Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XT
24576 Mb GDDR6
Released 3 Nov 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
16384 Mb GDDR6X
Released 20 Sep 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 7900 XT100%
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB107%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 7900 XT
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
- 7% higher gaming performance.
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
The GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB 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 4080 16 GB |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XT) | AD103 (AD103-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die Size | 350 mm² | 379 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | 45,900 million |
| Shaders | 12288 | 9728 |
| Tensor Cores | none | 304 |
| Raytracing Cores | 192 | 76 |
| Compute Units | 192 | 76 |
| Core clock | 2500 MHz | 2205 MHz |
| ROPs | 256 | 112 |
| TMUs | 768 | 304 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | 16384 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | 20 Sep 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XT691.20 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB280.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XT2074.00 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB761.50 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 7900 XT864.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB735.70 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 7900 XT66360.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB48740.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT197
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB192
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT182
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB188
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT157
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB165
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT409
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB394
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 4080 16 GB315
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT320
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB388
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT151
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB154
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT172
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB169
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT141
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB152
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT306
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB291
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 4080 16 GB245
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT235
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB292
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT98
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB102
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT108
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB105
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT108
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB121
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT172
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB172
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 4080 16 GB134
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT126
- GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB154
FPS (higher is better)