Radeon RX 7900M vs RX 7900 XTX

Place in performance ranking	7	34
Place by popularity	54	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.66	no data
Architecture	RDNA 3	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Navi 31 XTX	Navi 31
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$859 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	6144	4608
Core clock speed	no data	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	2270 MHz	2090 MHz
Number of transistors	57,700 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	355 Watt	180 Watt (160 - 200 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	959.6	601.9

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	287 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	20000 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	960.0 GB/s	576.0 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, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	Portable Device Dependent
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	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 7900 XTX 80.02
+41.8%

RX 7900M 56.43

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RX 7900M by 42% 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 7900 XTX 30968
+41.8%

RX 7900M 21837

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RX 7900M 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 7900 XTX 83322
+39%

RX 7900M 59943

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RX 7900M by 39% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 7900 XTX 64680
+28.7%

RX 7900M 50241

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RX 7900M by 29% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	252 +59.5%	158 −59.5%
1440p	177 +56.6%	113 −56.6%
4K	115 +49.4%	77 −49.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

242
+42.4%

170−180

−42.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	166 +84.4%	90−95 −84.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	283 +189%	95−100 −189%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +19.7%	140−150 −19.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +17.9%	150−160 −17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 +44.4%	160−170 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	212 +57%	130−140 −57%
Far Cry New Dawn	169 +43.2%	110−120 −43.2%
Forza Horizon 4	338 +110%	160−170 −110%
Hitman 3	210−220 +22.5%	170−180 −22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	228 +85.4%	120−130 −85.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +48.9%	90−95 −48.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	322 +115%	150−160 −115%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +31.3%	95−100 −31.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	151 +67.8%	90−95 −67.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	241 +146%	95−100 −146%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +19.7%	140−150 −19.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +17.9%	150−160 −17.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	208 +48.6%	140−150 −48.6%
Far Cry 5	205 +51.9%	130−140 −51.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	162 +37.3%	110−120 −37.3%
Forza Horizon 4	330 +105%	160−170 −105%
Hitman 3	210−220 +22.5%	170−180 −22.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	211 +71.5%	120−130 −71.5%
Metro Exodus	239 +121%	100−110 −121%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +48.9%	90−95 −48.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	306 +50.7%	203 −50.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	545 +236%	160−170 −236%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +31.3%	95−100 −31.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	134 +48.9%	90−95 −48.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	210 +114%	95−100 −114%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +19.7%	140−150 −19.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	199 +42.1%	140−150 −42.1%
Far Cry 5	189 +47.7%	128 −47.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	146 +23.7%	110−120 −23.7%
Forza Horizon 4	295 +83.2%	160−170 −83.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	298 +77.4%	168 −77.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +31.3%	95−100 −31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +47%	100−105 −47%
Hitman 3	180−190 +58.1%	110−120 −58.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	201 +128%	85−90 −128%
Metro Exodus	161 +137%	65−70 −137%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +66%	50−55 −66%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	239 +71.9%	139 −71.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	132 +113%	60−65 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	171 +155%	65−70 −155%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +40.4%	100−110 −40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	141 +48.4%	95−100 −48.4%
Far Cry 5	187 +52%	123 −52%
Far Cry New Dawn	146 +47.5%	95−100 −47.5%
Forza Horizon 4	290 +132%	120−130 −132%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	238 +151%	95−100 −151%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +57.9%	55−60 −57.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +57.6%	55−60 −57.6%
Hitman 3	110−120 +75%	60−65 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +20.4%	50−55 −20.4%
Metro Exodus	108 +157%	40−45 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +75%	30−35 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 +76.3%	76 −76.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +56.9%	116 −56.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110 +162%	40−45 −162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 +161%	40−45 −161%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +58.6%	70−75 −58.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +42%	50−55 −42%
Far Cry 5	159 +54.4%	103 −54.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	140 +115%	65−70 −115%
Forza Horizon 4	227 +170%	80−85 −170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +68.8%	30−35 −68.8%