AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
54.6Rasterization88.9
43.7Ray Tracing93.1
67Memoryspec-based91.2
73.8Efficiencyspec-based24.1
65.8Compute93.5
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D wins this graphics card face-off, 81.1 to 58.8, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+49) and rasterization (+34). 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
- 48% lower TDP: 300 W vs 575 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
- Stronger rasterization score: 89 vs 55
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 93 vs 44
- Stronger compute score: 94 vs 66
- 305% higher Shading units: 21,760 vs 5,376
- 170% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 14,700 vs 5,442
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 300 W+48% | 575 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,376 | 21,760+305% |
| RT cores | 84 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 168 | — |
| Base clock | — | 2,010 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,400 MHz | 2,410 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 20 GB | 32 GB+60% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 320 bit | 512 bit+60% |
| Bandwidth | 800 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s+124% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 27,118Top 10% | 47,666+76%Top 1% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,442Top 23% | 14,700+170%Top 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 29,121Top 13% | 42,260+45%Top 1% |
| 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 5090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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