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NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 vs AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT: Comparison
NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 and AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT separate most on tdp: NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 at 360 W, AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT at 300 W, 20% in favour of AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT. Slot Width splits them by another 20%, again favouring AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT. They match on vram, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080 scores 9,138 against 2,406 for the AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT, a lead of 74%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 50 | Radeon RX 6000 |
| Board Partner | Palit | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Tier | High-End | High-End |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2670 MHz | 2310 MHz-13% |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 360 W-20% | 300 W |
| Architecture | Blackwell (GB203) | RDNA 2 (Navi 21) |
| Card Length | 336 mm-17% | 286 mm |
| Slot Width | 3-20% | 2.5 |
| MSRP | 999 | 649 |
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 Palit GameRock OC GeForce RTX 5080
8 / 10 Expert Rating
A well-rounded high-end 5080 with Palit's distinctive GameRock cooler and a factory overclock that matches the field's more aggressive board-partner cards.
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
8 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid high-end pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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