GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon VII

Place in the ranking	89	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.98	41.02
Power efficiency	10.04	18.23
Architecture	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Vega 20	GB203
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2019 (6 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5080 has 64% better value for money than Radeon VII.

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	3840	10752
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.0	879.3
Floating-point processing power	13.44 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	240	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	280 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 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 type	HBM2	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1024 GB/s	960.0 GB/s

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 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	+	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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.

Radeon VII 42.57

RTX 5080 94.26
+121%

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.

Radeon VII 16516

RTX 5080 36570
+121%

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	123 −56.9%	193 +56.9%
1440p	79 −94.9%	154 +94.9%
4K	58 −75.9%	102 +75.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.68 −9.8%	5.18 +9.8%
1440p	8.85 −36.4%	6.49 +36.4%
4K	12.05 −23.1%	9.79 +23.1%

RTX 5080 has 10% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 5080 has 36% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5080 has 23% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −128%	210−220 +128%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 −115%	200−210 +115%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	92 −27.2%	110−120 +27.2%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −128%	210−220 +128%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −113%	85−90 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	118 −120%	260−270 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −157%	280−290 +157%
Metro Exodus	95 −92.6%	180−190 +92.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	126 −23.8%	150−160 +23.8%
Valorant	238 −191%	650−700 +191%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	153 +30.8%	110−120 −30.8%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −128%	210−220 +128%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −112%	70−75 +112%
Dota 2	128 −36.7%	170−180 +36.7%
Far Cry 5	103 −52.4%	157 +52.4%
Fortnite	180−190 −69.2%	300−350 +69.2%
Forza Horizon 4	97 −116%	210−220 +116%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −157%	280−290 +157%
Grand Theft Auto V	111 −116%	240−250 +116%
Metro Exodus	80 −129%	180−190 +129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −3.9%	210−220 +3.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70 −123%	150−160 +123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 −12.3%	170−180 +12.3%
Valorant	143 −384%	650−700 +384%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	82 −42.7%	110−120 +42.7%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −141%	222 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 −114%	60−65 +114%
Dota 2	147 −104%	300−310 +104%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −80.4%	180−190 +80.4%
Forza Horizon 4	84 −114%	180−190 +114%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −157%	280−290 +157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150 −43.3%	210−220 +43.3%
Valorant	197 −251%	650−700 +251%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −339%	140−150 +339%
Dota 2	43 −291%	160−170 +291%
Grand Theft Auto V	43 −121%	95−100 +121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −116%	350−400 +116%
Red Dead Redemption 2	46 −102%	90−95 +102%
World of Tanks	270−280 −89.7%	500−550 +89.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −13%	85−90 +13%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −15.1%	160−170 +15.1%
Forza Horizon 4	61 −113%	130−140 +113%
Forza Horizon 5	70−75 −201%	210−220 +201%
Metro Exodus	83 −89.2%	150−160 +89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −118%	170−180 +118%
Valorant	156 −241%	500−550 +241%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −445%	109 +445%
Dota 2	62 −202%	180−190 +202%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 −110%	130−140 +110%
Metro Exodus	37 −249%	120−130 +249%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −48.2%	200−210 +48.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 −113%	60−65 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 −110%	130−140 +110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	53 −71.7%	90−95 +71.7%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −80%	36 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −100%	18−20 +100%
Dota 2	78 −118%	170−180 +118%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −59.1%	100−110 +59.1%
Fortnite	60−65 −52.4%	95−100 +52.4%
Forza Horizon 4	33 −112%	70−75 +112%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −249%	140−150 +249%
Valorant	89 −256%	300−350 +256%

This is how Radeon VII and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 57% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 95% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 76% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon VII is 31% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 445% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon VII is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RTX 5080 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.57	94.26
Recency	7 February 2019	30 January 2025
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	360 Watt

Radeon VII has 22% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 121.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon VII in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.