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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 2063 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 66% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $189.99 vs $559.0
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 107 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 10% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 172 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
81.2263300270514%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
64.98377208799134%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$199 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GTX 1080
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
122 FPS
$10.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
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$7.29/FPS
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