NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

Side-by-side benchmark comparison, specs, pricing, and value analysis.

nvidiaGTX 10

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

Price
$599
Value Score
21/100
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amdRX 5000

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

Price
$449
Value Score
30/100
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Benchmark Comparison

🖥️ 1080p Gaming50th Anniversary +6%
113
120
🎮 1440p Gaming50th Anniversary +5%
105
111
📺 4K Gaming50th Anniversary +6%
68
72
💡 Ray Tracing50th Anniversary +100%
0
33
Productivity50th Anniversary +5%
100
105

Specifications

SpecGeForce GTX 1080Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
VRAM8GB GDDR68GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth
Shaders
Boost Clock
TDP180W225W
ArchitecturePascalRDNA 1.0
3DMark Steel Nomad1,5612,123
Best Price$599$449
Value Score21/10030/100

Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is the clear winner — it offers both better performance and better value.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 vs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary: Which Should You Buy?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 features 8GB of GDDR6 memory built on the Pascal architecture, while the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary comes with 8GB GDDR6 on RDNA 1.0. In 1440p gaming benchmarks, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary leads by 5%.

At current prices ($599 vs $449), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary offers better value with a score of 30/100 compared to 21/100. Power consumption also differs: 180W vs 225W TDP.