Radeon 890M vs RX 7900M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7900M and Radeon 890M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7900M
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
59.57
+172%

RX 7900M outperforms 890M by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.69100.00
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameNavi 31Strix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

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 cores46081024
Core clock speed1825 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed2090 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors57,700 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate601.9185.6
Floating-point processing power38.52 TFLOPS5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs19232
TMUs28864
Ray Tracing Cores7216

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount16 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2250 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth576.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

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
OpenCL2.22.1
Vulkan1.31.3

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 7900M 59.57
+172%
Radeon 890M 21.88

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 7900M 22956
+172%
Radeon 890M 8432

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.

RX 7900M 59943
+274%
Radeon 890M 16023

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.

RX 7900M 50241
+425%
Radeon 890M 9573

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 7900M 19434
+450%
Radeon 890M 3533

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 HD167
+280%
44
−280%
1440p120
+200%
40−45
−200%
4K99
+183%
35−40
−183%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+198%
40−45
−198%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−105
+186%
35−40
−186%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+180%
65−70
−180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+173%
40−45
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+176%
50−55
−176%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+180%
80−85
−180%
Hitman 3 110−120
+2850%
4−5
−2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+2625%
8−9
−2625%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+178%
55−60
−178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+185%
40−45
−185%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+5625%
4−5
−5625%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+425%
27−30
−425%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+3867%
3−4
−3867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−105
+186%
35−40
−186%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+180%
65−70
−180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+173%
40−45
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+176%
50−55
−176%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+180%
80−85
−180%
Hitman 3 110−120
+2850%
4−5
−2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+2625%
8−9
−2625%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+178%
55−60
−178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+185%
40−45
−185%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+5625%
4−5
−5625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+1222%
9−10
−1222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+425%
27−30
−425%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+3867%
3−4
−3867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−105
+186%
35−40
−186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+173%
40−45
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+180%
80−85
−180%
Hitman 3 110−120
+2850%
4−5
−2850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+2625%
8−9
−2625%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 344
+8500%
4−5
−8500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+1767%
9−10
−1767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+194%
50−55
−194%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+185%
40−45
−185%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+173%
45−50
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+188%
24−27
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+183%
24−27
−183%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+179%
24−27
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+184%
95−100
−184%
Hitman 3 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+6700%
2−3
−6700%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+186%
35−40
−186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 249
+177%
90−95
−177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+186%
80−85
−186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+4800%
2−3
−4800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+205%
21−24
−205%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Hitman 3 45−50
+200%
16−18
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+173%
80−85
−173%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+177%
30−33
−177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+190%
40−45
−190%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+191%
45−50
−191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+2700%
2−3
−2700%

This is how RX 7900M and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 280% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 183% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 8500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900M surpassed Radeon 890M in all 23 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.57 21.88
Recency 19 October 2023 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 15 Watt

RX 7900M has a 172.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 890M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 1100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 890M in performance tests.


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