ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC vs AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
• GPU Chip
  GA102-200-K1-A1 Navi 21 KXTX (RDNA 2)
• Execution units
  68 80
• Shader
  8704 5120
• Render Output Units
  96 128
• Texture Units
  272 320

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

• Memory Size
  10 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.188 GHz 18.0 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  760 GB/s 576 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  320 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.440 GHz 1.890 GHz-2 %
• Boost Clock
  1.935 GHz+ 13 % 2.310 GHz-1 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.905 GHz 2.100 GHz-1 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  370 W+ 16 % 335 W
• TDP (up)
  450 W+ 22 % --
• Tjunction max
  93 °C 100 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v1.4a
• 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 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  319 mm --
• Height
  140 mm --
• Width
  58 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1900 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2020 Q2/2022
• Structure size
  8 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet