Radeon RX 6700S vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Place in the ranking	25	118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	40.46	no data
Power efficiency	13.63	33.57
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	Navi 23
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2022 (3 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	8960	1792
Core clock speed	1260 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	478.8	224.0
Floating-point processing power	30.64 TFLOPS	7.168 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	280	112
Tensor Cores	280	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	70	28

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	285 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None

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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	224.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
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	6.6	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.32
+77.7%

RX 6700S 39.01

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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 26649
+77.7%

RX 6700S 14996

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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 217116
+565%

RX 6700S 32662

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 3080 12 GB 44533

RX 6700S 75332
+69.2%

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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 35922
+48.8%

RX 6700S 24135

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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 549644
+257%

RX 6700S 153853

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	186 +57.6%	118 −57.6%
1440p	119 +80.3%	66 −80.3%
4K	87 +93.3%	45−50 −93.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.30	no data
1440p	6.71	no data
4K	9.18	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +101%	80−85 −101%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +92.8%	80−85 −92.8%
Elden Ring	183 +33.6%	130−140 −33.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +12.5%	100−110 −12.5%
Counter-Strike 2	179 +121%	80−85 −121%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +220%	50 −220%
Forza Horizon 4	422 +85.9%	227 −85.9%
Metro Exodus	136 +44.7%	90−95 −44.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +63.6%	75−80 −63.6%
Valorant	300−350 +58.7%	218 −58.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +12.5%	100−110 −12.5%
Counter-Strike 2	154 +90.1%	80−85 −90.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +332%	37 −332%
Dota 2	162 +38.5%	117 −38.5%
Elden Ring	262 +78.2%	147 −78.2%
Far Cry 5	115 +156%	45 −156%
Fortnite	270−280 +59.1%	170−180 −59.1%
Forza Horizon 4	356 +94.5%	183 −94.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +31.4%	118 −31.4%
Metro Exodus	124 +31.9%	90−95 −31.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +7.5%	200−210 −7.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +63.6%	75−80 −63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +26.1%	130−140 −26.1%
Valorant	300−350 +249%	99 −249%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +12.5%	100−110 −12.5%
Counter-Strike 2	140 +72.8%	80−85 −72.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +433%	30 −433%
Dota 2	161 +56.3%	103 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +35.1%	95−100 −35.1%
Forza Horizon 4	314 +100%	157 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +7.5%	200−210 −7.5%
Valorant	300−350 +82.1%	190 −82.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	130 +80.6%	70−75 −80.6%
Elden Ring	168 +155%	66 −155%
Grand Theft Auto V	130 +80.6%	70−75 −80.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +128%	35−40 −128%
World of Tanks	450−500 +96.4%	240−250 −96.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +20.8%	70−75 −20.8%
Counter-Strike 2	93 +138%	35−40 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +475%	16 −475%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +27%	120−130 −27%
Forza Horizon 4	236 +111%	110−120 −111%
Metro Exodus	116 +36.5%	85−90 −36.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +125%	65−70 −125%
Valorant	300−310 +148%	121 −148%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Dota 2	170 +121%	75−80 −121%
Elden Ring	96 +153%	35−40 −153%
Grand Theft Auto V	170 +121%	75−80 −121%
Metro Exodus	65 +97%	30−35 −97%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +65.9%	120−130 −65.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +140%	24−27 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 +121%	75−80 −121%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +100%	45−50 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +115%	40−45 −115%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +165%	16−18 −165%
Dota 2	156 +103%	75−80 −103%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +81%	55−60 −81%
Fortnite	95−100 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%
Forza Horizon 4	142 +122%	60−65 −122%
Valorant	170−180 +169%	60−65 −169%