Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4090
2022
24 GB GDDR6X, 450 Watt
100.00
+24%

RTX 4090 outperforms RX 7900 XTX by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking18
Place by popularity670
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.8334.71
Power efficiency15.2315.57
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD102Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 84% better value for money than RTX 4090.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores163846144
Core clock speed2235 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)450 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate1,290959.2
Floating-point processing power82.58 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs176192
TMUs512384
Tensor Cores512no data
Ray Tracing Cores12896

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length304 mm287 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.01 TB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.9-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 4090 100.00
+24%
RX 7900 XTX 80.62

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4090 38533
+24%
RX 7900 XTX 31064

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4090 104598
+25.5%
RX 7900 XTX 83322

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4090 137609
RX 7900 XTX 148746
+8.1%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4090 73447
+13.6%
RX 7900 XTX 64680

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4090 260357
+23.1%
RX 7900 XTX 211480

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4090 771257
+1.7%
RX 7900 XTX 758139

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 4090 310
RX 7900 XTX 367
+18.4%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 4090 127
RX 7900 XTX 360
+183%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 4090 28
RX 7900 XTX 400
+1318%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 4090 265
RX 7900 XTX 536
+102%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 4090 120
RX 7900 XTX 187
+56.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 4090 268
RX 7900 XTX 347
+29.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 4090 437
+35.7%
RX 7900 XTX 322

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 4090 550
RX 7900 XTX 553
+0.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD259
+2.8%
252
−2.8%
1440p200
+17%
171
−17%
4K143
+36.2%
105
−36.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.173.96
1440p8.005.84
4K11.189.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 225
−7.6%
242
+7.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 235
+41.6%
166
−41.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+1.4%
283
−1.4%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 222
−4.1%
231
+4.1%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+15.9%
250−260
−15.9%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+23.5%
280−290
−23.5%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 450−500
+32%
350−400
−32%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
−62.6%
330
+62.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+2.9%
241
−2.9%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 214
+2.9%
208
−2.9%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+15.9%
250−260
−15.9%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+23.5%
280−290
−23.5%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 548
+2.4%
535
−2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+36.2%
170−180
−36.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 179
+33.6%
134
−33.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+4.8%
210
−4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+5.5%
199
−5.5%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
−1.4%
295
+1.4%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 394
−3%
406
+3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 541
+14.9%
471
−14.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
+2.3%
298
−2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 153
−3.3%
158
+3.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 155
+17.4%
132
−17.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+7%
171
−7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+9.2%
141
−9.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 130−140
+16.9%
110−120
−16.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 388
+18.3%
328
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 152
+4.1%
146
−4.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+40%
360
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+12.6%
238
−12.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+4%
120−130
−4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+13.7%
70−75
−13.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
−115%
220−230
+115%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+4.4%
130−140
−4.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+54.4%
182
−54.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120
+9.1%
110
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120
+12.1%
107
−12.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+12.7%
71
−12.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+12.8%
227
−12.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+43.1%
197
−43.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+13.6%
103
−13.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+16.8%
95−100
−16.8%

This is how RTX 4090 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 3% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 17% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 36% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 54% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 115% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 35 tests (49%)
  • RX 7900 XTX is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 100.00 80.62
Recency 20 September 2022 3 November 2022
Power consumption (TDP) 450 Watt 355 Watt

RTX 4090 has a 24% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 26.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7900 XTX in performance tests.


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