Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XT
24576 Mb GDDR6
Released 3 Nov 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 27 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 7900 XT117%
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 7900 XT
- 17% higher gaming performance.
- 150 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 7900 XT
The Radeon RX 7900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XT) | GA102 (GA102-350-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 350 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 12288 | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | none | 336 |
| Raytracing Cores | 192 | 84 |
| Compute Units | 192 | 84 |
| Core clock | 2500 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| ROPs | 256 | 112 |
| TMUs | 768 | 336 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | 450 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | 27 Jan 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XT691.20 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti208.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XT2074.00 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti625.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 7900 XT864.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti1008.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 7900 XT66360.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti40000.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT197
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti133
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT182
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti175
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT157
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti125
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT409
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti333
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT273
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti276
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT320
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti299
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT151
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti112
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT172
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti144
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT141
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti113
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT306
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti236
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT199
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti208
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT235
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti228
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT98
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti72
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT108
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti89
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT108
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti88
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT172
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti142
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT113
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti114
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT126
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti133
FPS (higher is better)