FPSVersusGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon RX 6950 XT
Performance score
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and Radeon RX 6950 XT are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Real tests
What the test measures
Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.
Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.
Overview
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 39.01 | 39.03 |
| Ranking position | 24 | 23 |
| Price/performance (0–100) | no data | 33.94 |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 53.43 | 55.85 |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 2 |
| Release date | 2022-01-11 | 2022-05-10 |
| Launch price | no data | $1099 |
Specifications
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 8960 | 5120 |
| Base clock | 1260 MHz | 1890 MHz |
| Game clock | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1710 MHz | 2310 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 30.64 | 23.65 |
| Hardware ray tracing | yes | yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 | FSR 2 |
Video memory
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 576 GB/s |
| Infinity Cache | no data | 128 MB |
Power and connection
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | Radeon RX 6950 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 350 W | 335 W |
| PCI Express version | 4.0 | no data |
Pros and cons
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- no notable advantages
Radeon RX 6950 XT
- more VRAM: 16 GB vs 12 GB
- lower power draw: 335 W vs 350 W
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