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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB GDDR6 · 2.50 GHz · 355 W Speed index 51/100
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC 16 GB GDDR7 · 2.72 GHz · 360 W Speed index 48/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC, 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 5.2 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
Speed index
51/100
48/100
FP32
61.44 TFLOPS
58.39 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.50 GHz
2.72 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
960 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
355 W
360 W
Launch Price
999 $
1,169 $
1,026 pts
1,308 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
GPU ChipNavi 31GB203-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors9684
Shader614410752
Render Output Units192128
Texture Units384336
Raytracing Cores9684
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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 5080 VANGUARD OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, which has 10752 shaders and 84 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
Memory Size24 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.875 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps30.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth960 GB/s960 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 5080 VANGUARD OC can access 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
Base Clock1.900 GHz2.295 GHz
Boost Clock2.500 GHz2.715 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 5080 VANGUARD OC is 2.295 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
TDP355 W360 W
Tjunction max97 °C88 °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 5080 VANGUARD OC has a TDP of 360 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 5080 VANGUARD OC
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 MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
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 MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingMSI Mystic Light
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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 5080 VANGUARD OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
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 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
Length287 mm357 mm
Height123 mm151 mm
Width51 mm66 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots4 Slots
Weight--1,945 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 5080 VANGUARD OC is 357 mm long, 151 mm high and 66 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTXMSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q1/2025
Launch Price999 $1,169 $
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 5080 VANGUARD OC was introduced in Q1/2025 at a price of 1,169 $.

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 MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC +15.1 %

  1. 14,216
  2. 16,360

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 35,339

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 8,251

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC +40.6 %

  1. 15,913
  2. 22,379

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD OC +54.2 %

  1. 5,907
  2. 9,111

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 154,122

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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