Graphics cards compared

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  • The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT launched $50 lower ($649 vs $699).
  • The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has more video memory (16 GB vs 8 GB).
  • The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 draws less power (215 W vs 300 W board power).
AMD

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

PCIe 4.0 x16 · 16 GB GDDR6

Launched at $649

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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

8 GB GDDR6

Launched at $699

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Specs side by side

6 of 6 differ, marked. Speed isn't compared here: we only list specs we can source.

SpecAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
PCIe linkPCIe 4.0 x16—
Video memory16 GB GDDR68 GB GDDR6
Board power300 W215 W
SeriesRadeon RX 6000 seriesGeForce RTX 20 series
LaunchedNov 18, 2020September 20, 2018
Power connectors—1x 6-Pin + 1x 8-Pin

Sources

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

  1. Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units · CC BY-SA 4.0

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  1. Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units · CC BY-SA 4.0

Specs last checked Oct 19, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.