Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4080
Compare the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and GeForce RTX 4080 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 Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1440p and gives more performance per dollar.
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX is about 5% faster at 1440p (gaming index 72 vs 69).
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 4%.
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX delivers about 8% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX carries more VRAM (24GB vs 16GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
- GeForce RTX 4080 draws less power (320W vs 355W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.
Gaming performance
Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.
Radeon RX 7900 XTX is about 5% faster at 1440p.
Performance per dollar
1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
5.1
per $100 spent
Better value
4.7
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
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 | |
GeForce RTX 4080from $1,449.00
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ZOTAC RTX 4080 AMP Extreme AIRO | — | 356 mm | — | $1,449.00 | |
 | MSI RTX 4080 GAMING X TRIO | — | 337 mm | — | $1,449.95 | |
 | MSI RTX 4080 VENTUS 3X | — | 322 mm | — | $1,750.00 | |
 | MSI RTX 4080 VENTUS 3X OCOC | — | 322 mm | — | $1,750.00 | |
 | ASUS RTX 4080 Noctua OCOC | — | 310 mm | — | $1,769.00 | |
 | ZOTAC RTX 4080 Trinity OCOC | — | 356 mm | — | $1,769.99 | |
 | GIGABYTE RTX 4080 AERO OCOC | — | 342 mm | — | $1,798.00 | |
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