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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X · 2.55 GHz · 450 W Speed index 69/100
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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 36 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Speed index
69/100
51/100
FP32
83.56 TFLOPS
61.44 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.55 GHz
2.50 GHz
Memory Size
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
1,008 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
450 W
355 W
Launch Price
2,029 $
999 $
1,557 pts
996 pts

GPU

GPUASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU ChipAD102-300-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors12896
Shader163846144
Render Output Units176192
Texture Units512384
Raytracing Cores12896
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and has 16384 texture shaders and 128 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which has 6144 shaders and 96 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Memory Size24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.313 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed21.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,008 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit384 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1008 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX can access 24 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Base Clock2.235 GHz1.900 GHz
Boost Clock2.550 GHz2.500 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.30 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 clocks in the base with up to 2.235 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 1.900 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
TDP450 W355 W
Tjunction max90 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 450 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has a TDP of 355 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 110 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--40 dB
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 2.1
USB-C--1
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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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncNo LED lighting
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / 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

DimensionsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Length358 mm287 mm
Height149 mm123 mm
Width70 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)4 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 is 358 mm long, 149 mm high and 70 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 287 mm long, 123 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q4/2022
Launch Price2,029 $999 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noROG-STRIX-RTX4090-24G-GAMING--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 2,029 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX was introduced in Q4/2022 at a price of 999 $.

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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +37.2 %

  1. 19,509
  2. 14,216

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 43,419
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 10,359
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +62.8 %

  1. 25,914
  2. 15,913

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +72.5 %

  1. 10,187
  2. 5,907

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 189,224
  2. no data

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) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +56.7 %

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. 60 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +53.3 %

  1. 187 fps (avg)
  2. 122 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +11.9 %

  1. 197 fps (avg)
  2. 176 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) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +55.8 %

  1. 81 fps (avg)
  2. 52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +51.6 %

  1. 144 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +31.0 %

  1. 186 fps (avg)
  2. 142 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. 187 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 202 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 202 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +65.8 %

  1. 326,245
  2. 196,758

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 +23.2 %

  1. 260,532
  2. 211,455

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