RX 7900 XTX vs RTX 5080
RX 7900 XTX comes out ahead of RTX 5080 on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
RX 7900 XTX takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, RX 7900 XTX takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose RX 7900 XTX if…
- • You want RX 7900 XTX's edge on how much video memory you get and how wide the memory bus is
Choose RTX 5080 if…
- • You want RTX 5080's edge on which memory it uses
Round by round
- Round 1How much video memory you getRX 7900 XTX wins
RX 7900 XTX wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Which memory it usesRTX 5080 wins
RTX 5080 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How wide the memory bus isRX 7900 XTX wins
RX 7900 XTX wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4What power supply it needsRX 7900 XTX wins
RX 7900 XTX wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What it cost at launchTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How much power it drawsTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
Overall score
6.7
6.6
Price
See price
See price
How much power it draws
6.7
6.3
What it cost at launch
6.7
6.6
How much video memory you get
7.0
5.5
What power supply it needs
8.0
5.6
Which memory it uses
5.0
8.0
Head-to-head findings
How much power it draws
355 W
360 W
What it cost at launch
$999
$999
How much video memory you get
24 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR7
What power supply it needs
800 W
850 W
Which memory it uses
GDDR6
GDDR7
How fast it boosts
Up to 2500 MHz
2.62 GHz
How many shader cores it has
6,144 Stream Processors
10,752 CUDA cores
How wide the memory bus is
384-bit
256-bit
Record
Head-to-head record
1–0–2
2–2–2
Head-to-heads won
100 %
50 %
Rounds won
50 %
46 %
Pros
Cons
- 24 GB GDDR6, against 32 GB GDDR7
- GDDR6, against GDDR7
- 384-bit, against 512-bit
- $999, against $599
- 16 GB GDDR7, against 24 GB GDDR6
- 256-bit, against 384-bit
- 850 W, against 800 W
- 360 W, against 320 W