GeForce RTX 4080 VS Radeon RX 7900 XTX
We are comparing the GeForce RTX 4080 ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX ( AMD ) . You’ll get the key pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.
Note: This comparison of GeForce RTX 4080 vs. Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.
Last Updated: August 1, 2026
Overall Comparison
KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 4080 AND Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Here’s how GeForce RTX 4080 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4080
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8% higher 3DMark Port Royal score (17979 vs 16717)
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10% higher PassMark G3D Mark score (34445 vs 31332)
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117% higher Blender score (8765 vs 4030)
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15% higher PassMark GPU Compute score (20450 vs 17735)
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Faster memory type (GDDR6X)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 7900 XTX
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9% higher 4K Ultra FPS (95 vs 87)
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10% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (161 vs 147)
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9% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (203 vs 186)
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9% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (30734 vs 28164)
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3% higher Geekbench 6 OpenCL score (224686 vs 217712)
SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 4080 AND Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 4080 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.
If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 4080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
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General Info
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| GPU Name: | GeForce RTX 4080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| GPU Type: | Discrete | Discrete |
| Codename: | AD103 | Navi 31 |
| Vendor: | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Foundry: | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture: | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 3.0 |
| Generation: | GeForce 40 | Navi III (RX 7000) |
| Release Date: | September 20, 2022 | November 3, 2022 |
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Board Design
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| Bus Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| PCIe Version: | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes: | x16 | x16 |
| Process Size: | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistors: | 45 billion | 57 billion |
| Density: | 118.73 MTr/mm² | 107.75 MTr/mm² |
| Die Size: | 379 | 529 |
| Board Length: | 304 mm | 287 mm |
| Board Width: | 61 mm | 51 mm |
| Board Height: | 137 mm | 110 mm |
| Total Graphics Power (TGP): | 320 W | 355 W |
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Graphics Processor
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| Compute Units: | 76 | 96 |
| Shading Units: | 9728 | 6144 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): | 304 | 384 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs): | 112 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores: | 304 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores: | 76 | 96 |
| Base Clock: | 2205 | 1929 |
| Boost Clock: | 2505 | 2498 |
| L1 Cache: | 128KB per cluster | 256KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache: | 64MB shared | 6MB shared |
| L3 Cache: | — | 96 MB |
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Raw Performance
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| Pixel Fill Rate: | 280.6 GPixel/s | 479.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate: | 761.5 GTexel/s | 959.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance: | 48.74 TFLOPs | 61.39 TFLOPs |
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Memory
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| Memory Type: | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Size: | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Bus Width: | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock: | 1400 | 2500 |
| Effective Memory Speed: | 22400 | 20000 |
| Bandwidth: | 716.8 | 960 |
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APIs
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| DirectX: | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan: | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL: | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL: | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| CUDA: | 8.9 | Yes |
| Ray Tracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS: | DLSS 3 | No |
| DisplayPort: | 1.4a | 2.1 |
| HDMI: | 2.1a | — |
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Gaming FPS
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| 1080p Ultra (FPS): | 186 | 203 |
| 1440p Ultra (FPS): | 147 | 161 |
| 4K Ultra (FPS): | 87 | 95 |
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Benchmarks
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3D Mark
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| Steel Nomad Lite | 30169 | 29838 |
| Time Spy | 28164 | 30734 |
| Solar Bay | 136859 | 123392 |
| Port Royal | 17979 | 16717 |
| Fire Strike | 64634 | 73127 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 59108 | 58151 |
| Night Raid | 184754 | 58151 |
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GeekBench 6 OpenCL
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| Compute Score | 217712 | 224686 |
| Background Blur | 250.4 img/sec | 423.9 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 190 img/sec | 270.8 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 9.56 Gpixels/sec | 9.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 12.8 Gpixels/sec | 13.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 15.3 Gpixels/sec | 11.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.97 Gpixels/sec | 1.74 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1130 Gpixels/sec | 871 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 28795.5 FPS | 29891.2 FPS |
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Passmark Graphics
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| G3D Mark | 34445 | 31332 |
| G2D Mark | 1249 | 1282 |
| DirectX 9 | 373 | — |
| DirectX 10 | 202 | — |
| DirectX 11 | 313 | 355 |
| DirectX 12 | 132 | 132 |
| GPU Compute | 20450 | 17735 Ops/s |
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GFXBench 5
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| Aztec Ruins High (4K) | 320.90 | 405.40 |
| Aztec Ruins Normal | 1476.20 | 1822.00 |
| Car Chase | 1250.00 | 1721.50 |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1062.90 | 1382.00 |
| T-Rex | 5492.10 | 5784.50 |
| Tessellation | 9274.80 | 8087.10 |
| ALU 2 | 9330.70 | 10100.50 |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 291.30 | 326.50 |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
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Blender (Rendering)
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| Blender Score | 8765 | 4030 |
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GeekBench 6 ML
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| Single Precision | 36799 | 42092 |
| Half Precision | 53331 | 50673 |
| Quantized | 28104 | 32874 |
| Image Classification | 13466 | 18608 |
| Image Segmentation | 34767 | 25385 |
| Image Super Resolution | 42687 | 45641 |
| Face Detection | 70927 | 71321 |
| Pose Estimation | 239350 | 257258 |
| Text Classification | 3606 | 5240 |
| Machine Translation | 6519 | 7425 |
| Object Detection | 18153 | 21335 |
| Depth Estimation | 65667 | 66140 |
| Style Transfer | 414848 | 483867 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
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FurMark
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| 1080p Vulkan | 15032 | 21239 |
| 1440p Vulkan | 8109 | 15243 |
| 2160p Vulkan | 7752 | 8106 |
| 1080p OpenGL | 20826 | 20903 |
| 1440p OpenGL | 21847 | 15463 |
| 2160p OpenGL | 15200 | 7808 |
Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.
PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 4080 AND Radeon RX 7900 XTX
The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 4080 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX stack up in key performance metrics.
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Release Timeline of GeForce RTX 4080 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GeForce RTX 4080 was released 1 month, 14 days earlier than Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
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Domain Score Summary
Note: Scores (0 to 100) are generated by Comparigon’s scoring algorithm and are intended as a high-level guide. They may not map 1-to-1 with the individual spec-by-spec comparisons shown in the table.
Our Verdict
In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 4080 has a narrow overall lead compared to the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Its strongest advantages are in Hardware Architecture, Workstation and Energy Efficiency. The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the better fit if your top priority is Gaming Performance and AI & Machine Learning.
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