GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Compare the GeForce RTX 5080 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.
The short answer
The GeForce RTX 5080 is the better buy here: it's both faster at 4K and gives more performance per dollar.
- GeForce RTX 5080 is about 11% faster at 4K (gaming index 67 vs 61).
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 6%.
- GeForce RTX 5080 delivers about 5% more frames per dollar at 4K.
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX carries more VRAM (24GB vs 16GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.
GeForce RTX 5080 is about 11% faster at 4K.
Performance per dollar
4K gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
4.5
per $100 spent
Better value
4.3
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
GeForce RTX 5080from $1,478.99
Radeon RX 7900 XTXfrom $1,399.99
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ASRock RX 7900 XTX Phantom OCOC | — | 330 mm | — | $1,399.99 |  |
 | MSI RX 7900 XTX GAMING TRIO CLASSIC | — | 325 mm | — | $1,599.00 | |
 | ASUS TUF RX 7900 XTX GAMING OCOC | — | 353 mm | — | $1,795.00 | |
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