GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon RX 5700
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is dramatically faster than the Radeon RX 5700, leading by roughly 160% in our performance index. It is also the stronger value pick here, so it's the easy recommendation if your budget allows.
Market Value Leader
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the clear winner, offering 7.9% better value than Radeon RX 5700.
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon RX 5700: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Radeon RX 5700
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is dramatically faster, around 160% ahead of the Radeon RX 5700. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is comfortable at 1440p, while the Radeon RX 5700 is better matched to 1080p.
Price & Value
Right now the Radeon RX 5700 starts at $578 SGD against $1,393 SGD for the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins on performance-per-dollar by about 8%. The Radeon RX 5700 still sits about $229 SGD above its $349 SGD MSRP. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti still sits about $194 SGD above its $1,199 SGD MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 5700 pulls less power (180W vs 350W), so it's the easier card to cool and the lighter load on your PSU. The faster GeForce RTX 3080 Ti draws more overall but extracts more performance from each watt — plan for a sturdier power supply if you pick it. Its more modern Ampere architecture on a Samsung 8nm process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 12GB against 8GB, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 5700's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is roughly 2 years newer than the Radeon RX 5700 (Ampere vs RDNA), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 5700 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 3080 Ti or Radeon RX 5700?
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the Radeon RX 5700 if you find it at a steep discount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Radeon RX 5700 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | TSMC N7 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 10,240✓ | 2,304 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 80 | — |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 320 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Radeon RX 5700 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,365 MHz | 1,465 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,665 MHz | 1,725 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Radeon RX 5700 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 12 GB✓ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit✓ | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 19 Gbps✓ | 14 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s✓ | 448 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | Radeon RX 5700 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 350 W | 180 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Released | May 2021 | Jul 2019 |