GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 9070 XT comes out dramatically faster — about 49% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3080. But the GeForce RTX 3080 is the better value, undercutting it by $196 GBP for the performance you get.
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Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 3080
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is dramatically faster, around 49% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3080. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the Radeon RX 9070 XT is comfortable at 4K with upscaling and native 1440p, while the GeForce RTX 3080 is better matched to 1440p.
Price & Value
The GeForce RTX 3080 currently lists from $387 GBP, $196 GBP less than the Radeon RX 9070 XT at $583 GBP. Despite being slower, the GeForce RTX 3080 offers the better performance-per-dollar, so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The GeForce RTX 3080 is trading below its $699 GBP MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
At 304W against 320W, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern RDNA 4 architecture on a TSMC N4 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 9070 XT carries 16GB versus 10GB on the GeForce RTX 3080. The extra 6GB 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 9070 XT is roughly 5 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3080 (RDNA 4 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 9070 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 9070 XT?
Choose the Radeon RX 9070 XT if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the GeForce RTX 3080 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.