Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Super and Radeon RX 7900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080 Super
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
50.86

RX 7900 XT outperforms RTX 2080 Super by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking5712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation31.6837.79
Power efficiency14.0417.30
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 July 2019 (5 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XT has 19% better value for money than RTX 2080 Super.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30725376
Core clock speed1650 MHz1387 MHz
Boost clock speed1815 MHz2394 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate348.5804.4
Floating-point processing power11.15 TFLOPS51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs64192
TMUs192336
Tensor Cores384no data
Ray Tracing Cores4884

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm276 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1937 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth495.9 GB/s800.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 2080 Super 50.86
RX 7900 XT 75.23
+47.9%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 2080 Super 19557
RX 7900 XT 28929
+47.9%

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.

RTX 2080 Super 40963
RX 7900 XT 75896
+85.3%

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.

RTX 2080 Super 27398
RX 7900 XT 63712
+133%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Super 140388
RX 7900 XT 259707
+85%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 2080 Super 115519
RX 7900 XT 186399
+61.4%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2080 Super 515887
RX 7900 XT 737404
+42.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RTX 2080 Super 132
RX 7900 XT 347
+162%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RTX 2080 Super 71
RX 7900 XT 342
+381%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RTX 2080 Super 13
RX 7900 XT 373
+2814%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RTX 2080 Super 107
RX 7900 XT 481
+351%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RTX 2080 Super 53
RX 7900 XT 176
+233%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RTX 2080 Super 42
RX 7900 XT 288
+586%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RTX 2080 Super 141
RX 7900 XT 278
+96.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RTX 2080 Super 221
RX 7900 XT 502
+127%

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 HD140
−46.4%
205
+46.4%
1440p96
−39.6%
134
+39.6%
4K71
−23.9%
88
+23.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.99
−13.9%
4.39
+13.9%
1440p7.28
−8.5%
6.71
+8.5%
4K9.85
+3.8%
10.22
−3.8%
  • RX 7900 XT has 14% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT has 9% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super and RX 7900 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 135
−31.1%
170−180
+31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
−110%
237
+110%
Elden Ring 180−190
−23.7%
230
+23.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
−30%
110−120
+30%
Counter-Strike 2 111
−71.2%
190
+71.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
−121%
106
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 277
−109%
580
+109%
Metro Exodus 98
−66.3%
163
+66.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
−13.1%
130−140
+13.1%
Valorant 223
−81.6%
400−450
+81.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 191
+63.2%
110−120
−63.2%
Counter-Strike 2 97
−91.8%
186
+91.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
−132%
95
+132%
Dota 2 121
−49.6%
181
+49.6%
Elden Ring 180−190
−58.1%
290−300
+58.1%
Far Cry 5 94
−17%
110
+17%
Fortnite 173
−74%
300−350
+74%
Forza Horizon 4 225
−119%
492
+119%
Grand Theft Auto V 113
−53.1%
173
+53.1%
Metro Exodus 87
−85.1%
161
+85.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 248
+15.3%
210−220
−15.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
−79.2%
130−140
+79.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 142
−185%
400−450
+185%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
−48.1%
110−120
+48.1%
Counter-Strike 2 86
−95.3%
168
+95.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
−11.3%
89
+11.3%
Dota 2 129
−42.6%
184
+42.6%
Far Cry 5 222
+57.4%
140−150
−57.4%
Forza Horizon 4 189
−124%
424
+124%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 161
−33.5%
210−220
+33.5%
Valorant 217
−86.6%
400−450
+86.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 95−100
−62.2%
159
+62.2%
Elden Ring 110−120
−80%
200−210
+80%
Grand Theft Auto V 95−100
−62.2%
159
+62.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51
−82.4%
90−95
+82.4%
World of Tanks 300−350
−58.8%
500−550
+58.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 79
−10.1%
85−90
+10.1%
Counter-Strike 2 55
−125%
124
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
−15.1%
61
+15.1%
Far Cry 5 160
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 141
−130%
325
+130%
Metro Exodus 90
−56.7%
141
+56.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
−73.7%
170−180
+73.7%
Valorant 163
−112%
300−350
+112%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+14%
50
−14%
Dota 2 115
−52.2%
175
+52.2%
Elden Ring 55−60
−96.5%
110−120
+96.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 115
−52.2%
175
+52.2%
Metro Exodus 40
−118%
87
+118%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 171
−22.2%
200−210
+22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−93.9%
60−65
+93.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
−52.2%
175
+52.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
−33.8%
90−95
+33.8%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
−70.2%
95−100
+70.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
−11.1%
30
+11.1%
Dota 2 116
−31.9%
153
+31.9%
Far Cry 5 78
−34.6%
100−110
+34.6%
Fortnite 80−85
−18.5%
95−100
+18.5%
Forza Horizon 4 82
−111%
173
+111%
Valorant 87
−131%
200−210
+131%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 46% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 40% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 24% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 63% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 185% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • RX 7900 XT is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.86 75.23
Recency 23 July 2019 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 2080 Super has 20% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 47.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super in performance tests.


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