GPU comparison with benchmarks

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III
XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.93 GHz · 225 W Speed index 8/100

The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 424 % faster than the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III.

XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
8/100
43/100
FP32
9.85 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.93 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
225 W
300 W
Launch Price
439 $
899 $
249 pts
878 pts

GPU

GPUXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipNavi 10 XTNavi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors4084
Shader25605376
Render Output Units64192
Texture Units160336
Raytracing Cores--84
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III has the Navi 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

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

Memory

MemoryXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size8 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit320 bit
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The graphics memory of the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.670 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock1.925 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz2.00 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 DesignXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP225 W300 W
TDP (up)335 W--
Tjunction max99 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 225 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 100 mm3 x 90 mm
Fan 22 x 80 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)43 dB37 dB
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 2.1
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / 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

DimensionsXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length315 mm276 mm
Height131 mm113 mm
Width57 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

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

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc IIIAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q4/2022
Launch Price439 $899 $
Structure size7 nm5 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT Thicc III has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +178.7 %

  1. 4,469
  2. 12,453

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,529

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) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +100.0 %

  1. 25 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +211.8 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +177.2 %

  1. 57 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 +175.0 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +144.4 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +94.4 %

  1. 71 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. 57 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 151 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 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +120.0 %

  1. 77,308
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +172.5 %

  1. 72,088
  2. 196,447

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 91,313
  2. no data

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