GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

Place in performance ranking	26	4
Place by popularity	94	74
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.79	21.28
Architecture	RDNA 3	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi 32	AD103-400-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)	31 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$579	$999
Current price	$669 (1.2x MSRP)	$1202 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 35% better value for money than RTX 4080 SUPER.

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	3840	10240
Core clock speed	no data	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	28,100 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	604.8	816.0

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	310 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	19500 MHz	23000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	576.0 GB/s	716.8 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

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.

RX 7800 XT 62.37

RTX 4080 SUPER 88.29
+41.6%

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 7800 XT by 42% 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%

RX 7800 XT 24087

RTX 4080 SUPER 34095
+41.5%

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 7800 XT by 42% 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%

RX 7800 XT 65611

RTX 4080 SUPER 87055
+32.7%

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 7800 XT by 33% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RX 7800 XT 134322

RTX 4080 SUPER 141652
+5.5%

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 7800 XT by 5% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

RX 7800 XT 49707

RTX 4080 SUPER 59075
+18.8%

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 7800 XT by 19% 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%

RX 7800 XT 202773
+7.9%

RTX 4080 SUPER 187847

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER by 8% 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%

RX 7800 XT 745990

RTX 4080 SUPER 870270
+16.7%

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 7800 XT by 17% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	208 −22.1%	254 +22.1%
1440p	123 −45.5%	179 +45.5%
4K	74 −58.1%	117 +58.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

258

−35.7%

350−400
+35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	178	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110	no data
Battlefield 5	190−200	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	193 −39.9%	270−280 +39.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160	no data
Forza Horizon 4	278	no data
Hitman 3	110−120	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	474	no data
Metro Exodus	130−140	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	488	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	196	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	162	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110	no data
Battlefield 5	190−200	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	161 −36.6%	220−230 +36.6%
Far Cry 5	110−120	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160	no data
Forza Horizon 4	200−210	no data
Hitman 3	110−120	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270	no data
Metro Exodus	81	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	366	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	148 −35.1%	200−210 +35.1%
Far Cry 5	110−120	no data
Forza Horizon 4	222	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	274	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	340	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	145	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	119	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	97 −34%	130−140 +34%
Far Cry 5	161	no data
Forza Horizon 4	202	no data
Hitman 3	85−90	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	217	no data
Metro Exodus	148	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	243	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	115	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65	no data
Hitman 3	50−55	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	40−45	no data
Forza Horizon 4	164	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	131	no data
Metro Exodus	112	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	67	no data