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AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT vs NVIDIA MSI Gaming X Trio OC GeForce RTX 5080: Comparison
AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT and NVIDIA MSI Gaming X Trio OC GeForce RTX 5080 separate most on slot width: AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT at 2.7, NVIDIA MSI Gaming X Trio OC GeForce RTX 5080 at 3.5, 30% in favour of AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT. TDP splits them by another 20%, again favouring AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT. They match on vram, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA MSI Gaming X Trio OC GeForce RTX 5080 scores 9,138 against 2,406 for the AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT, a lead of 74%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Series | Radeon RX 6000 | GeForce RTX 50 |
| Board Partner | ASUS | MSI |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Tier | High-End | High-End |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock | 2295 MHz-14% | 2670 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 300 W | 360 W-20% |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 (Navi 21) | Blackwell (GB203) |
| Card Length | 320 mm | 337 mm-5% |
| Slot Width | 2.7 | 3.5-30% |
| MSRP | 649 | 999 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
AMD ASUS TUF Gaming OC Radeon RX 6800 XT
8 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid high-end pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
NVIDIA MSI Gaming X Trio OC GeForce RTX 5080
8 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid high-end pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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