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MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT vs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT 16 GB GDDR7 · 2.63 GHz · 360 W Speed index 47/100
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.97 GHz · 304 W Speed index 40/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is 16 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT.

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Speed index
47/100
40/100
FP32
56.45 TFLOPS
48.66 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.63 GHz
2.97 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR7
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
960 GB/s
645 GB/s
TDP
360 W
304 W
Launch Price
1,169 $
599 $
1,280 pts
881 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU ChipGB203-400-A1Navi 48 XTX
Streaming Multiprocessors8464
Shader107524096
Render Output Units128128
Texture Units336256
Raytracing Cores8464
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and has 10752 texture shaders and 84 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, which has 4096 shaders and 64 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory Clock1.875 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed30.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth960 GB/s645 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Base Clock2.295 GHz1.660 GHz
Boost Clock2.625 GHz2.970 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.40 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT clocks in the base with up to 2.295 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 1.660 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
TDP360 W304 W
Tjunction max88 °C92 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is 360 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has a TDP of 304 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 120 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b3x DP 2.1a
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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 MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
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

DimensionsMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Length319 mm--
Height150 mm--
Width60 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,898 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT is 319 mm long, 150 mm high and 60 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERTAMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ3/2025Q2/2025
Launch Price1,169 $599 $
Structure size5 nm4 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 EXPERT was released in Q3/2025 at a price of 1,169 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 599 $.

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

  1. 16,083
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 34,741
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 8,111
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 22,000
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 8,957
  2. no data

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 151,514
  2. no data

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