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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
52.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
62.9Inno Score
45Rasterization59.3
36.4Ray Tracing53.6
59.2Memoryspec-based61
78.4Efficiencyspec-based71.3
56.8Compute77.1
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 to 52.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+20) and Ray Tracing (+17). AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Editor's note

Not the pair NVIDIA would pick — the 4080 is 33% faster at 4K (88 versus 66 FPS) — but the pricing makes it a real question: $499 versus $1,199 for the same 16GB of VRAM. The 4080 justifies itself with ray tracing and DLSS if you actually use them at 4K. If you game at 1440p with RT off, the 7800 XT delivers roughly 80% of the experience for roughly 40% of the money, and that is the whole review.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

  • 18% lower TDP: 263 W vs 320 W
  • Lower launch price: $499 vs $1,199

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 59 vs 45
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 36
  • Stronger compute score: 77 vs 57
  • 153% higher Shading units: 9,728 vs 3,840
  • 153% higher Tensor / AI cores: 304 vs 120

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Announced20232022
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ada Lovelace
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP263 W+18%320 W
Power connector2x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Shading units3,8409,728+153%
RT cores6076+27%
Tensor / AI cores120304+153%
Base clock—2,205 MHz
Boost clock2,430 MHz2,505 MHz+3%

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
VRAM16 GB16 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Bus width256 bit256 bit
Bandwidth624 GB/s717 GB/s+15%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
3DMark Time Spy20,098Top 24%28,155+40%Top 9%
3DMark Speed Way4,069Top 39%7,291+79%Top 9%
PassMark G3D24,469Top 29%34,434+41%Top 5%
1080p Ultra121 fpsTop 50%179 fps+48%Top 13%
1440p Ultra90 fpsTop 48%138 fps+54%Top 13%
4K Ultra52 fpsTop 48%81 fps+56%Top 13%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
SpecAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
UpscalingFSR 3DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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