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GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Msi Rtx 3080 Ventus 3X Plus 12G Oc Lhr Carta Grafica Nvidia Geforce Rtx 3080 12 Gb Gddr6X, Nero, ‎17.2 x 11.2 x 4.2 cm; 800 grammi

Buy for €1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 451 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

Buy for €328.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

12 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Msi Rtx 3080 Ventus 3X Plus 12G Oc Lhr Carta Grafica Nvidia Geforce Rtx 3080 12 Gb Gddr6X, Nero, ‎17.2 x 11.2 x 4.2 cm; 800 grammi

Buy for €1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 451 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

Buy for €328.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $799

Msi Rtx 3080 Ventus 3X Plus 12G Oc Lhr Carta Grafica Nvidia Geforce Rtx 3080 12 Gb Gddr6X, Nero, ‎17.2 x 11.2 x 4.2 cm; 800 grammi

ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity OC LHR 12GB NVIDIA GDDR6X

Inno3D Compatibile GeForce RTX 3080 12GB iChill X4 LHR, 12288 MB GDDR6X

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 - Scheda grafica MASTER da 12 GB, GV-N3080AORUS M-12GD

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

XFX TARJETA GRAFICA RADEON RX 6500 XT QUICK 210 BLACK GAMING

Sapphire PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphic card 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX (11314-01-20G)

ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost Nero

Asrock VGA Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB Challenger ITX

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is 8 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Performs up to 125% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 54 vs 24 FPS
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 12 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - €328.92 vs €1099.99
Up to 33% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - €13.70 vs €20.37 per FPS
Consumes up to 69% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB - 107 vs 350 Watts

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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022

FPS

54

100%

Value, €/FPS

€20.37/FPS

67%

Price, €

€1099.99

29%

FPS Winner

Msi Rtx 3080 Ventus 3X Plus 12G Oc Lhr Carta Grafica Nvidia Geforce Rtx 3080 12 Gb Gddr6X, Nero, ‎17.2 x 11.2 x 4.2 cm; 800 grammi

Buy for €1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 451 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

24

44%

Value, €/FPS

€13.7/FPS

100%

Price, €

€328.92

100%

Value Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

Buy for €328.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

151

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

399

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

194

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

869

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

222

FPS

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Desktop • Jan 11th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

478.8 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

55%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

38%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 11th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 30	Generation	Navi II
$799	MSRP	$199
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	64-bit
912.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
1260 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
1710 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1188 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

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1 FPS

€849/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€849

In Stock

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1 FPS

€879/FPS

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Core i5-12400F

32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€879

In Stock

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and Radeon RX 6500 XT Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€890

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 3060

€305.48

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€357.12

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4060

€329.83

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 3050

€203

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€567

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€774.83

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€281.9

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€136.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€447

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€99.98

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€1,058.67

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€299.89

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4070

€599.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,274.79

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€139

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€449.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce GT 1030

€97.42

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€89.64

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€487.38

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 2060

€421.91

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4090

€3,270.83

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€416.04

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€50.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4080

€1,456.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€678.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€602.29

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

€1,228.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 3080

€1,099.99

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

€583.82

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

€1,099.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

€458.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

€890

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 3060

€305.48

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7600 XT

€357.12

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4060

€329.83

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 3050

€203

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7800 XT

€567

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7900 XT

€774.83

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€281.9

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€136.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7700 XT

€447

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€99.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

€1,058.67

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€299.89

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4070

€599.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

€1,274.79

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€139

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 6600 XT

€449.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce GT 1030

€97.42

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€89.64

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 6750 XT

€487.38

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 2060

€421.91

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4090

€3,270.83

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

€416.04

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

€50.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

Radeon RX 6700 XT

€1,039.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4080

€1,456.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

€678.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

€328.92

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

€602.29