GeForce RTX 4090vsRadeon RX 7900 XTX
The GeForce RTX 4090 is Nvidia’s top-tier card for professionals and enthusiasts who want the absolute fastest gaming and creative performance, while the Radeon RX 7900 XTX is AMD’s flagship for high-end gamers who want strong 4K speed at a more reasonable price.
GeForce RTX 4090
Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022
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Radeon RX 7900 XTX
RDNA 3.0 · TSMC 5 nm · 2022
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Overall Performance Score
A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.
Side-by-Side Specs
Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.
Which should you buy?
The GeForce RTX 4090 wins overall for its faster performance and larger memory bandwidth, making it the top choice for high-end gaming and creative work.
For budget-conscious buyers, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX offers similar memory capacity and great rasterization performance at a lower price.
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the right choice for gamers who prioritize raw frame rates in traditional titles and want to save money over the RTX 4090.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 4090 better than the RX 7900 XTX?
Overall the RTX 4090 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (92 vs 76 out of 100), so it leads the RX 7900 XTX in most workloads.
How much faster is the RTX 4090 than the RX 7900 XTX?
Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4090 is roughly 21% faster than the RX 7900 XTX overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.
Which should you buy, the RTX 4090 or the RX 7900 XTX?
If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4090. If the RX 7900 XTX is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.