ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC vs SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
• GPU Chip
  GA102-200-K1-A1 Navi 22 XT
• Execution units
  68 40
• Shader
  8704 2560
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• Texture Units
  272 160

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

• Memory Size
  10 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.188 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  760 GB/s 384 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  320 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.440 GHz 2.321 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.935 GHz+ 13 % 2.622 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.905 GHz 2.548 GHz+ 5 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  370 W+ 16 % 260 W+ 13 %
• TDP (up)
  450 W+ 22 % --
• Tjunction max
  93 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC and SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 1 x 90 mm
• 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 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync Addressable LED

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 310 mm
• Height
  140 mm 131 mm
• Width
  58 mm 51 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1900 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 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 Q1/2021
• Release price
  799 $ --
• Structure size
  8 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING 11306-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet