Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4090

Place in performance ranking	1	6
Place by popularity	7	not in top-100
Value for money	10.80	24.82
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	RDNA 3
GPU code name	AD102-300-A1	Navi 31 XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,599	$999
Current price	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)	$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 130% better value for money than RTX 4090.

Technical specs

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	16384	6144
Core clock speed	2235 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz	2270 MHz
Number of transistors	76,300 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	355 Watt
Texture fill rate	1,290	959.6

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	304 mm	287 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	2x 8-pin

Memory

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	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1,008 GB/s	960.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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 4090 100.00
+25%

RX 7900 XTX 79.97

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 25% 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 4090 38730
+25%

RX 7900 XTX 30972

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 25% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 4090 137170

RX 7900 XTX 148746
+8.4%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 8% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 4090 104937
+25.9%

RX 7900 XTX 83322

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 26% 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 4090 73174
+13.1%

RX 7900 XTX 64680

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 13% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 4090 250667
+18.5%

RX 7900 XTX 211480

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 19% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RTX 4090 771257
+1.7%

RX 7900 XTX 758139

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 2% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 310

RX 7900 XTX 367
+18.4%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 18% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 127

RX 7900 XTX 360
+183%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 183% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 28

RX 7900 XTX 400
+1318%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 1318% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 265

RX 7900 XTX 536
+102%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 102% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 120

RX 7900 XTX 187
+56.5%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 56% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 268

RX 7900 XTX 347
+29.5%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 29% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RTX 4090 437
+35.7%

RX 7900 XTX 322

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 36% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RTX 4090 550

RX 7900 XTX 553
+0.6%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 by 1% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

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	265 +5.2%	252 −5.2%
1440p	212 +19.8%	177 −19.8%
4K	150 +30.4%	115 −30.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

225

−7.6%

242
+7.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	235 +41.6%	166 −41.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	287 +1.4%	283 −1.4%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +13.5%	170−180 −13.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	222 −4.1%	231 +4.1%
Far Cry 5	209 −1.4%	212 +1.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	178 +5.3%	169 −5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 −8.3%	338 +8.3%
Hitman 3	210−220 +0.5%	210−220 −0.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	275 +20.6%	228 −20.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +33.6%	130−140 −33.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 −9.5%	322 +9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	188 +44.6%	130−140 −44.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	221 +46.4%	151 −46.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	248 +2.9%	241 −2.9%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +13.5%	170−180 −13.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	214 +2.9%	208 −2.9%
Far Cry 5	201 −2%	205 +2%
Far Cry New Dawn	171 +5.6%	162 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 −5.8%	330 +5.8%
Hitman 3	210−220 +0.5%	210−220 −0.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250 +18.5%	211 −18.5%
Metro Exodus	226 −5.8%	239 +5.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +33.6%	130−140 −33.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	288 −6.3%	306 +6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	573 +5.1%	545 −5.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	173 +33.1%	130−140 −33.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	179 +33.6%	134 −33.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220 +4.8%	210 −4.8%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +13.5%	170−180 −13.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	210 +5.5%	199 −5.5%
Far Cry 5	187 −1.1%	189 +1.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	154 +5.5%	146 −5.5%
Forza Horizon 4	300−350 +5.8%	295 −5.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	305 +2.3%	298 −2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	153 +17.7%	130−140 −17.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +1.4%	140−150 −1.4%
Hitman 3	210−220 +15.1%	180−190 −15.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	237 +17.9%	201 −17.9%
Metro Exodus	177 +9.9%	161 −9.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +12%	80−85 −12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	271 +13.4%	239 −13.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	155 +17.4%	132 −17.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	183 +7%	171 −7%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +28.1%	150−160 −28.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	154 +9.2%	141 −9.2%
Far Cry 5	186 −0.5%	187 +0.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	152 +4.1%	146 −4.1%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 −2.5%	290 +2.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	268 +12.6%	238 −12.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	152 +68.9%	90−95 −68.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +3.2%	90−95 −3.2%
Hitman 3	120−130 +14.3%	110−120 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	187 +188%	65 −188%
Metro Exodus	137 +26.9%	108 −26.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +14.3%	55−60 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	186 +38.8%	134 −38.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	280 +53.8%	182 −53.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120 +9.1%	110 −9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120 +12.1%	107 −12.1%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +22.5%	110−120 −22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +12.7%	71 −12.7%
Far Cry 5	173 +8.8%	159 −8.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	145 +3.6%	140 −3.6%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +11.9%	227 −11.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	117 +117%	50−55 −117%

This is how RTX 4090 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 5.2% faster than RX 7900 XTX in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 19.8% faster than RX 7900 XTX in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 30.4% faster than RX 7900 XTX in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 188% faster than the RX 7900 XTX.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 9.5% faster than the RTX 4090.

All in all, in popular games: