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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.48 GHz · 200 W Speed index 24/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 77 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Speed index
43/100
24/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
29.15 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
2.48 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
504 GB/s
TDP
300 W
200 W
Launch Price
899 $
599 $
1,031 pts
550 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GPU ChipNavi 31AD104-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8446
Shader53765888
Render Output Units19264
Texture Units336184
Raytracing Cores8446
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is based on the graphics chip AD104-250-A1, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Memory Size20 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.313 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s504 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit192 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT clocks at 2.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is 21.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.313 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.920 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz2.475 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.00 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
TDP300 W200 W
Tjunction max97 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 200 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort2x DP 2.13x DP 1.4a
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
Length276 mm329 mm
Height113 mm128 mm
Width51 mm64 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTGainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q2/2023
Launch Price899 $599 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-no--NED4070019K9-1047Z
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2022.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther came on the market in Q2/2023 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +47.1 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 8,463

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 18,027

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 3,908

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +24.3 %

  1. 13,969
  2. 11,238

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +0.9 %

  1. 4,529
  2. 4,489

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 82,766

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Panther +8.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +14.0 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 93 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +21.5 %

  1. 158 fps (avg)
  2. 130 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +22.2 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +22.2 %

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +11.3 %

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. 124 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 98 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 172 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +1.3 %

  1. 170,054
  2. 167,896

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +28.9 %

  1. 196,447
  2. 152,394

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