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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 GTX 1080 is 2063 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 6500 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $139.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 1080 - $1.06 vs $3.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 107 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 14% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 150 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
132
88%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.99/FPS
26.56641604010025%
Price, $
$598
23%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR
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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
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
83 FPS
$10.24/FPS
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