AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
60.7Rasterization65.4
49.2Ray Tracing64.5
74Memoryspec-based64.6
67Efficiencyspec-based66.4
70Compute79.5
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 67.3 to 62.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+15) and compute (+10). AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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
- 50% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 14% higher RT cores: 96 vs 84
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Stronger rasterization score: 65 vs 61
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 65 vs 49
- Stronger compute score: 80 vs 70
- 75% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 6,144
- 75% higher Tensor / AI cores: 336 vs 192
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP | 355 W+1% | 360 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 6,144 | 10,752+75% |
| RT cores | 96+14% | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 192 | 336+75% |
| Base clock | 1,855 MHz | 2,295 MHz+24% |
| Boost clock | 2,500 MHz | 2,617 MHz+5% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB+50% | 16 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+50% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 30,814Top 5% | 33,034+7%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,476Top 11% | 9,342+44%Top 5% |
| PassMark G3D | 31,473Top 11% | 35,628+13%Top 4% |
| 1080p Ultra | 173 fpsTop 15% | 189 fps+9%Top 8% |
| 1440p Ultra | 135 fpsTop 15% | 150 fps+11%Top 8% |
| 4K Ultra | 81 fpsTop 13% | 92 fps+14%Top 8% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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