GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
It's a tight race! Both the Radeon RX 6700 XT and the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti offer nearly identical market value.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti comes out marginally faster — about 4% ahead of the Radeon RX 6700 XT. But the Radeon RX 6700 XT is the better value, undercutting it by $34 EUR for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Radeon RX 6700 XT
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is marginally faster, around 4% ahead of the Radeon RX 6700 XT. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1080p.
Price & Value
The Radeon RX 6700 XT currently lists from $427 EUR, $34 EUR less than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at $461 EUR. Despite being slower, the Radeon RX 6700 XT offers the better performance-per-dollar, so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6700 XT is trading below its $479 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal. The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is trading below its $999 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
At 230W against 250W, the Radeon RX 6700 XT is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern RDNA 2 architecture on a TSMC N7 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 6700 XT carries 12GB versus 11GB on the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. The extra 1GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 6700 XT is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (RDNA 2 vs Turing), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 6700 XT offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or Radeon RX 6700 XT?
Choose the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Radeon RX 6700 XT stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti better than the Radeon RX 6700 XT?
Which is better for 4K gaming, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or the Radeon RX 6700 XT?
Is the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti worth the extra $34 EUR over the Radeon RX 6700 XT?
Does the Radeon RX 6700 XT have enough VRAM advantage to matter?
Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Turing | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC 12nm | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 4,352✓ | 2,560 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 68✓ | 40 |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 544 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,350 MHz | 2,321 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,545 MHz | 2,581 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 11 GB | 12 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 352-bit✓ | 192-bit |
| Memory Speed | 14 Gbps | 16 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 616 GB/s✓ | 384 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 250 W | 230 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Released | Sep 2018 | Mar 2021 |