AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G, chip, information processing units.

• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 KXTX (RDNA 2) GA102-225-A1
• Execution units
  80 80
• Shader
  5120 10240
• Render Output Units
  128 96
• Texture Units
  320 320
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  18.0 Gbps 1.188 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  576 GB/s 912 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.890 GHz-2 % 1.365 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.310 GHz-1 % 1.845 GHz+ 11 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.100 GHz-1 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  335 W 400 W+ 14 %
• TDP (up)
  -- 440 W
• Tjunction max
  100 °C 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  -- 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 36 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  1 --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  -- 336 mm
• Height
  -- 140 mm
• Width
  -- 61 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1905 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Structure size
  7 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q2/2021
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet