GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYTBDP

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYPBDP

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6700 XT 192-bit 12GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6700 XT Gaming X 12G)

PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2620MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 1741 days newer than GeForce GTX 1080.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080

Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 180 vs 230 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT

Performs up to 32% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 1080 - 129 vs 98 FPS
Up to 24% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 1080 - $4.65 vs $6.10 per FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 12 vs 8 GB

This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

FPS

76%

Value, $/FPS

$6.1/FPS

76%

Price, $

$598

100%

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 92 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

129

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.65/FPS

100%

Price, $

$599.99

99%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYTBDP

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

404

FPS

446

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

390

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

111

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

424

FPS

512

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

680

FPS

779

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

67%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

67%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

413 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 1080	vs	Radeon RX 6700 XT
May 27th, 2016	Release Date	Mar 3rd, 2021
GeForce 10	Generation	Navi II
$599	MSRP	$479
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5X	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
320.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	384 GB/s
1607 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2321 MHz
1733 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2581 MHz
1251 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz