Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4090
AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
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 XTX100%
- GeForce RTX 4090112%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- 95 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
- 12% 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 XTX | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 31 (Navi 31 XTX
(215-145000066)) | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die Size | 308 mm² | 608 mm² |
| Transistors | 58,000 million | 76,300 million |
| Shaders | 6144 | 16384 |
| Tensor Cores | none | 512 |
| Raytracing Cores | 96 | 128 |
| Compute Units | 96 | 128 |
| Core clock | 1900 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| ROPs | 192 | 176 |
| TMUs | 384 | 512 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2500 MHz
20 Gbps effective | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|
| TDP | 355 watts | 450 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Nov 2022 | 20 Sep 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX481.00 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 4090443.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX961.90 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 40901290.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX960.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 40901018.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX61560.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 409082580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX213
- GeForce RTX 4090224
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX205
- GeForce RTX 4090190
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX169
- GeForce RTX 4090178
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX477
- 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 XTX290
- GeForce RTX 4090319
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX358
- GeForce RTX 4090436
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX168
- GeForce RTX 4090180
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX194
- GeForce RTX 4090186
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX154
- GeForce RTX 4090168
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX334
- 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 XTX227
- GeForce RTX 4090263
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX270
- GeForce RTX 4090370
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX108
- GeForce RTX 4090123
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX124
- GeForce RTX 4090130
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX120
- GeForce RTX 4090147
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX202
- 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 XTX129
- GeForce RTX 4090176
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX147
- GeForce RTX 4090215
FPS (higher is better)