NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads on gaming, scoring 86.4 — about 1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. For AI workloads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. For 3D modelling the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. On today's street prices the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 costs around 11% more. For bang for your buck, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the stronger value pick. It's a split call: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is faster, but the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX gives more performance for the money.

GeForce RTX 5080NVIDIAour pickRadeon RX 7900 XTXAMD
Performance scores
Gaming86.485.3
3D Modelling74.288.7
AI72.549.6
VR85.685.8
Value scores
Gaming27.930.7
3D Modelling23.931.9
AI23.417.8
VR27.630.8
Specifications
steam_share_pct1.550.43
UserBenchmark Speed139108
FP32 Compute56.3 TFLOPS61.4 TFLOPS
AI Throughput900 TOPS123 TOPS
VRAM16 GB24 GB
Mem Bandwidth960 GB/s960 GB/s
TDP360 W355 W
RRP$999$999

★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.