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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 32% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon RX 6500 XT - 25 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $139.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 1080 - $7.37 vs $23.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 107 vs 180 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
25
100%
Value, $/FPS
$23.92/FPS
30.811036789297656%
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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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
19
76%
Value, $/FPS
$7.37/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
81.2263300270514%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
64.98377208799134%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Navi II |
| $599 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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