memory AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Change graphics card
Memory Size: 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type: GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Clock: 2.44 GHz 1.19 GHz
Memory Interface: 256 bit 384 bit
Memory Bandwith: 624 GB/s 912 GB/s
Other data AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Change graphics card
TDP: 263 W 350 W
GPU Interface: PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
Raytracing: Yes Yes
DLSS / FSR: Yes Yes
Number of models: show 28 models show 59 models

3DMark Time Spy (graphics)

The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
19,385 (100%)
18,214 (94%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance

In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
37 P/$ (100%)
23 P/$ (62%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency

The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
74 P/W (100%)
52 P/W (71%)

FP32 rasterization performance

The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
37.3 TFLOPS (100%)
30.6 TFLOPS (82%)

Popular graphics cards

The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6