GPU vs GPU

Pick any two graphics cards and see how they line up: 3DMark performance score, video memory, series, release year and PCI Express link. Prices move every week, so this tool sticks to the specs that don't.

GPU 1

GPU 2

GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT

Series NVIDIA RTX 50 Series

Series AMD RX 9000 Series (RDNA 4)

Release year 2025

3DMark performance 32264 ▲ +26.2%

3DMark performance 25559

Video memory 16 GB

PCI Express 5.0 ×16

Scores are modelled from published benchmark averages, not measured on your PC — see the methodology. Wondering which processor keeps either card fed? Run the pair through the bottleneck calculator.

Reading the table

What each row in the comparison means

Five rows, five different questions. Only one of them is about raw speed, and the others decide whether that speed is any use to you.

Series

The generation and tier the card belongs to. It tells you which feature set you are buying into — the upscaling, frame generation and ray tracing support a card gets is decided by its architecture, not by its score.

Release year

How old the design is. Newer usually means more performance per watt and a longer window of driver support, though a previous-generation flagship still beats plenty of newer mid-range cards.

3DMark performance

The closest thing to a single answer on this page. It is a modelled Time Spy graphics score, so it lines up cards from either brand on the same scale and tracks real gaming performance closely.

Video memory

The buffer for textures, shadow maps and frame data. It sets the settings and resolution a card can hold without stuttering — it is a capacity limit, not a speed rating.

PCI Express

The link between card and motherboard, shown as generation and lane count. Almost never a problem on a full ×16 slot, and worth a second look on cut-down ×8 cards in older boards.

Choosing

How to pick between two graphics cards

The winner badge is a starting point, not a verdict. Work down these four checks and you will know whether the gap is worth paying for.

Start with the performance score

Look at the 3DMark row first and read the percentage under the winner. Under about 10% is close enough that price, cooling and availability should decide it. Past 25%, you are looking at a genuine tier difference you will feel in demanding games.

Check the memory against your resolution

8GB still works at 1080p, but modern titles at 1440p with high textures are comfortable at 12GB, and 4K with ray tracing wants 16GB. If the faster card has noticeably less memory, weigh that against how long you plan to keep it.

Weigh the generation gap

A newer series brings newer upscaling and frame generation support, which can matter more day to day than a small raw performance gap. If the older card wins the score but loses the feature set, it is a closer call than the numbers suggest.

Then check your processor

A card can only stretch its legs if the CPU can feed it. Once you have a favourite, put it and your processor through the bottleneck calculator and see whether the upgrade actually lands.