RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7800 XT with RTX 5000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 7800 XT
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 263 Watt
62.76

RTX 5000 Ada Generation outperforms RX 7800 XT by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3016
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation67.52no data
Power efficiency17.0520.73
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 32AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date25 August 2023 (1 year ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384012800
Core clock speed1295 MHz1155 MHz
Boost clock speed2430 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)263 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate583.21,020
Floating-point processing power37.32 TFLOPS65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs96176
TMUs240400
Tensor Coresno data400
Ray Tracing Cores60100

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
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2438 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth624.1 GB/s576.0 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.14x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

RX 7800 XT 62.76
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 72.56
+15.6%

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.

RX 7800 XT 24217
RTX 5000 Ada Generation 27999
+15.6%

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 HD219
−14.2%
250−260
+14.2%
1440p127
−10.2%
140−150
+10.2%
4K74
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 258
−12.4%
290−300
+12.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 178
−12.4%
200−210
+12.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 222
−12.6%
250−260
+12.6%
Battlefield 5 190−200
−15.6%
230−240
+15.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−14%
130−140
+14%
Cyberpunk 2077 193
−14%
220−230
+14%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−15%
130−140
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
−12.6%
170−180
+12.6%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−13%
260−270
+13%
Hitman 3 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
−11.6%
260−270
+11.6%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−9.7%
170−180
+9.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 250−260
−13.3%
290−300
+13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
−13.3%
170−180
+13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 261
−14.9%
300−310
+14.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 181
−10.5%
200−210
+10.5%
Battlefield 5 190−200
−15.6%
230−240
+15.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−14%
130−140
+14%
Cyberpunk 2077 161
−11.8%
180−190
+11.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−15%
130−140
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
−12.6%
170−180
+12.6%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−13%
260−270
+13%
Hitman 3 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
−11.6%
260−270
+11.6%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−9.7%
170−180
+9.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 398
−13.1%
450−500
+13.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
−13.3%
170−180
+13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
−13.9%
180−190
+13.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−14%
130−140
+14%
Cyberpunk 2077 148
−14.9%
170−180
+14.9%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−15%
130−140
+15%
Forza Horizon 4 222
−12.6%
250−260
+12.6%
Hitman 3 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 274
−9.5%
300−310
+9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 340
−2.9%
350−400
+2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
−15%
230−240
+15%
Watch Dogs: Legion 145
−10.3%
160−170
+10.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
−14.3%
160−170
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 119
−9.2%
130−140
+9.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 97
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
−10.7%
300−310
+10.7%
Hitman 3 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 217
−15.2%
250−260
+15.2%
Metro Exodus 148
−14.9%
170−180
+14.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 243
−15.2%
280−290
+15.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
−8.8%
160−170
+8.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
−14.9%
270−280
+14.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
−14.3%
120−130
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
Hitman 3 50−55
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−12.1%
250−260
+12.1%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−6.4%
100−105
+6.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
−10.2%
130−140
+10.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
−12.4%
100−105
+12.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Forza Horizon 4 164
−9.8%
180−190
+9.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%

This is how RX 7800 XT and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 14% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 10% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 15% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 62.76 72.56
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 263 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 5000 Ada Generation has a 15.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 5.2% lower power consumption.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop card while RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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