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GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

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

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $849 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $849 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

vs

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 is 505 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080

  • Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 398 vs 388 FPS
  • Up to 150% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 10 vs 4 GB

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Up to 80% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $169.99 vs $849.00
  • Up to 79% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce RTX 3080 - $0.44 vs $2.13 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 107 vs 320 Watts
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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

398

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.13/FPS

21%

Price, $

$849

20%

FPS Winner

2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $849 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

388

97%

Value, $/FPS

$0.44/FPS

100%

Price, $

$169.99

100%

Value Winner

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Buy for $169.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

55%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

39%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo

GeForce RTX 3080

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Sep 1st, 2020Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 30GenerationNavi II
$699MSRP
$199
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10 GB
Memory4 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR6
320-bitBus64-bit
760.3 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1440 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1710 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

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