Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce GTX 1080

Place in performance ranking	94	33
Place by popularity	58	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.80	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Pascal GP104	Navi 31
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 May 2016 (8 years ago)	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data
Current price	$241 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	4608
CUDA cores	2560	no data
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	2090 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	277.3	601.9
Floating-point performance	8,873 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 and Radeon RX 7900M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin	None
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 40.23

RX 7900M 57.64
+43.3%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1080 15537

RX 7900M 22261
+43.3%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 43% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 29263

RX 7900M 59943
+105%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 105% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 21409

RX 7900M 50241
+135%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 135% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	130 −11.5%	145 +11.5%
1440p	76 −39.5%	106 +39.5%
4K	61 −24.6%	76 +24.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

70−75
−40.8%

100−105

+40.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	92	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75	no data
Battlefield 5	145	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	105	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −40.8%	100−105 +40.8%
Far Cry 5	123	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	135	no data
Forza Horizon 4	140	no data
Hitman 3	80−85	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	201	no data
Metro Exodus	144	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	114	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	83	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75	no data
Battlefield 5	128	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −40.8%	100−105 +40.8%
Far Cry 5	98	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	105	no data
Forza Horizon 4	291	no data
Hitman 3	80−85	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170	no data
Metro Exodus	119	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	108	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −40.8%	100−105 +40.8%
Far Cry 5	75	no data
Forza Horizon 4	112	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	121	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

105

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	89	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	90	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −40.6%	45−50 +40.6%
Far Cry 5	77	no data
Forza Horizon 4	93	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	92	no data
Metro Exodus	82	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	43	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	39	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	29	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	53	no data
Metro Exodus	47	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22	no data