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Graphics card

GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

GeForce RTX 3080 is 118% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 3080 leads on 5 parameters, Radeon RX 5500 XT on 0.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce RTX 3080

Strengths

  • Memory bandwidth
  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization

Trade-offs

  • level

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Strengths

  • level

Trade-offs

  • Memory bandwidth
  • Ray tracing
  • Rasterization

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    185
    48

  • Ray tracing

    139
    12

  • Video memory

    10 GB
    8 GB

  • Power efficiency

    320 W
    130 W

  • Memory bandwidth

    320-bit GDDR6X
    128-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3080Radeon RX 5500 XT

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 3080Side BRadeon RX 5500 XT
Performance index185better48
Ray tracing index139better12
Video memory10 GBbetter8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory bus320 bitbetter128 bit
Boost clock1710 MHz1845 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)320 W130 Wbetter
UpscalerDLSSFSR
Process nodeSamsung 8 nmTSMC 7 nm
ReleasedQ3 2020Q4 2019

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Deltas are computed from the EasyX-X catalog: relative performance indices and the vendor’s own published specifications. We do not copy third-party benchmark tables.