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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition

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 5080 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition 16 GB GDDR7 · 2.62 GHz · 360 W Speed index 47/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (Blackwell) and has 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is 9.0 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
Speed index
43/100
47/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
56.28 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
300 W
360 W
Launch Price
899 $
1,169 $
878 pts
1,280 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
GPU ChipNavi 31GB203-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8484
Shader537610752
Render Output Units192128
Texture Units336336
Raytracing Cores8484
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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 5080 Founders Edition is based on the graphics chip GB203-400-A1, which comes from the Blackwell architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
Memory Size20 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps30.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit256 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 5080 Founders Edition is 30.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.875 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
Base Clock1.500 GHz2.295 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz2.617 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 5080 Founders Edition
TDP300 W360 W
Tjunction max97 °C88 °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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 360 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm2 x 110 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 2.13x DP 2.1b
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
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 5080 Founders Edition is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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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 5080 Founders Edition
Length276 mm304 mm
Height113 mm137 mm
Width51 mm48 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoYes
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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 5080 Founders Edition needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q1/2025
Launch Price899 $1,169 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition came on the market in Q1/2025 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition +29.0 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 16,059

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 34,689

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 8,099

Port Royal (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition +57.3 %

  1. 13,969
  2. 21,967

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition +97.5 %

  1. 4,529
  2. 8,943

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 151,286

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)

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 158 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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