Riva TNT2 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Riva TNT2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7900 XTX
2022
24 GB GDDR6, 355 Watt
69.48
+694700%

RX 7900 XTX outperforms Riva TNT2 by a whopping 694700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking101538
Place by popularity57not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation34.88no data
Power efficiency15.51no data
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code nameNavi 31NV5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 November 2022 (2 years ago)12 October 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores6144no data
Core clock speed1929 MHz125 MHz
Boost clock speed2498 MHzno data
Number of transistors57,700 million15 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)355 Wattno data
Texture fill rate959.20.25
Floating-point processing power61.39 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1922
TMUs3842
Ray Tracing Cores96no data

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 x16AGP 4x
Length287 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6SDR
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz150 MHz
Memory bandwidth960.0 GB/s2.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data
Resizable BAR+-

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, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C1x VGA
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)6.0
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.61.2
OpenCL2.2N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A

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.

RX 7900 XTX 69.48
+694700%
Riva TNT2 0.01

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 7900 XTX 31047
+1034800%
Riva TNT2 3

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 HD241-0−1
1440p162-0−1
4K101-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.15no data
1440p6.17no data
4K9.89no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 359 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 355 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 250 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 290 0−1
Battlefield 5 190−200 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 348 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 240 0−1
Far Cry 5 212 0−1
Fortnite 300−350 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 338 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 269 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 450−500 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 199 0−1
Battlefield 5 190−200 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 339 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 217 0−1
Dota 2 197 0−1
Far Cry 5 205 0−1
Fortnite 300−350 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 330 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 254 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 175 0−1
Metro Exodus 239 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545 0−1
Valorant 450−500 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 207 0−1
Dota 2 178 0−1
Far Cry 5 189 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 295 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298 0−1
Valorant 450−500 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 267 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 165 0−1
Metro Exodus 161 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 450−500 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 146 0−1
Far Cry 5 187 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 290 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 67 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 186 0−1
Metro Exodus 108 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197 0−1
Valorant 300−350 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 43 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 73 0−1
Dota 2 159 0−1
Far Cry 5 159 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 227 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.48 0.01
Recency 3 November 2022 12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 MB
Chip lithography 5 nm 250 nm

RX 7900 XTX has a 694700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 23 years, a 153500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

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