Radeon RX 7900M vs RTX 4000 Ada Generation

RTX 2000 Ada Generation RTX 4000 Ada Generation RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation RTX 4500 Ada Generation RTX 5000 Ada Generation RTX 5880 Ada Generation RTX 6000 Ada Generation
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Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800M Radeon RX 6850M XT Radeon RX 7600M Radeon RX 7600M XT Radeon RX 7600S Radeon RX 7700S Radeon RX 7900M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 4000 Ada Generation with Radeon RX 7900M, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation
2023
20 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
64.02
+9.7%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms RX 7900M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 4000 Ada Generation RTX 4000 Ada Generation
RX 7900M RX 7900M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2938
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency34.0922.45
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD104Navi 31
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date9 August 2023 (1 year ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores61444608
Core clock speed1500 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed2175 MHz2090 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate417.6601.9
Floating-point processing power26.73 TFLOPS38.52 TFLOPS
ROPs80192
TMUs192288
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores4872

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length245 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinNone

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 amount20 GB16 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s576.0 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.9-

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 4000 Ada Generation 64.02
+9.7%
RX 7900M 58.38

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 4000 Ada Generation 24696
+9.7%
RX 7900M 22519

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 HD170−180
+4.3%
163
−4.3%
1440p130−140
+4.8%
124
−4.8%
4K95−100
+4.4%
91
−4.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 344
+0%
344
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+0%
168
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 249
+0%
249
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+0%
116
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+0%
131
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 Ada Generation and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 4% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 5% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 4% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 64.02 58.38
Recency 9 August 2023 19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 16 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 180 Watt

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 38.5% lower power consumption.

RX 7900M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between RTX 4000 Ada Generation and Radeon RX 7900M.

Be aware that RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation card while Radeon RX 7900M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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