GPU comparison with benchmarks

GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer
GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.55 GHz · 200 W Speed index 25/100
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100
In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, 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 XT is 72 % faster than the GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer.

GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
25/100
43/100
FP32
30.03 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.55 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6X
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
504 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
200 W
300 W
Launch Price
599 $
899 $
591 pts
878 pts

GPU

GPUGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipAD104-250-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors4684
Shader58885376
Render Output Units64192
Texture Units184336
Raytracing Cores4684
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and has 5888 texture shaders and 46 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, which has 5376 shaders and 84 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size12 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.313 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed21.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth504 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit320 bit
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT can access 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.920 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock2.550 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.00 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer clocks in the base with up to 1.920 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 1.500 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP200 W300 W
Tjunction max90 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer is 200 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has a TDP of 300 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 92 mm3 x 90 mm
Fan 21 x 102 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer has a total of 3 Axial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x 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 GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
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

DimensionsGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length336 mm276 mm
Height146 mm113 mm
Width48 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer is 336 mm long, 146 mm high and 48 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 276 mm long, 113 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX GamerAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ2/2023Q4/2022
Launch Price599 $899 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-no47NOM7MD7JEG--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer was released in Q2/2023 at a price of 599 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT was introduced in Q4/2022 at a price of 899 $.

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 XT +45.0 %

  1. 8,591
  2. 12,453

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 18,299
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 3,967
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +22.4 %

  1. 11,408
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer +0.6 %

  1. 4,557
  2. 4,529

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 84,015
  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) GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer +12.0 %

  1. 56 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +10.4 %

  1. 96 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +17.9 %

  1. 134 fps (avg)
  2. 158 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) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +18.9 %

  1. 37 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +18.9 %

  1. 74 fps (avg)
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +7.8 %

  1. 128 fps (avg)
  2. 138 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. 101 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 177 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 206 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 GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer +1.7 %

  1. 172,965
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +25.1 %

  1. 156,995
  2. 196,447

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