Graphics card

GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

Radeon RX 7900 XT is 34% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce RTX 3080 leads on 1 parameters, Radeon RX 7900 XT on 4.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce RTX 3080

Strengths

  • Memory bandwidth

Trade-offs

  • Video memory
  • Power efficiency
  • Rasterization

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Strengths

  • Video memory
  • Power efficiency
  • Rasterization

Trade-offs

  • Memory bandwidth

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    185
    262
  • Ray tracing

    139
    152
  • Video memory

    10 GB
    20 GB
  • Power efficiency

    320 W
    300 W
  • Memory bandwidth

    320-bit GDDR6X
    320-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3080Radeon RX 7900 XT

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce RTX 3080Side BRadeon RX 7900 XT
Performance index185262better
Ray tracing index139152better
Video memory10 GB20 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory bus320 bit320 bit
Boost clock1710 MHz2400 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)320 W300 Wbetter
UpscalerDLSSFSR
Process nodeSamsung 8 nmTSMC 5 nm
ReleasedQ3 2020Q4 2022

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Deltas are computed from the EasyX-X catalog: relative performance indices and the vendor’s own published specifications. We do not copy third-party benchmark tables.