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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB GDDR6 · 2.50 GHz · 355 W Speed index 51/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE is 71 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Speed index
51/100
87/100
FP32
61.44 TFLOPS
104.80 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.50 GHz
2.41 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6
32 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
960 GB/s
1,792 GB/s
TDP
355 W
575 W
Launch Price
999 $
2,329 $
1,026 pts
2,201 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
GPU ChipNavi 31GB202-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors96170
Shader614421760
Render Output Units192176
Texture Units384680
Raytracing Cores96170
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and has 6144 texture shaders and 96 execution units.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, which has 21760 shaders and 170 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Memory Size24 GB32 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps28.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth960 GB/s1,792 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit512 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE can access 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Base Clock1.900 GHz2.017 GHz
Boost Clock2.500 GHz2.407 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.30 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX clocks in the base with up to 1.900 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE is 2.017 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
TDP355 W575 W
Tjunction max97 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 355 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE has a TDP of 575 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 110 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)40 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
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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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
Length287 mm342 mm
Height123 mm150 mm
Width51 mm65 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 287 mm long, 123 mm high and 51 mm wide.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE is 342 mm long, 150 mm high and 65 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q2/2025
Launch Price999 $2,329 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-no--GV-N5090WF3-32GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 999 $.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 2,329 $.

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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE +78.9 %

  1. 14,216
  2. 25,431

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 54,489

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 13,978

Port Royal (Raytracing) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE +126.2 %

  1. 15,913
  2. 35,994

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE +141.7 %

  1. 5,907
  2. 14,278

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 214,983

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. 60 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 122 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 176 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. 52 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 142 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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