AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM has an average benchmark score of 58,085, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54,209. Despite the RTX 4080 SUPER having a lower average, it wins both shared head-to-head tests.

Q: Which GPU has the higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM sits at the 87th percentile, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is at the 86th percentile. This means the AMD card ranks slightly higher across the entire GPU database.

Q: What are the closest rivals to each card based on average score?

A: For the RX 5600 OEM, the nearest rival is the NVIDIA P102-100 (58,528, -0.8%), followed by the RX 6950 XT (58,392, -0.5%) and Intel Arc A570M (58,239, -0.3%). For the RTX 4080 SUPER, the closest rival is the RTX 4080 (54,247, -0.1%), then AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828, -1.1%).

Q: In which benchmark does the RTX 4080 SUPER show its largest lead over the RX 5600 OEM?

A: The largest lead is in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 260,075 versus 53,743 for the RX 5600 OEM, a delta of -79.3% from the AMD card’s perspective.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4080 SUPER in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 219,065 in OpenCL compared to 62,427 for the RX 5600 OEM, which corresponds to a -71.5% delta — meaning the NVIDIA card is roughly 3.5 times faster in that test.

Q: What is the transistor density difference between the two chips?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER’s AD103 chip has a density of 121.1 million transistors per mm², while the RX 5600 OEM’s Navi 10 has 41.0 million per mm². This reflects the newer 5 nm process versus 7 nm.

The Verdict

The data paints a clear split between these two cards. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM is a 2020-era, end-of-life part with a 6 GB frame buffer and a 192-bit memory bus. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a 2024 flagship-tier card with 16 GB of GDDR6X and a 256-bit bus. In the only two directly comparable benchmarks — Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan — the RTX 4080 SUPER wins both by massive margins: -71.5% and -79.3% deltas respectively.

However, the average benchmark score tells a different story. The RX 5600 OEM averages 58,085, while the RTX 4080 SUPER averages 54,209. This is because the RTX 4080 SUPER’s average is dragged down by its Passmark DirectX 9 and DirectX 12 scores (381 and 134), while the RX 5600 OEM has no such low-scoring entries in its benchmark set. The percentile rankings reflect this: 87th for AMD versus 86th for NVIDIA.

Who should pick which? If a workload relies on OpenCL or Vulkan compute, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the obvious choice — its scores are 3.5x and 4.8x higher respectively. If the metric is the aggregate benchmark average across all available tests, the RX 5600 OEM edges ahead by 3,876 points. The RTX 4080 SUPER also offers more memory, a wider bus, higher clock speeds, and dedicated ray tracing cores. Users needing raw compute throughput in modern APIs should choose NVIDIA. Those prioritizing overall database ranking or legacy compatibility might consider the AMD card, though its end-of-life status limits future relevance.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data includes only two tests, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER wins both. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4080 SUPER posts 219,065 against the RX 5600 OEM’s 62,427 — a delta of -71.5% from the AMD card’s perspective. That means the NVIDIA card delivers roughly 3.5 times the OpenCL compute performance. In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap widens further: 260,075 versus 53,743, a -79.3% delta. Here the RTX 4080 SUPER is nearly five times faster.

The AMD card’s only paths to victory are indirect. Its average benchmark score of 58,085 exceeds the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 54,209. That 3,876-point advantage stems from the fact that the RX 5600 OEM’s benchmark set is limited to two Geekbench tests, both of which are relatively strong for its class. The RTX 4080 SUPER’s benchmark set includes 10 tests, several of which — Passmark DirectX 9 (381), DirectX 10 (193), DirectX 11 (301), and DirectX 12 (134) — are low absolute numbers that pull its average down. In direct comparisons, though, there is no benchmark where the RX 5600 OEM beats the RTX 4080 SUPER.

The wins tally is 0 for the AMD card and 2 for the NVIDIA card. This is a decisive head-to-head outcome, even if the aggregate scores suggest otherwise. The delta percentages are consistent with the architectural gap: a 7 nm RDNA 1.0 part from 2020 versus a 5 nm Ada Lovelace part from 2024.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RX 5600 OEM uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4080 SUPER uses 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, yielding 736.3 GB/s — more than 2.5 times the bandwidth. Memory clocks also differ: 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA.

