RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

Place in the ranking	30	4
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	68.05	no data
Power efficiency	16.45	21.56
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 32	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)	5 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	3840	14080
Core clock speed	1295 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	28,100 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	583.2	1,082
Floating-point processing power	37.32 TFLOPS	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	240	440
Tensor Cores	no data	440
Ray Tracing Cores	60	110

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	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2438 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	624.1 GB/s	864.0 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

RX 7800 XT 63.18

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.72
+42%

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.

RX 7800 XT 24341

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+42%

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	216 −38.9%	300−350 +38.9%
1440p	122 −39.3%	170−180 +39.3%
4K	70 −35.7%	95−100 +35.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.31	no data
1440p	4.09	no data
4K	7.13	no data

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 −40.4%	250−260 +40.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	222 −35.1%	300−310 +35.1%
Battlefield 5	190−200 −40.7%	280−290 +40.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −40.4%	160−170 +40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	193 −39.9%	270−280 +39.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −41.6%	160−170 +41.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −39.1%	210−220 +39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −30.4%	300−310 +30.4%
Hitman 3	120−130 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 −28.8%	300−310 +28.8%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −41.9%	220−230 +41.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −35.6%	160−170 +35.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	250−260 −36.7%	350−400 +36.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −40%	210−220 +40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	261 −34.1%	350−400 +34.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	181 −38.1%	250−260 +38.1%
Battlefield 5	190−200 −40.7%	280−290 +40.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −40.4%	160−170 +40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 −36.6%	220−230 +36.6%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −41.6%	160−170 +41.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −39.1%	210−220 +39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −30.4%	300−310 +30.4%
Hitman 3	120−130 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 −28.8%	300−310 +28.8%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −41.9%	220−230 +41.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −35.6%	160−170 +35.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398 −38.2%	550−600 +38.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −36.4%	180−190 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −40%	210−220 +40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130 −38.5%	180−190 +38.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	158 −39.2%	220−230 +39.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −40.4%	160−170 +40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	148 −41.9%	210−220 +41.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −41.6%	160−170 +41.6%
Forza Horizon 4	222 −35.1%	300−310 +35.1%
Hitman 3	120−130 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	274 −27.7%	350−400 +27.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	340 −32.4%	450−500 +32.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200 −40%	280−290 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	145 −37.9%	200−210 +37.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−35.6%

160−170
+35.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150 −35.7%	190−200 +35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −32.7%	130−140 +32.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	119 −34.5%	160−170 +34.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	124 −37.1%	170−180 +37.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	97 −34%	130−140 +34%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 −29.2%	350−400 +29.2%
Hitman 3	90−95 −33.3%	120−130 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	217 −38.2%	300−310 +38.2%
Metro Exodus	148 −41.9%	210−220 +41.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	243 −23.5%	300−310 +23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 −36.1%	200−210 +36.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 −27.7%	300−310 +27.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

−33.3%

140−150
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −39.3%	85−90 +39.3%
Hitman 3	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 −34.5%	300−310 +34.5%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −38.3%	130−140 +38.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 −35.6%	160−170 +35.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89 −34.8%	120−130 +34.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 −38.9%	100−105 +38.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Forza Horizon 4	164 −40.2%	230−240 +40.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 −38.5%	180−190 +38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	67 −41.8%	95−100 +41.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−40.6%

90−95
+40.6%

This is how RX 7800 XT and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 39% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 39% faster in 1440p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 36% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	63.18	89.72
Recency	25 August 2023	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	48 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	285 Watt

RX 7800 XT has 8.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 42% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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