Big Battle Nvidia RTX 3080 vs RX 6800XT at 1440p & 4K Gameplay Test in 8 Games

For a brief moment it seemed that Nvidia wanted to get away from it all in the graphics card race with the introduction of the RTX 3000 card series. But AMD held back, just spinning its motors to drop the clutch and zoom in on the team green. After years, Nvidia and AMD go neck to neck and each bring very powerful and powerful cards to the market. Increased competition is a good thing for consumers. It was fear of what AMD might bring with Vega that Nvidia released the 1080 Ti, a graphics card that was so good that many of its users decided to forego upgrading to the 2000 series. And Nvidia even set the prices RTX 3080 aggressive in the hope that any affront from AMD would be blunted. Well, AMD isn’t here to play. To take on the RTX 3080, AMD will bring this out Radeon RX 6800 XT. On paper, it performs at or slightly better than the RTX 3080, while costing $ 50 less and adding six more GB of storage. Things were just getting interesting. Here you will find a breakdown of all important information about the Nvidia RTX 3080 and AMD RX 6800 XT. Nvidia RTX 3080 versus AMD RX 6800 XT: price and availability The Nvidia RTX 3080 was launched on September 17th and costs $ 699. However, Nvidia’s new card has been hard to find since its release as many scalpers were selling it online at exorbitant prices. The RX 6800 XT will be released on November 18, undercutting the RTX 3080 by $ 50 at $ 649. So we expect it to sell out just as quickly. Nvidia RTX 3080 versus AMD RX 6800 XT: performance While we wish we could give a definitive answer as to which card is the most powerful, it’s hard to tell without testing for yourself. So don’t get carried away with the internet hype, as it’s not uncommon for companies to fumble around numbers to make their products more attractive. Based on the following graphs, both cards are very similar. According to AMD, both the RTX 3080 and RX 6800 XT are on par at 4K, with Nvidia pulling forward slightly in some games while AMD has a head start in other games. Again, we don’t know the exact test parameters, but if AMD is fair in its tests, both cards are comparable. AMD likely picks titles that it knows can have a performance advantage over Nvidia. While AMD wasn’t as blatant as to only include games it knew could beat Nvidia, we don’t see complete transparency here. For example, it is unclear whether or not ray tracing has been activated for these titles.