GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Place in the ranking	7	13
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.75	14.05
Power efficiency	15.68	12.11
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 31	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 November 2022 (2 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 147% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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	6144	14592
Core clock speed	1929 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	2498 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	57,700 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	355 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	959.2	1,149
Floating-point processing power	61.39 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	192	176
TMUs	384	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	96	114

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	287 mm	304 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	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	960.0 GB/s	1,008 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, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x 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	6.7
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 7900 XTX 80.70
+8.2%

RTX 4090 D 74.60

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 7900 XTX 31031
+8.2%

RTX 4090 D 28686

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	246 +11.8%	220−230 −11.8%
1440p	164 +9.3%	150−160 −9.3%
4K	104 +9.5%	95−100 −9.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.06 +79%	7.27 −79%
1440p	6.09 +75%	10.66 −75%
4K	9.61 +75.2%	16.83 −75.2%

RX 7900 XTX has 79% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 7900 XTX has 75% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 7900 XTX has 75% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	214 +12.6%	190−200 −12.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	242 +10%	220−230 −10%
Elden Ring	225 +12.5%	200−210 −12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +17%	100−105 −17%
Counter-Strike 2	241 +9.5%	220−230 −9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	116 +16%	100−105 −16%
Forza Horizon 4	604 +9.8%	550−600 −9.8%
Metro Exodus	169 +12.7%	150−160 −12.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +16.2%	130−140 −16.2%
Valorant	450−500 +17.3%	400−450 −17.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +17%	100−105 −17%
Counter-Strike 2	220 +10%	200−210 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +9.5%	95−100 −9.5%
Dota 2	183 +14.4%	160−170 −14.4%
Elden Ring	300−350 +10%	290−300 −10%
Far Cry 5	123 +11.8%	110−120 −11.8%
Fortnite	300−350 +10%	280−290 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	535 +18.9%	450−500 −18.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	175 +9.4%	160−170 −9.4%
Metro Exodus	176 +10%	160−170 −10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +13.2%	190−200 −13.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +16.2%	130−140 −16.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +8.8%	160−170 −8.8%
Valorant	450−500 +17.3%	400−450 −17.3%
World of Tanks	270−280 +11.6%	250−260 −11.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +17%	100−105 −17%
Counter-Strike 2	201 +11.7%	180−190 −11.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	100 +11.1%	90−95 −11.1%
Dota 2	178 +11.3%	160−170 −11.3%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +8.6%	140−150 −8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	471 +17.8%	400−450 −17.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +13.2%	190−200 −13.2%
Valorant	450−500 +17.3%	400−450 −17.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	165 +10%	150−160 −10%
Elden Ring	230−240 +10%	210−220 −10%
Grand Theft Auto V	165 +10%	150−160 −10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +9.4%	160−170 −9.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +9.4%	85−90 −9.4%
World of Tanks	500−550 +14.7%	450−500 −14.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +8.8%	80−85 −8.8%
Counter-Strike 2	145 +11.5%	130−140 −11.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +9.2%	65−70 −9.2%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +14.3%	140−150 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	360 +20%	300−310 −20%
Metro Exodus	146 +12.3%	130−140 −12.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	238 +8.2%	220−230 −8.2%
Valorant	350−400 +11.7%	350−400 −11.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	67 +11.7%	60−65 −11.7%
Dota 2	186 +9.4%	170−180 −9.4%
Elden Ring	120−130 +16.4%	110−120 −16.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	186 +9.4%	170−180 −9.4%
Metro Exodus	108 +13.7%	95−100 −13.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +10%	190−200 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	186 +9.4%	170−180 −9.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +13.8%	80−85 −13.8%
Counter-Strike 2	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
Dota 2	159 +13.6%	140−150 −13.6%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +10.5%	95−100 −10.5%
Fortnite	95−100 +12.9%	85−90 −12.9%
Forza Horizon 4	197 +9.4%	180−190 −9.4%
Valorant	220−230 +9%	210−220 −9%