Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 3 Nov 2022
Radeon RX 7900 XT
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    107%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XT

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

7% higher gaming performance.

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

HWBench recommends 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 XTGeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
GPU NameNavi 31 (Navi 31 XT)vsAD103 (AD103-300-A1)
Fab Process5 nmvs4 nm
Die Size350 mm²vs379 mm²
Transistorsunknownvs45,900 million
Shaders12288vs9728
Tensor Coresnonevs304
Raytracing Cores192vs76
Compute Units192vs76
Core clock2500 MHzvs2205 MHz
ROPs256vs112
TMUs768vs304

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs16384 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
TDP300 wattsvs320 watts
Release Date3 Nov 2022vs20 Sep 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    691.20 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    280.60 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    2074.00 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    761.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    864.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    735.70 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    66360.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    48740.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    197
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    192

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    182
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    188

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    157
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    165

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    409
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    394

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    273
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    315

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    320
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    388

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    151
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    154

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    169

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    141
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    152

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    306
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    291

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    199
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    245

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    235
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    292

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    98
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    108
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    108
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    172

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    113
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    134

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    126
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    154

FPS (higher is better)