GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop GPU comparison · NVIDIA vs AMD · 2025 vs 2022

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GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX — head to head

MetricGeForce RTX 5080Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Relative tier92/10086/100
TDP / power360 W355 W
Memory16 GB24 GB
Bandwidth960 GB/s960 GB/s
Boost clock2617 MHz2500 MHz

Which one should you pick?

GeForce RTX 5080 leads by ~6 tier points — a modest relative-performance gap. 24 GB VRAM on the larger card vs 16 GB. Tier is a TweakGearPro planning estimate, not a benchmark — verify with reviews that match your exact workload, resolution and workload mix before buying.

Specs: vendor datasheets / TechPowerUp database, retrieved 2026-08-29. Tier is a TweakGearPro relative performance index (estimate), not a benchmark guarantee.

Full specifications

GeForce RTX 5080

Brand / seriesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 50
Architecture / classBlackwell
Launch year2025
Shaders / cores10,752
Memory16 GB GDDR7 · 256-bit · 960 GB/s
Boost clock2617 MHz
TDP360 W
Relative tier92/100 — Enthusiast flagship

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Brand / seriesAMD Radeon RX 7000
Architecture / classRDNA 3
Launch year2022
Shaders / cores6,144
Memory24 GB GDDR6 · 384-bit · 960 GB/s
Boost clock2500 MHz
TDP355 W
Relative tier86/100 — High-end

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