GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT has 5376 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.40 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 51.61 TFLOPS.
The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.28 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 3 architecture, which has 84 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT | GPU | XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
| Navi 31 | GPU Chip | Polaris 30 XT |
| RDNA 3 | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 84 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 5376 | Shader | 2304 |
| 192 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 336 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 84 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a 20 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.500 GHz clocks. The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 20 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 20.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 800 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 320 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT has a turbo clock of 2.400 GHz. The turbo frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is 1.580 GHz. |
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| 1.500 GHz | Base Clock | 1.469 GHz |
| 2.400 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.580 GHz |
| 2.00 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C. The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 300 W | TDP | 225 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT are cooled with a Air cooling. The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v2.1 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 51 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB is 51 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 276 mm | Length | 270 mm |
| 113 mm | Height | 124 mm |
| 51 mm | Width | 53 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 5 nanometer process, GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT was released in Q4/2022. The XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB published in Q3/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| GV-R79XT-20GC-B | Part-no | RX-590P8DFD6 |
| Q4/2022 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 899 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
20 GB GDDR6 |
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XFX Radeon RX 590 Fatboy 8GB
8 GB GDDR5 |
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