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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB 12 GB GDDR6X · 1.71 GHz · 350 W Speed index 25/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 8960 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 30.64 TFLOPS.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT has 5376 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.40 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 51.61 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 68 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
25/100
43/100
FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6X
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
912 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
350 W
300 W
Launch Price
699 $
899 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipGA102Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors7084
Shader89605376
Render Output Units112192
Texture Units280336
Raytracing Cores7084
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 70 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the RDNA 3 architecture and is equipped with 84 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size12 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.188 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth912 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit320 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT has a 20 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.260 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.00 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 2.400 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP350 W300 W
Tjunction max93 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 12-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 1 x 12-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 2.1
USB-C--1
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length285 mm276 mm
Height112 mm113 mm
Width--51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q4/2022
Launch Price699 $899 $
Structure size8 nm5 nm
Part-no--GV-R79XT-20GC-B
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB was released in Q1/2022.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT published in Q4/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +37.5 %

  1. 9,057
  2. 12,453

Port Royal (Raytracing) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +16.6 %

  1. 11,983
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +11.2 %

  1. 5,037
  2. 4,529

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +20.0 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +51.4 %

  1. 70 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +51.9 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 158 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +15.8 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +15.8 %

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +9.5 %

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. 138 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB +2.3 %

  1. 173,946
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT +28.6 %

  1. 152,716
  2. 196,447

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