AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. 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 | 253 180 159 120 | 151 98 85 64 |
The Witcher 3 | 270 255 184 93 | 171 141 104 55 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 324 232 169 87 | 241 195 134 78 |
Far Cry 6 | 209 187 168 106 | 131 119 95 56 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 171 143 110 63 | 97 81 60 33 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 256 254 188 132 | 120 116 81 53 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 170 142 124 79 | 88 74 57 31 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 206 180 126 59 | 105 93 60 26 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 293 275 207 113 | 164 151 112 59 |
| 1080p High | 239 | 141 |
| 1080p Ultra | 205 | 119 |
| 1440p Ultra | 159 | 88 |
| 4K Ultra | 95 | 51 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 30610 | 13641 |
| Solar Bay | 121915 | 64184 |
| Port Royal | 16607 | 8309 |
| Fire Strike | 73014 | 34034 |
| Night Raid | 182333 | 120956 |
| Background Blur | 423.9 frames/s | 161.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 270.8 frames/s | 117.2 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 9.23 Gpix/sec | 5.89 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 13.7 Gpix/sec | 8.05 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 11.1 Gpix/sec | 6.65 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.74 Gpix/sec | 1.25 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 871 Gpix/sec | 550.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 29891.2 fps | 17613.1 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1252 | 998 |
| DirectX 11 | 357 fps | 181 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 128 fps | 85 fps |
| GPU Compute | 18188 Ops/s | 11282 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1822 fps | 856 fps |
| Car Chase | 1721.5 fps | 668 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1382 fps | 592.9 fps |
| T-Rex | 5784.5 fps | 3078.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | 10100.5 fps | 4531.5 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 326.5 fps | 283 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 8087.1 | 4563.3 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | November, 3, 2022 | October, 22, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Ampere |
| Codename | Navi 31 | GA104 |
| Price | 999 | 499 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1929 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2498 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Shader Units | 6144 | 5888 |
| TMUs | 384 | 184 |
| ROPs | 192 | 96 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 46 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 96 | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | 184 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 6000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 4 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 480 Gpix/sec | 166 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 959 GTex/s | 317 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 61.4 TFLOPS | 20.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 355 W | 220 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 529 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistor count | 57 billion | 17 billion |
| Transistor density | 107.75 MTr/mm² | 43.37 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 20000 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 20
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