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Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock vs SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB

Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock
Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock 16 GB GDDR6X · 2.51 GHz · 340 W Speed index 40/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Ada Lovelace) and has 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 717 GB/s.

SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 308 W Speed index 43/100

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB is 5.9 % faster than the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock.

Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Speed index
40/100
43/100
FP32
48.74 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.51 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6X
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
717 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
340 W
308 W
Launch Price
1,199 $
899 $
969 pts
878 pts

GPU

GPUPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipAD103-300-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors7684
Shader97285376
Render Output Units112192
Texture Units304336
Raytracing Cores7684
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The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock has the AD103-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture.

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB is based on the graphics chip Navi 31, which comes from the RDNA 3 architecture.

Memory

MemoryPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Memory Size16 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.400 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed22.4 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth717 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit320 bit
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The graphics memory of the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock clocks at 1.400 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 22.4 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Base Clock2.205 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock2.505 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.00 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
TDP340 W308 W
Tjunction max90 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock is powered by 1 x 16-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 340 W.

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 308 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 100 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 2.1
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock.

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
Length329 mm276 mm
Height138 mm113 mm
Width72 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)4 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 4 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataPalit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRockSAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q4/2022
Launch Price1,199 $899 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noNED4080019T2-1030G21323-01-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2022.

The SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

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 Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +10.7 %

  1. 13,789
  2. 12,453

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 29,602
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 7,069
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +29.3 %

  1. 18,067
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +60.8 %

  1. 7,281
  2. 4,529

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 137,601
  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) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +44.0 %

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +13.2 %

  1. 120 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +13.9 %

  1. 180 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) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +22.7 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +22.7 %

  1. 108 fps (avg)
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +7.2 %

  1. 148 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. 140 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 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 Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +41.5 %

  1. 240,618
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock +6.1 %

  1. 208,497
  2. 196,447

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