AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
62.4Rasterization28.4
47.7Ray Tracing20
74Memoryspec-based41.5
67Efficiencyspec-based76.4
68.9Compute41.2
10 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+34) and Ray Tracing (+28). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 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 XTX
- Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 28
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 48 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 69 vs 41
- 305% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 30,500 vs 7,536
- 200% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 8 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 49% lower TDP: 180 W vs 355 W
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Process | 5 nm+69% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 355 W | 180 W+49% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 6,144+140% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 96 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 192 | — |
| Base clock | 1,855 MHz+15% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,500 MHz+44% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB+200% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 384 bit+50% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s+200% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 30,500+305%Top 5% | 7,536Bottom 27% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,200Top 18% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 30,700+97%Top 5% | 15,607Bottom 41% |
| 1080p Ultra | 188 fpsTop 15% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 147 fpsTop 13% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 86 fpsTop 13% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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