Radeon RX 6900 XTvsGeForce RTX 4080
The GeForce RTX 4080 is Nvidia's latest high-end card for gamers who want top-tier ray tracing and modern features, while the Radeon RX 6900 XT is AMD's previous flagship for those who prioritize raw rasterization and value.
Radeon RX 6900 XT
RDNA 2.0 · TSMC 7 nm · 2020
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GeForce RTX 4080
Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.
Which should you buy?
The GeForce RTX 4080 wins overall with noticeably faster performance and better ray tracing than the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
For budget-minded buyers, the Radeon RX 6900 XT offers similar memory capacity and capable gaming at a lower price.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the right choice if you play older or less demanding titles and want to avoid extra cost.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RX 6900 XT better than the RTX 4080?
Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 64 out of 100), so it leads the RX 6900 XT in most workloads.
How much faster is the RTX 4080 than the RX 6900 XT?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 30% faster than the RX 6900 XT overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the RX 6900 XT or the RTX 4080?
If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080. If the RX 6900 XT is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.