GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 3080 comes out noticeably faster — about 9% ahead of the Radeon RX 7700 XT. But the Radeon RX 7700 XT is the better value, undercutting it by $272 EUR for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT
The GeForce RTX 3080 is noticeably faster, around 9% ahead of the Radeon RX 7700 XT. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Price & Value
The Radeon RX 7700 XT currently lists from $448 EUR, $272 EUR less than the GeForce RTX 3080 at $720 EUR. Despite being slower, the Radeon RX 7700 XT offers the better performance-per-dollar (~47% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully.
Power & Efficiency
At 245W against 320W, the Radeon RX 7700 XT is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 7700 XT carries 12GB versus 10GB on the GeForce RTX 3080. The extra 2GB 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 7700 XT is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3080 (RDNA 3 vs Ampere), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3080 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 7700 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 3080 or Radeon RX 7700 XT?
Choose the GeForce RTX 3080 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Radeon RX 7700 XT stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.