Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce RTX 3080

Place in performance ranking	23	32
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	23.48	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	Navi 31
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$823 (1.2x 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	8704	4608
Core clock speed	1450 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	2090 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	465.1	601.9

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 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
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	19000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	760.3 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.5	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 3080 65.37
+14.4%

RX 7900M 57.12

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Radeon RX 7900M by 14% based on our aggregated 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 3080 25305
+14.4%

RX 7900M 22112

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Radeon RX 7900M by 14% 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 3080 53713

RX 7900M 59943
+11.6%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce RTX 3080 by 12% 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 3080 39257

RX 7900M 50241
+28%

Radeon RX 7900M outperforms GeForce RTX 3080 by 28% 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	164 +3.8%	158 −3.8%
1440p	122 +8%	113 −8%
4K	85 +10.4%	77 −10.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130
+15.5%

110−120

−15.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +11%	90−95 −11%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	111 +12.1%	95−100 −12.1%
Battlefield 5	172 +20.3%	140−150 −20.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +9.2%	150−160 −9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 +15%	120−130 −15%
Far Cry 5	157 +15.4%	130−140 −15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	129 +8.4%	110−120 −8.4%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +13%	160−170 −13%
Hitman 3	172 −4.7%	180−190 +4.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	166 +33.9%	120−130 −33.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	152 +63.4%	90−95 −63.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	194 +27.6%	150−160 −27.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	134 +34%	100−105 −34%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +11%	90−95 −11%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 −3.1%	95−100 +3.1%
Battlefield 5	156 +9.1%	140−150 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +9.2%	150−160 −9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 +21.8%	110−120 −21.8%
Far Cry 5	150 +10.3%	130−140 −10.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	124 +4.2%	110−120 −4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +13%	160−170 −13%
Hitman 3	167 −7.8%	180−190 +7.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	149 +20.2%	120−130 −20.2%
Metro Exodus	128 +16.4%	110−120 −16.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +28%	90−95 −28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	187 −8.6%	203 +8.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	303 +83.6%	160−170 −83.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	119 +19%	100−105 −19%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +11%	90−95 −11%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 −12.5%	95−100 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	145 +1.4%	140−150 −1.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	131 +19.1%	110−120 −19.1%
Far Cry 5	140 +9.4%	128 −9.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 −6.3%	110−120 +6.3%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +13%	160−170 −13%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	149 −12.8%	168 +12.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	101 +1%	100−105 −1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +16.8%	100−110 −16.8%
Hitman 3	164 +37.8%	110−120 −37.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	131 +47.2%	85−90 −47.2%
Metro Exodus	95 +37.7%	65−70 −37.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +68%	50−55 −68%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150 +7.9%	139 −7.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +14.3%	60−65 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +11.8%	65−70 −11.8%
Battlefield 5	124 +12.7%	110−120 −12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +14.7%	75−80 −14.7%
Far Cry 5	135 +9.8%	123 −9.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	107 +7%	100−105 −7%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +18.1%	120−130 −18.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +20.6%	95−100 −20.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	81 +39.7%	55−60 −39.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +20%	60−65 −20%
Hitman 3	109 +67.7%	65−70 −67.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 −25%	55−60 +25%
Metro Exodus	65 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +69.7%	30−35 −69.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 +13.2%	76 −13.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −0.9%	116 +0.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +18.6%	40−45 −18.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +26.8%	40−45 −26.8%
Battlefield 5	91 +28.2%	70−75 −28.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Far Cry 5	94 −9.6%	103 +9.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +34.8%	65−70 −34.8%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +22.1%	85−90 −22.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 +63.6%	30−35 −63.6%

This is how RTX 3080 and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 3.8% faster than RX 7900M in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 8% faster than RX 7900M in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 10.4% faster than RX 7900M in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 is 83.6% faster than the RX 7900M.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900M is 25% faster than the RTX 3080.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3080 is ahead in 52 tests (84%)
RX 7900M is ahead in 10 tests (16%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	65.37	57.12
Recency	16 September 2020	19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	180 Watt