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RTX 5080 vs RX 7900 XTX

Both had the same official launch price ($999). The RTX 5080 (Blackwell) has 16 GB of GDDR7; the RX 7900 XTX (RDNA 3, from 2022) has 24 GB of GDDR6 with a 384-bit bus.

RTX 5080

Pick it if…

You want high ray tracing settings, DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and the best performance in creative software.

RX 7900 XTX

Pick it if…

You need lots of VRAM (24 GB) for 4K with maxed-out textures, heavy mods or large AI models, and you mostly play with rasterization.

Note. MSRP is the recommended launch price, not the current price. There are no GPU benchmarks on the site yet: the table compares specifications.

Warning. CUDA cores (NVIDIA) and stream processors (AMD) can't be compared across brands: they are different architectures. That's why those rows aren't highlighted.

Specifications

SpecificationRTX 5080RX 7900 XTX
Memory
VRAM16 GB24 GB (best value in this row)
Memory typeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory bus256 bits384 bits (best value in this row)
Memory bandwidthData not availableData not available
Compute
CUDA cores (NVIDIA)10,752Data not available
Stream processors (AMD)Data not available6,144
Compute units (AMD)Data not available96
Boost clockData not availableData not available
Measured performance
Blender (3D render, samples/min)9,142 (best value in this row)5,002
Power
Power draw (TDP)360 W355 W (best value in this row)
Features
Ray tracingYesYes
RT generationGen 4Data not available
AI hardwareTensor CoresAI Accelerators
Image upscalingDLSS 4FSR
Frame generationYesData not available
General
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Release year20252022
Launch price (MSRP)$999.00$999.00
Best current price$1,679.99Data not available

Chart

  • RTX 5080
  • RX 7900 XTX

VRAM

RTX 508016 GB
RX 7900 XTX24 GB

Memory bandwidth

RTX 5080No data
RX 7900 XTXNo data

Blender (3D render)

RTX 50809,142 samples/min
RX 7900 XTX5,002 samples/min

Power draw (TDP)

RTX 5080360 W
RX 7900 XTX355 W

Launch price (MSRP)

RTX 5080999 USD
RX 7900 XTX999 USD

Blender: source Blender Open Data (Dominio público (datos abiertos de la Blender Foundation)), Blender 5.2.0 LTS, data from 06/10/2026. It measures 3D rendering with Cycles, not gaming performance.

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Comparison breakdown

Gaming

In pure rasterization both are high-end performers; with ray tracing the RTX 5080 pulls clearly ahead. FSR 4 was announced only for the RX 9000 series, so the 7900 XTX relies on earlier versions of FSR.

Memory

The 7900 XTX's 24 GB is its big trump card: more headroom at 4K with maxed-out textures and for loading large AI models. The 5080 has 16 GB, but it's faster (GDDR7).

Content creation and power

In Blender (Blender Open Data results) the RTX 5080 performs about 80% better. Both draw around 355-360 W, so a quality 850 W power supply is advisable, and check your case size.

Based on official catalog specifications. Prices change: check the table, which shows the date of each price.

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