Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and Radeon RX 6950 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.11

RX 6950 XT outperforms GTX 1080 Ti by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6915
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.2727.08
Power efficiency13.3315.08
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP102Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6950 XT has 27% better value for money than GTX 1080 Ti.

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 cores35845120
Core clock speed1481 MHz1925 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz2324 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt335 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4743.7
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS23.8 TFLOPS
ROPs88128
TMUs224320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount11 GB16 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s576.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.11
RX 6950 XT 72.96
+51.7%

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 18565
RX 6950 XT 28155
+51.7%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1080 Ti 37672
RX 6950 XT 72228
+91.7%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1080 Ti 27564
RX 6950 XT 59882
+117%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 Ti 142490
RX 6950 XT 229172
+60.8%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1080 Ti 394694
RX 6950 XT 497297
+26%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 1080 Ti 175
+22.1%
RX 6950 XT 143

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 1080 Ti 68
RX 6950 XT 188
+178%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 1080 Ti 10
RX 6950 XT 53
+429%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 1080 Ti 105
RX 6950 XT 284
+170%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 1080 Ti 60
RX 6950 XT 139
+131%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 1080 Ti 58
RX 6950 XT 77
+31.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 1080 Ti 149
RX 6950 XT 286
+91.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

GTX 1080 Ti 148
RX 6950 XT 451
+205%

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 HD131
−72.5%
226
+72.5%
1440p82
−70.7%
140
+70.7%
4K69
−23.2%
85
+23.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.344.86
1440p8.527.85
4K10.1312.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−83%
161
+83%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
−51%
150−160
+51%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
−59%
130−140
+59%
Battlefield 5 162
−45.1%
230−240
+45.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−62.5%
143
+62.5%
Far Cry 5 122
+4.3%
110−120
−4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
−54.7%
180−190
+54.7%
Forza Horizon 4 293
+21.1%
240−250
−21.1%
Hitman 3 100−110
−26.5%
120−130
+26.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
−38.2%
260−270
+38.2%
Metro Exodus 144
−7.6%
150−160
+7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
−18.3%
120−130
+18.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
−45.6%
300−350
+45.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−10.1%
150−160
+10.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 145
−4.1%
150−160
+4.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
−59%
130−140
+59%
Battlefield 5 147
−59.9%
230−240
+59.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−45.5%
128
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 96
−21.9%
110−120
+21.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 59
−207%
180−190
+207%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+17.4%
240−250
−17.4%
Hitman 3 100−110
−26.5%
120−130
+26.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
−38.2%
260−270
+38.2%
Metro Exodus 144
−7.6%
150−160
+7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
−18.3%
120−130
+18.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 196
−126%
442
+126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
−60.6%
150−160
+60.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−10.1%
150−160
+10.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
−113%
150−160
+113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
−59%
130−140
+59%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 81
−48.1%
120−130
+48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
−38.6%
122
+38.6%
Far Cry 5 73
−60.3%
110−120
+60.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120
−102%
240−250
+102%
Hitman 3 100−110
−26.5%
120−130
+26.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 153
−108%
318
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 167
−137%
396
+137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
−120%
216
+120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+29.9%
107
−29.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 121
−1.7%
120−130
+1.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 108
−53.7%
160−170
+53.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
−30.2%
110−120
+30.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
−40.3%
85−90
+40.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−67.9%
90−95
+67.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 62
−32.3%
80−85
+32.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−121%
93
+121%
Far Cry 5 55
−52.7%
80−85
+52.7%
Forza Horizon 4 265
−2.3%
270−280
+2.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
−64.6%
100−110
+64.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
−116%
255
+116%
Metro Exodus 88
−50%
132
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
−139%
294
+139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−80%
130−140
+80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
−12.1%
240−250
+12.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 98
−20.4%
110−120
+20.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
−57.1%
85−90
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
−11.3%
220−230
+11.3%
Metro Exodus 60
−98.3%
110−120
+98.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−100%
144
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
−52.5%
60−65
+52.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−78.8%
55−60
+78.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 37
−40.5%
50−55
+40.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−142%
46
+142%
Far Cry 5 31
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75
−76%
130−140
+76%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
−139%
172
+139%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−150%
65
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
−67.3%
80−85
+67.3%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6950 XT is 73% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6950 XT is 71% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6950 XT is 23% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1080 Ti is 30% faster.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 207% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Ti is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • RX 6950 XT is ahead in 67 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.11 72.96
Recency 10 March 2017 10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 335 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has 34% lower power consumption.

RX 6950 XT, on the other hand, has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 45.5% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in performance tests.


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