Shader resources are heavily skewed. The RX 5600 OEM has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 4080 SUPER has 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also features 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, while the AMD card has none of either. Pixel rate is 99.84 GPixel/s for AMD versus 285.6 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 199.7 GTexel/s versus 816.0 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 6.390 TFLOPS versus 52.22 TFLOPS — an 8.2x difference. FP16 is 12.78 TFLOPS (2:1) for AMD versus 52.22 TFLOPS (1:1) for NVIDIA.

Clock speeds differ substantially: base 1130 MHz and boost 1560 MHz for AMD, versus 2295 MHz base and 2550 MHz boost for NVIDIA. The RX 5600 OEM also has a game clock of 1375 MHz, which the RTX 4080 SUPER lacks. Power draw is 125 W for AMD versus 320 W for NVIDIA, with suggested PSU ratings of 300 W and 700 W respectively. The AMD card is dual-slot with a 1x 8-pin connector; the NVIDIA card is triple-slot with a 1x 16-pin connector. Display outputs are similar: 1x HDMI 2.0b plus 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for AMD, versus 1x HDMI 2.1 plus 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for NVIDIA. Both use PCIe 4.0 x16.

Physical dimensions are only listed for the RTX 4080 SUPER: 310 mm length, 140 mm height, and 61 mm width. The RX 5600 OEM has no listed dimensions. The RTX 4080 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 999 USD.

Architecture Differences

The RX 5600 OEM is built on AMD’s RDNA 1.0 architecture using the Navi 10 chip, manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It contains 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 41.0 million per mm². The RTX 4080 SUPER uses NVIDIA’s Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, on TSMC’s 5 nm process. It packs 45,900 million transistors into a 379 mm² die, achieving 121.1 million transistors per mm² — nearly three times the density.

The AMD card is part of the Navi (RX 5000) generation, with its predecessor listed as Vega and successor as Navi II. The NVIDIA card belongs to the GeForce 40 series, succeeding GeForce 30 and succeeded by GeForce 50. The RX 5600 OEM supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4080 SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The DirectX 12 Ultimate designation implies feature-level support beyond the AMD card’s 12_1.

The RTX 4080 SUPER includes 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, enabling hardware ray tracing and AI-accelerated features that the RX 5600 OEM entirely lacks. The FP16 throughput difference is notable: the AMD card halves its FP32 rate for FP16 (12.78 TFLOPS from 6.390 TFLOPS), while the NVIDIA card maintains a 1:1 ratio at 52.22 TFLOPS. This suggests the RTX 4080 SUPER is better suited for mixed-precision workloads. The AMD card’s 7 nm process and RDNA 1.0 architecture represent an older design point, while the 5 nm Ada Lovelace architecture is newer and denser.

The RTX 4080 SUPER has a release date of January 30, 2024, versus January 20, 2020 for the RX 5600 OEM — a four-year gap that explains the architectural leap. Both cards are marked as end-of-life production status, though the AMD card has been end-of-life longer.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER wins decisively in every direct benchmark comparison. In Geekbench OpenCL, it is 71.5% faster than the RX 5600 OEM. In Geekbench Vulkan, it is 79.3% faster. For users running OpenCL-based compute tasks — such as certain scientific or rendering workloads — the RTX 4080 SUPER is the clear choice. Its 16 GB memory capacity and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth also make it better suited for large datasets or high-resolution textures. The presence of RT and tensor cores gives it capabilities in ray-traced rendering and AI inference that the RX 5600 OEM cannot match.

The RX 5600 OEM wins in the aggregate metric: its average benchmark score of 58,085 exceeds the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 54,209. This is due to the composition of the benchmark sets rather than raw performance. The AMD card’s percentile rank of 87th also beats the NVIDIA card’s 86th. For users who rely on the database’s overall score as a single number, the RX 5600 OEM edges ahead. However, this advantage does not translate to any specific workload in the head-to-head data.

The RTX 4080 SUPER also wins on memory bandwidth (736.3 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s), pixel rate (285.6 GPixel/s versus 99.84 GPixel/s), texture rate (816.0 GTexel/s versus 199.7 GTexel/s), and FP32 compute (52.22 TFLOPS versus 6.390 TFLOPS). These are not benchmark scores but specification-derived performance indicators, and they all favor NVIDIA. The RX 5600 OEM’s lower power draw (125 W versus 320 W) and smaller form factor (dual-slot versus triple-slot) make it more suitable for compact or power-conscious builds, though no length data is available for the AMD card to confirm size. The suggested PSU requirement of 300 W versus 700 W also makes the AMD card easier to integrate into existing systems. For raw compute, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the only rational choice based on the benchmark data.