RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

Place in performance ranking	25	27
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.08	1.61
Architecture	RDNA 3	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi 32	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$579	no data
Current price	$669 (1.2x MSRP)	$5296

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 1644% better value for money than RTX 5000 Ada Generation.

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	12800
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	28,100 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	604.8	1,020

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	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	19500 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	576.0 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.7	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 61.95
+2.2%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 60.64

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms RTX 5000 Ada Generation by 2% 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%

RX 7800 XT 23975
+2.2%

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 23467

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms RTX 5000 Ada Generation by 2% in Passmark.

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	214 +7%	200−210 −7%
1440p	126 +5%	120−130 −5%
4K	76 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

258
+3.2%

250−260

−3.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +6.7%	90−95 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +6.4%	140−150 −6.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +8%	150−160 −8%
Cyberpunk 2077	193 +7.2%	180−190 −7.2%
Far Cry 5	182 +7.1%	170−180 −7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	155 +3.3%	150−160 −3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +2.4%	170−180 −2.4%
Hitman 3	190−200 +6.7%	180−190 −6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +3.8%	130−140 −3.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +7.4%	95−100 −7.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270 +3.8%	260−270 −3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +6%	100−105 −6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +6.7%	90−95 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +6.4%	140−150 −6.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +8%	150−160 −8%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 +7.3%	150−160 −7.3%
Far Cry 5	175 +2.9%	170−180 −2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	151 +7.9%	140−150 −7.9%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +2.4%	170−180 −2.4%
Hitman 3	190−200 +6.7%	180−190 −6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +3.8%	130−140 −3.8%
Metro Exodus	164 +2.5%	160−170 −2.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +7.4%	95−100 −7.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	236 +2.6%	230−240 −2.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	349 +16.3%	300−310 −16.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +6%	100−105 −6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +6.7%	90−95 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +6.4%	140−150 −6.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	148 +5.7%	140−150 −5.7%
Far Cry 5	162 +8%	150−160 −8%
Far Cry New Dawn	136 +4.6%	130−140 −4.6%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +2.4%	170−180 −2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190 +5.6%	180−190 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +6%	100−105 −6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +11%	100−105 −11%
Hitman 3	130−140 +10%	120−130 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +5.3%	95−100 −5.3%
Metro Exodus	103 +3%	100−105 −3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +12%	50−55 −12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158 +5.3%	150−160 −5.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +4.6%	65−70 −4.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +7.1%	70−75 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +7.3%	110−120 −7.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	97 +7.8%	90−95 −7.8%
Far Cry 5	161 +7.3%	150−160 −7.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	134 +3.1%	130−140 −3.1%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +7.7%	130−140 −7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140 +7.7%	130−140 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +6.7%	60−65 −6.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 +5.7%	70−75 −5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +5%	60−65 −5%
Metro Exodus	67 +3.1%	65−70 −3.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	113 +2.7%	110−120 −2.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +4%	75−80 −4%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +10%	40−45 −10%
Far Cry 5	103 +3%	100−105 −3%
Far Cry New Dawn	109 +9%	100−105 −9%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +7.8%	90−95 −7.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%