Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	104	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.91	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	N18E-G3 TU104	Navi 31
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$2003	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	2944	4608
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	2090 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	292.6	601.9

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile and Radeon RX 7900M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2080 Mobile 39.11

RX 7900M 57.64
+47.4%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile by 47% 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%

RTX 2080 Mobile 15107

RX 7900M 22261
+47.4%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile by 47% 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%

RTX 2080 Mobile 34897

RX 7900M 59943
+71.8%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile by 72% 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%

RTX 2080 Mobile 25436

RX 7900M 50241
+97.5%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile by 98% 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	144 −0.7%	145 +0.7%
1440p	91 −16.5%	106 +16.5%
4K	65 −16.9%	76 +16.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
−44.9%

100−105

+44.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 −4.4%	90−95 +4.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 −13.8%	95−100 +13.8%
Battlefield 5	155 −18.1%	180−190 +18.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	118 +8.3%	100−110 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −44.9%	100−105 +44.9%
Far Cry 5	144 +32.1%	100−110 −32.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	159 +14.4%	130−140 −14.4%
Forza Horizon 4	147 −29.9%	190−200 +29.9%
Hitman 3	126 +12.5%	110−120 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	205 −17.6%	240−250 +17.6%
Metro Exodus	144 +6.7%	130−140 −6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +4.3%	110−120 −4.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 −66%	250−260 +66%
Watch Dogs: Legion	114 −7%	120−130 +7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	83 −13.3%	90−95 +13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 −33.8%	95−100 +33.8%
Battlefield 5	146 −25.3%	180−190 +25.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110 +0.9%	100−110 −0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −44.9%	100−105 +44.9%
Far Cry 5	116 +6.4%	100−110 −6.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	116 −19.8%	130−140 +19.8%
Forza Horizon 4	298 +56%	190−200 −56%
Hitman 3	102 −9.8%	110−120 +9.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	266 +10.4%	240−250 −10.4%
Metro Exodus	125 −8%	130−140 +8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	114 −2.6%	110−120 +2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 −66%	250−260 +66%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174 +4.8%	160−170 −4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	274 +125%	120−130 −125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 −40.3%	90−95 +40.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −50%	95−100 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 −32.9%	100−110 +32.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −44.9%	100−105 +44.9%
Far Cry 5	84 −29.8%	100−110 +29.8%
Forza Horizon 4	139 −37.4%	190−200 +37.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	139 −73.4%	240−250 +73.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 −125%	344 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 −76.8%	168 +76.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 −71.8%	120−130 +71.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

112

−4.5%

110−120
+4.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	108 −14.8%	120−130 +14.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	127 −3.9%	130−140 +3.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 −32.7%	65−70 +32.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	83 −9.6%	90−95 +9.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Far Cry 5	82 −50%	123 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	122 −6.6%	130−140 +6.6%
Hitman 3	72 −12.5%	80−85 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	117 −17.1%	130−140 +17.1%
Metro Exodus	89 −13.5%	100−110 +13.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 −162%	249 +162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −70.2%	95−100 +70.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	53 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

95−100

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 −12.5%	50−55 +12.5%
Hitman 3	42 −16.7%	45−50 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −64%	80−85 +64%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 −81%	76 +81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 −78.5%	116 +78.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 −15.8%	40−45 +15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	34 −23.5%	40−45 +23.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 −13.9%	40−45 +13.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	35 −8.6%	35−40 +8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −8.5%	85−90 +8.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 −22.4%	80−85 +22.4%
Metro Exodus	56 −17.9%	65−70 +17.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	31 −9.7%	30−35 +9.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−9.6%

55−60
+9.6%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

RX 7900M is 1% faster in 1080p
RX 7900M is 16% faster in 1440p
RX 7900M is 17% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2080 Mobile is 125% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 162% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 Mobile is ahead in 12 tests (18%)
RX 7900M is ahead in 53 tests (80%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.11	57.64
Recency	6 January 2019	19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt