GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 7900M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7900M with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

RX 7900M
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
52.05

RTX 4090 D outperforms RX 7900M by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking3920
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.08
Power efficiency23.0212.02
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 31AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores460814592
Core clock speed1825 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed2090 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors57,700 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate601.91,149
Floating-point processing power38.52 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs192176
TMUs288456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Cores72114

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth576.0 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX 7900M 52.05
RTX 4090 D 64.15
+23.2%

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 7900M 23273
RTX 4090 D 28686
+23.3%

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 HD149
−20.8%
180−190
+20.8%
1440p108
−20.4%
130−140
+20.4%
4K75
−20%
90−95
+20%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.88
1440pno data12.30
4Kno data17.77

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 170−180
−20.7%
210−220
+20.7%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
−20.7%
350−400
+20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−23.2%
170−180
+23.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 170−180
−20.7%
210−220
+20.7%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−18%
190−200
+18%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
−20.7%
350−400
+20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−23.2%
170−180
+23.2%
Far Cry 5 150−160
−19.5%
190−200
+19.5%
Fortnite 250−260
−19%
300−310
+19%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−20.4%
260−270
+20.4%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
−20.5%
200−210
+20.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−18.6%
210−220
+18.6%
Valorant 300−350
−14%
350−400
+14%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 170−180
−20.7%
210−220
+20.7%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−18%
190−200
+18%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
−20.7%
350−400
+20.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−7.9%
300−310
+7.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−23.2%
170−180
+23.2%
Far Cry 5 150−160
−19.5%
190−200
+19.5%
Fortnite 250−260
−19%
300−310
+19%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−20.4%
260−270
+20.4%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
−20.5%
200−210
+20.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
−22.3%
170−180
+22.3%
Metro Exodus 140−150
−21.4%
170−180
+21.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−18.6%
210−220
+18.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 220−230
−20.5%
270−280
+20.5%
Valorant 300−350
−14%
350−400
+14%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
−18%
190−200
+18%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
−18.5%
160−170
+18.5%
Far Cry 5 128
−17.2%
150−160
+17.2%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−20.4%
260−270
+20.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−18.6%
210−220
+18.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
−19%
200−210
+19%
Valorant 300−350
−14%
350−400
+14%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 250−260
−19%
300−310
+19%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−22.7%
200−210
+22.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
−22.9%
500−550
+22.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 106
−22.6%
130−140
+22.6%
Metro Exodus 90−95
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−20%
210−220
+20%
Valorant 350−400
−14%
400−450
+14%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−16.8%
160−170
+16.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%
Far Cry 5 123
−22%
150−160
+22%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−22.9%
220−230
+22.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−15.7%
140−150
+15.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
−19.2%
180−190
+19.2%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 146
−16.4%
170−180
+16.4%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−22.8%
70−75
+22.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
−20.7%
140−150
+20.7%
Valorant 300−350
−11.5%
350−400
+11.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
−14.6%
110−120
+14.6%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Far Cry 5 103
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−23.1%
160−170
+23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
−14.6%
110−120
+14.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%

This is how RX 7900M and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 21% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 52.05 64.15
Recency 19 October 2023 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 425 Watt

RX 7900M has 136.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 23.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7900M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7900M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.

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