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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)

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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) 10 GB GDDR6X · 1.71 GHz · 320 W Speed index 25/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR (Ampere) and has 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 760 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 73 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR).

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Speed index
43/100
25/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
29.77 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
10 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
760 GB/s
TDP
300 W
320 W
Launch Price
899 $
699 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR
GPU ChipNavi 31GA102-202-K1-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8468
Shader53768704
Render Output Units19296
Texture Units336272
Raytracing Cores8468
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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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) is based on the graphics chip GA102-202-K1-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Memory Size20 GB10 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.188 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps19.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s760 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit320 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) is 19.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.188 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.440 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz1.710 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 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
TDP300 W320 W
TDP (up)--370 W
Tjunction max97 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 320 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB43 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
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 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
Length276 mm285 mm
Height113 mm110 mm
Width51 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,350 g
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR)
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q3/2021
Launch Price899 $699 $
Structure size5 nm8 nm
Documentsdata 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) came on the market in Q3/2021 and will have a structure width of 8 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 +42.0 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 8,769

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +21.3 %

  1. 13,969
  2. 11,517

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) +2.6 %

  1. 4,529
  2. 4,647

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) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition (LHR) +18.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +51.4 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +51.9 %

  1. 158 fps (avg)
  2. 104 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 +15.0 %

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. 120 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. 102 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 175 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 199 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 +1.6 %

  1. 170,054
  2. 167,346

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +34.8 %

  1. 196,447
  2. 145,761

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