GPU Showdown

Radeon VIIvsGeForce RTX 4080

The GeForce RTX 4080 is a modern high-end gaming card for enthusiasts who want top-tier performance, while the Radeon VII is an older workstation-focused card built for creative professionals.

AMD Radeon VII
16 GB · 295W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon VII

GCN 5.1 · TSMC 7 nm · 2019

39score
3/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
295W
CUDA Cores
3,840
Boost Clock
1750 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022

83score
4.2/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
9,728
Boost Clock
2505 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

VII
39
RTX 4080Winner
83
RTX 4080 leads by 112.8% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#4RTX 508086
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#67RX 6600 XT40
#68VII39
#69RTX 207039
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsVIIRTX 4080
General
ArchitectureGCN 5.1Ada Lovelace
Process Node7 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6X
Memory Bus4096-bit256-bit
Bandwidth1024 GB/s716.8 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores3,8409,728
TMUs240304
ROPs64112
Boost Clock1750 MHz2505 MHz
FP3213.44 TF48.74 TF
Power
TDP295320
Power Connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 wins decisively for modern gaming and creative work with far faster performance and newer features.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Radeon VII is the smarter pick only if you need high-bandwidth memory for specific compute tasks at a low price.

When the other wins

The Radeon VII is the right choice for legacy software or niche workloads that rely on its HBM2 memory, where the RTX 4080's architecture isn't beneficial.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the VII better than the RTX 4080?

Overall the RTX 4080 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (83 vs 39 out of 100), so it leads the VII in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 than the VII?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 is roughly 113% faster than the VII overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the VII or the RTX 4080?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080. If the VII 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.