Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Tahiti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tahiti and Radeon RX 7800 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tahiti
8.53

RX 7800 XT outperforms Tahiti by a whopping 632% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking46826
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data28.85
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 3
GPU code nameTahitiNavi 32
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$579
Current price$19.81 $669 (1.2x MSRP)

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 cores20483840
Boost clock speedno data2430 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data263 Watt
Texture fill rateno data604.8

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data19500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)2.2
Vulkan1.2.1701.3

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 HD27−30
−670%
208
+670%
1440p16−18
−669%
123
+669%
4K10−12
−640%
74
+640%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−637%
258
+637%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−642%
178
+642%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−671%
100−110
+671%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−633%
190−200
+633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−714%
110−120
+714%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−704%
193
+704%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−707%
110−120
+707%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−739%
150−160
+739%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−694%
278
+694%
Hitman 3 14−16
−736%
110−120
+736%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−690%
474
+690%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−672%
130−140
+672%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−656%
120−130
+656%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−651%
488
+651%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−717%
196
+717%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−671%
162
+671%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−671%
100−110
+671%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−633%
190−200
+633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−714%
110−120
+714%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−667%
161
+667%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−707%
110−120
+707%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−739%
150−160
+739%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−644%
200−210
+644%
Hitman 3 14−16
−736%
110−120
+736%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−649%
260−270
+649%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−710%
81
+710%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−656%
120−130
+656%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−696%
398
+696%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−632%
366
+632%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−694%
120−130
+694%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−713%
130
+713%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−671%
100−110
+671%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−714%
110−120
+714%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−722%
148
+722%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−707%
110−120
+707%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−640%
222
+640%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−683%
274
+683%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−656%
340
+656%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−641%
200
+641%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−706%
145
+706%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−656%
120−130
+656%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−678%
140−150
+678%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−672%
130−140
+672%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−644%
119
+644%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−717%
95−100
+717%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−708%
97
+708%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−667%
161
+667%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−648%
202
+648%
Hitman 3 12−14
−650%
90−95
+650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−704%
217
+704%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−722%
148
+722%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−710%
243
+710%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−717%
147
+717%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−721%
115
+721%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−650%
100−110
+650%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−711%
70−75
+711%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−663%
60−65
+663%
Hitman 3 7−8
−657%
50−55
+657%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−667%
90−95
+667%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−740%
84
+740%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−638%
118
+638%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−642%
89
+642%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−683%
45−50
+683%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−633%
44
+633%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−681%
164
+681%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−719%
131
+719%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−700%
112
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−644%
67
+644%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−700%
60−65
+700%

This is how Tahiti and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 670% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 669% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 640% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 62.43
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Tahiti in performance tests.


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