Radeon RX 6300 vs GeForce RTX 4080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4080 and Radeon RX 6300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4080
2022
16 GB GDDR6X, 320 Watt
89.76
+537%

RTX 4080 outperforms RX 6300 by a whopping 537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3368
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.96no data
Power efficiency19.5530.71
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD103Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores9728768
Core clock speed2205 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed2505 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors45,900 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate761.597.92
Floating-point processing power48.74 TFLOPS3.133 TFLOPS
ROPs11232
TMUs30448
Tensor Cores304no data
Ray Tracing Cores7612

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length310 mmno data
Width3-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth716.8 GB/s64 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.9-

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 4080 89.76
+537%
RX 6300 14.10

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 4080 34627
+537%
RX 6300 5440

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 HD242
+591%
35−40
−591%
1440p164
+583%
24−27
−583%
4K111
+594%
16−18
−594%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.95no data
1440p7.31no data
4K10.80no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 231
+560%
35−40
−560%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+578%
27−30
−578%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 262
+555%
40−45
−555%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+597%
35−40
−597%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+567%
18−20
−567%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+560%
35−40
−560%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+556%
18−20
−556%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+570%
30−33
−570%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+568%
40−45
−568%
Hitman 3 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+602%
45−50
−602%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+546%
24−27
−546%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+589%
18−20
−589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 400−450
+573%
60−65
−573%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+542%
24−27
−542%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+578%
27−30
−578%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 217
+623%
30−33
−623%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+597%
35−40
−597%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+567%
18−20
−567%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+600%
30−33
−600%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+556%
18−20
−556%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+570%
30−33
−570%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+568%
40−45
−568%
Hitman 3 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+602%
45−50
−602%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+546%
24−27
−546%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+589%
18−20
−589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 512
+540%
80−85
−540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200−210
+587%
30−33
−587%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+542%
24−27
−542%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 180−190
+578%
27−30
−578%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 189
+600%
27−30
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+567%
18−20
−567%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+604%
27−30
−604%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+556%
18−20
−556%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+568%
40−45
−568%
Hitman 3 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%
Horizon Zero Dawn 396
+560%
60−65
−560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 480
+540%
75−80
−540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 259
+548%
40−45
−548%
Watch Dogs: Legion 164
+583%
24−27
−583%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+589%
18−20
−589%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+592%
24−27
−592%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+600%
16−18
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+594%
16−18
−594%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 153
+538%
24−27
−538%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+583%
12−14
−583%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+617%
18−20
−617%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+600%
12−14
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+578%
40−45
−578%
Hitman 3 130−140
+628%
18−20
−628%
Horizon Zero Dawn 332
+564%
50−55
−564%
Metro Exodus 149
+610%
21−24
−610%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 390
+550%
60−65
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+537%
30−33
−537%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+586%
35−40
−586%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+633%
12−14
−633%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+590%
10−11
−590%
Hitman 3 80−85
+592%
12−14
−592%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+546%
35−40
−546%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+576%
21−24
−576%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+593%
27−30
−593%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+575%
12−14
−575%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+614%
14−16
−614%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+550%
8−9
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+600%
9−10
−600%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+563%
30−33
−563%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 195
+550%
30−33
−550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 87
+625%
12−14
−625%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+594%
16−18
−594%

This is how RTX 4080 and RX 6300 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 591% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 583% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 594% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 89.76 14.10
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 32 Watt

RTX 4080 has a 536.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

RX 6300, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6300 in performance tests.


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