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RX 9070 XT vs RX 7900 XT

RX 9070 XT and RX 7900 XT are level on what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

RX 9070 XT
RX 9070 XT
6.7
Fair
4 of 8 rounds
vs
RX 7900 XT
RX 7900 XT
6.5
Fair
4 of 8 rounds

The verdict

It's a dead heat.

Neither pulls ahead on the published figures, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.

Choose RX 9070 XT if…

  • • You want RX 9070 XT's edge on what it cost at launch and how much ai compute it has

Choose RX 7900 XT if…

  • • You want RX 7900 XT's edge on how much video memory you get and how many shader cores it has

Round by round

  1. Round 1What it cost at launchRX 9070 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT8/10

    $599

    launch price announced by AMD

    Source: newsroom.amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT5/10

    $899

    launch price announced by AMD

    • $899, against $599

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2How much video memory you getRX 7900 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    16 GB GDDR6

    AMD spec

    • 16 GB GDDR6, against 20 GB GDDR6

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT8/10

    20 GB GDDR6

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3How many shader cores it hasRX 7900 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    4,096 Stream Processors

    AMD spec

    • 4,096 Stream Processors, against 5,376 Stream Processors

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT8/10

    5,376 Stream Processors

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  4. Round 4How much AI compute it hasRX 9070 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT8/10

    389 TOPS (INT8)

    AMD peak INT8 figure

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT5/10

    103 TOPS (INT8)

    AMD peak INT8 figure

    • 103 TOPS (INT8), against 389 TOPS (INT8)

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  5. Round 5How fast it boostsRX 9070 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT8/10

    Up to 2970 MHz

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT5/10

    Up to 2400 MHz

    AMD spec

    • Up to 2400 MHz, against Up to 2970 MHz

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  6. Round 6How much power it drawsRX 9070 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT8/10

    304 W

    typical board power

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT5/10

    315 W

    typical board power

    • 315 W, against 304 W

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  7. Round 7How much memory bandwidth it hasRX 7900 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    Up to 640 GB/s

    AMD spec

    • Up to 640 GB/s, against Up to 800 GB/s

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT8/10

    Up to 800 GB/s

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  8. Round 8How wide the memory bus isRX 7900 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    256-bit

    AMD spec

    • 256-bit, against 320-bit

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT8/10

    320-bit

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RX 7900 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

RX 9070 XTRX 9070 XT
RX 7900 XTRX 7900 XT

Side by side

Overall score
6.7
Best
6.5
Price
See price
See price
How much power it draws
7.0
5.0
What it cost at launch
7.1
5.0
How much video memory you get
6.5
8.0
What power supply it needs
6.3
—
Which memory it uses
5.0
—
Head-to-head findings
How much power it draws
304 W
315 W
What it cost at launch
$599
$899
How much video memory you get
16 GB GDDR6
20 GB GDDR6
What power supply it needs
750 W
—
Which memory it uses
GDDR6
—
How fast it boosts
Up to 2970 MHz
Up to 2400 MHz
How many shader cores it has
4,096 Stream Processors
5,376 Stream Processors
How wide the memory bus is
256-bit
320-bit
Record
Head-to-head record
2–1–4
0–0–1
Head-to-heads won
67 %
—
Rounds won
46 %
50 %
Pros
      Cons
      • GDDR6, against GDDR6X
      • 16 GB GDDR6, against 20 GB GDDR6
      • 4,096 Stream Processors, against 5,376 Stream Processors
      • Up to 640 GB/s, against Up to 800 GB/s
      • $899, against $599
      • 103 TOPS (INT8), against 389 TOPS (INT8)
      • Up to 2400 MHz, against Up to 2970 MHz
      • 315 W, against 304 W
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