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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs AMD XFX Merc 310 Black Radeon RX 7900 XTX: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and AMD XFX Merc 310 Black Radeon RX 7900 XTX separate most on slot width: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 2, AMD XFX Merc 310 Black Radeon RX 7900 XTX at 4, 100% in favour of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. VRAM splits them by another 54%, this time favouring AMD XFX Merc 310 Black Radeon RX 7900 XTX. They match on 4 other specifications, including tier, memory type and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the AMD XFX Merc 310 Black Radeon RX 7900 XTX scores 4,338 against 2,838 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, a lead of 35%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 20 | Radeon RX 7000 |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Founders Edition, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA (legacy), Zotac, Palit | XFX |
| VRAM | 11 GB-54% | 24 GB |
| Tier | Flagship | Flagship |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz-42% | 2680 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 250 W | 355 W-42% |
| Architecture | Turing | RDNA 3 (Navi 31) |
| Card Length | 267 mm | 344 mm-29% |
| Slot Width | 2 | 4-100% |
| MSRP | 999 | 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
7.4 / 10 Expert Rating
A historically important card that introduced ray tracing to consumers - still playable at 1440p today, but clearly outclassed by anything from the RTX 30 series onward.
AMD XFX Merc 310 Black Radeon RX 7900 XTX
9 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid flagship pick if its price and 24GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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