GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6800 XT
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
55.92

RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms RX 6800 XT by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking366
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.3238.56
Power efficiency14.8219.09
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 6800 XT has 30% better value for money than RTX 4080 SUPER.

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 cores460810240
Core clock speed1825 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed2250 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate648.0816.0
Floating-point processing power20.74 TFLOPS52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs128112
TMUs288320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Cores7280

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 x16
Length267 mm310 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX 6800 XT 55.92
RTX 4080 SUPER 76.83
+37.4%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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.

RX 6800 XT 24989
RTX 4080 SUPER 34332
+37.4%

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.

RX 6800 XT 52046
RTX 4080 SUPER 87055
+67.3%

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.

RX 6800 XT 96516
RTX 4080 SUPER 141652
+46.8%

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.

RX 6800 XT 49735
RTX 4080 SUPER 59075
+18.8%

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.

RX 6800 XT 193053
+2.8%
RTX 4080 SUPER 187847

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.

RX 6800 XT 504438
RTX 4080 SUPER 870270
+72.5%

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 HD195
−31.8%
257
+31.8%
1440p138
−29%
178
+29%
4K92
−27.2%
117
+27.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.33
+16.8%
3.89
−16.8%
1440p4.70
+19.3%
5.61
−19.3%
4K7.05
+21%
8.54
−21%
  • RX 6800 XT has 17% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6800 XT has 19% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6800 XT has 21% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 180−190
−60.4%
300
+60.4%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
−16.2%
351
+16.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−67.1%
249
+67.1%
Atomic Heart 180−190
−49.7%
280
+49.7%
Battlefield 5 191
−3.1%
190−200
+3.1%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
−13.9%
344
+13.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−65.1%
246
+65.1%
Far Cry 5 143
−67.8%
240
+67.8%
Fortnite 280−290
−7.1%
300−350
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−47%
344
+47%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
−75%
308
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
−63.7%
500−550
+63.7%
Atomic Heart 180−190
−16%
217
+16%
Battlefield 5 183
−7.7%
190−200
+7.7%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
−12.3%
339
+12.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−59.7%
238
+59.7%
Dota 2 166
−32.5%
220−230
+32.5%
Far Cry 5 139
−63.3%
227
+63.3%
Fortnite 280−290
−7.1%
300−350
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−46.2%
342
+46.2%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
−61.9%
285
+61.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
−19.3%
179
+19.3%
Metro Exodus 152
−49.3%
227
+49.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 294
−86.1%
547
+86.1%
Valorant 300−350
−63.7%
500−550
+63.7%
Battlefield 5 175
−12.6%
190−200
+12.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−33.6%
199
+33.6%
Dota 2 145
−31%
190−200
+31%
Far Cry 5 130
−63.1%
212
+63.1%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−37.6%
322
+37.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160
−64.4%
263
+64.4%
Valorant 356
−53.1%
500−550
+53.1%
Fortnite 280−290
−7.1%
300−350
+7.1%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−53.1%
274
+53.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
−15.2%
500−550
+15.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
−40.8%
169
+40.8%
Metro Exodus 95
−70.5%
162
+70.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
−24.4%
450−500
+24.4%
Battlefield 5 154
−27.3%
190−200
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−54.2%
128
+54.2%
Far Cry 5 131
−58.8%
208
+58.8%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−54.5%
306
+54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−63.7%
221
+63.7%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Atomic Heart 50−55
−63%
85−90
+63%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−67.5%
134
+67.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
−39.6%
187
+39.6%
Metro Exodus 56
−89.3%
106
+89.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
−85.5%
204
+85.5%
Valorant 300−350
−2.2%
300−350
+2.2%
Battlefield 5 103
−32%
130−140
+32%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
−56.3%
120−130
+56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−52.5%
61
+52.5%
Dota 2 122
−31.1%
160−170
+31.1%
Far Cry 5 95
−52.6%
145
+52.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−106%
305
+106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RX 6800 XT and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 32% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 29% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 27% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 SUPER is 106% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is ahead in 52 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 55.92 76.83
Recency 28 October 2020 8 January 2024
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 320 Watt

RX 6800 XT has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 37.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800 XT in performance tests.

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