AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
56.5Rasterization32.9
43.5Ray Tracing20
67Memory50.2
73.8Efficiency67.7
63.8Compute41.3
11 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 59.1 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+24) and Ray Tracing (+24). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 57 vs 33
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 44 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 67 vs 50
- Stronger efficiency score: 74 vs 68
- Stronger compute score: 64 vs 41
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- 17% lower TDP: 250 W vs 300 W
- 10% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 320 bit
- Lower launch price: $699 vs $899
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2017 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Process | 5 nm+69% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 300 W | 250 W+17% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,376+50% | 3,584 |
| RT cores | 84 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 168 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,480 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,400 MHz+52% | 1,582 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 20 GB+82% | 11 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 320 bit | 352 bit+10% |
| Bandwidth | 800 GB/s+65% | 484 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 26,500+182% | 9,400 |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,400 | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,800+93% | 14,400 |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fps+87% | 90 fps |
| 1440p Ultra | 130 fps+103% | 64 fps |
| 4K Ultra | 75 fps+121% | 34 fps |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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