Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 231 164 156 120 | 253 180 159 120 |
The Witcher 3 | 248 214 157 81 | 270 255 184 93 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 312 227 166 84 | 324 232 169 87 |
Far Cry 6 | 182 160 145 90 | 209 187 168 106 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 164 137 106 61 | 171 143 110 63 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 215 211 172 115 | 256 254 188 132 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 145 126 109 69 | 170 142 124 79 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 198 171 122 57 | 206 180 126 59 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 287 267 200 108 | 293 275 207 113 |
| 1080p High | 220 | 239 |
| 1080p Ultra | 186 | 205 |
| 1440p Ultra | 148 | 159 |
| 4K Ultra | 87 | 95 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 28170 | 30610 |
| Solar Bay | 136727 | 121915 |
| Port Royal | 17959 | 16607 |
| Fire Strike | 64703 | 73014 |
| Night Raid | 183971 | 182333 |
| Background Blur | 250.4 frames/s | 423.9 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 190 frames/s | 270.8 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 9.56 Gpix/sec | 9.23 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 12.8 Gpix/sec | 13.7 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 15.3 Gpix/sec | 11.1 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.97 Gpix/sec | 1.74 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1130 Gpix/sec | 871 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 28795.5 fps | 29891.2 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1236 | 1252 |
| DirectX 11 | 316 fps | 357 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 131 fps | 128 fps |
| GPU Compute | 20847 Ops/s | 18188 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1476.2 fps | 1822 fps |
| Car Chase | 1250 fps | 1721.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1062.9 fps | 1382 fps |
| T-Rex | 5492.1 fps | 5784.5 fps |
| ALU 2 | 9330.7 fps | 10100.5 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 291.3 fps | 326.5 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 9274.8 | 8087.1 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 20, 2022 | November, 3, 2022 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 3.0 |
| Codename | AD103 | Navi 31 |
| Price | 1199 | 999 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2205 MHz | 1929 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2505 MHz | 2498 MHz |
| Shader Units | 9728 | 6144 |
| TMUs | 304 | 384 |
| ROPs | 112 | 192 |
| Execution Units | 76 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 76 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | n/a |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 256 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 64 KB/core | 6000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 4 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 281 Gpix/sec | 480 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 762 GTex/s | 959 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 48.7 TFLOPS | 61.4 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 320 W | 355 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Size | 379 mm² | 529 mm² |
| Transistor count | 45 billion | 57 billion |
| Transistor density | 118.73 MTr/mm² | 107.75 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 22400 MB/s | 20000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | No |
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider