NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 VS AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4090
VS
amd
Brand24GB GDDR6
Memory6144
Cores960 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 7900 XTX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $2,591.99 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
VS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
$999 • Nov 2022
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24GB GDDR6 355W $799.99 Nov 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 450 W | 355 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 2498 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 6144 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 96 |
| TMUs | 512 | 384 |
| ROPs | 176 | 192 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 479.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1.01 GTexel/s | 960 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 82.58 GFLOPS | 61.39 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 72.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 609 mm² | 529 mm² |
| Transistors | 76300 Million | 57700 Million |
| Required PSU | 850 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
42193 (+41%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
29863
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
316301 (+41%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
224686
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
615.9 FPS (+52%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
405.4 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
38309 (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
31100
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Game Benchmarks Comparison (552 benchmarks)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+44%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+45%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+53%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+34%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+36%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+40%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+46%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+55%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+55%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+41%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+45%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+52%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+5%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+17%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+17%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+39%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+49%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+59%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 4090 (+11%)
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 175 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 169 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 4090 (+19%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 151 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 4090 (+29%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+41%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+54%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+62%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 156 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+29%)
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+37%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+10%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+4%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+18%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 555 benchmarks across 155 games
128
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+25.8%
102
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
521
Wins
128
Avg FPS
109
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD • 24GB GDDR6
14
Wins
102
Avg FPS
86
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
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