Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 4090
AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XT
24576 Mb GDDR6
Released 3 Nov 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4090
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 20 Sep 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 7900 XT100%
- GeForce RTX 4090126%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 7900 XT
- 150 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 .
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4090
- 26% higher gaming performance.
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XT) | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die Size | 350 mm² | 608 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | 76,300 million |
| Shaders | 12288 | 16384 |
| Tensor Cores | none | 512 |
| Raytracing Cores | 192 | 128 |
| Compute Units | 192 | 128 |
| Core clock | 2500 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| ROPs | 256 | 176 |
| TMUs | 768 | 512 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | 450 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | 20 Sep 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XT691.20 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 4090443.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XT2074.00 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 40901290.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 7900 XT864.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 40901018.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 7900 XT66360.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 409082580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT197
- GeForce RTX 4090224
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT182
- GeForce RTX 4090190
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT157
- GeForce RTX 4090178
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT409
- GeForce RTX 4090421
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 4090319
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT320
- GeForce RTX 4090436
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT151
- GeForce RTX 4090180
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT172
- GeForce RTX 4090186
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT141
- GeForce RTX 4090168
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT306
- GeForce RTX 4090356
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 4090263
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT235
- GeForce RTX 4090370
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT98
- GeForce RTX 4090123
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT108
- GeForce RTX 4090130
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XT108
- GeForce RTX 4090147
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XT172
- GeForce RTX 4090231
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 4090176
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XT126
- GeForce RTX 4090215
FPS (higher is better)