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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM

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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 25 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Speed index
51/100
41/100
FP32
61.44 TFLOPS
49.03 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.50 GHz
2.52 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
960 GB/s
736 GB/s
TDP
355 W
320 W
Launch Price
999 $
1,199 $
1,024 pts
932 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
GPU ChipNavi 31AD103-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors9676
Shader61449728
Render Output Units192112
Texture Units384304
Raytracing Cores9676
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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.

MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, which has 9728 shaders and 76 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Memory Size24 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.400 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps22.4 Gbps
Memory bandwidth960 GB/s736 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit256 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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM can access 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 736 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Base Clock1.900 GHz2.205 GHz
Boost Clock2.500 GHz2.520 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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM is 2.205 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
TDP355 W320 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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM has a TDP of 320 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 100 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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort2x DP 2.12x DP 1.4a
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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
Length287 mm322 mm
Height123 mm136 mm
Width51 mm62 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,673 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 287 mm long, 123 mm high and 51 mm wide.

The MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM is 322 mm long, 136 mm high and 62 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q4/2023
Launch Price999 $1,199 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 999 $.

The MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM was introduced in Q4/2023 at a price of 1,199 $.

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 XTX +2.8 %

  1. 14,216
  2. 13,830

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 29,690

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 7,090

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +13.9 %

  1. 15,913
  2. 18,121

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +23.6 %

  1. 5,907
  2. 7,303

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 138,010

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) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +20.0 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 72 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX +0.8 %

  1. 122 fps (avg)
  2. 121 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +2.8 %

  1. 176 fps (avg)
  2. 181 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) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +3.8 %

  1. 52 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +14.7 %

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. 109 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +4.9 %

  1. 142 fps (avg)
  2. 149 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. 141 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 201 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 201 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 MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING SLIM +23.0 %

  1. 196,758
  2. 242,050

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX +0.8 %

  1. 211,455
  2. 209,738

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