AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
54.6Rasterization68.5
43.7Ray Tracing66.5
67Memoryspec-based74.6
73.8Efficiencyspec-based48.9
65.8Compute73.7
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 58.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+23) and rasterization (+14). AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 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
- 29% lower TDP: 300 W vs 425 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
- Stronger rasterization score: 69 vs 55
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 67 vs 44
- Stronger compute score: 74 vs 66
- 171% higher Shading units: 14,592 vs 5,376
- 171% higher Tensor / AI cores: 456 vs 168
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 300 W+29% | 425 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,376 | 14,592+171% |
| RT cores | 84 | 114+36% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 168 | 456+171% |
| Base clock | — | 2,280 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,400 MHz | 2,520 MHz+5% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 20 GB | 24 GB+20% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 320 bit | 384 bit+20% |
| Bandwidth | 800 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+26% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 27,118Top 10% | 34,157+26%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,442Top 23% | 9,716+79%Top 5% |
| PassMark G3D | 29,121Top 13% | 30,560+5%Top 11% |
| 1080p Ultra | 155 fpsTop 25% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 117 fpsTop 25% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 69 fpsTop 28% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 3.5 |
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