RTX 4080 Super vs RX 7900 XTX
The RTX 4080 Super and the RX 7900 XTX perform about the same across 102 games at 4K High in our estimates (within 4%). The gap at 1440p and 4K compares what each card can draw on its own, so only the graphics card makes the difference. At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller.
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The short answer
By resolution across all 102 games: 1080p about the same, 1440p about the same, 4K about the same. At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller. In a typical game at 4K High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the RTX 4080 Super gets about 74 FPS and the RX 7900 XTX about 77 FPS.
The RX 7900 XTX has more video memory (24 GB vs 16 GB), which helps at higher resolutions. Power: 320 W vs 355 W, so the RTX 4080 Super does more per watt.
They stay within a few percent of each other at every resolution. Both suit 4K High (60 FPS in a typical game), so choose on price, power and video memory.
1080p: about the same · 1440p: about the same · 4K: about the same
At 1080p, fast cards are often held back by the processor, so the gap is smaller.
| Spec | RTX 4080 Super | RX 7900 XTX |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 91 | 92.6 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Power | 320 W | 355 W |
| Perf per watt | 28.4 | 26.1 |
| Release | 2024 | 2022 |
Estimated FPS by game
Popular games at High settings. Tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (one of the fastest gaming processors), 32 GB RAM and each game's frame cap. The % above covers all 102 games. The dashed line marks 60 FPS.
RTX 4080 Super vs RX 7900 XTX: FPS in every game
Estimated FPS on High settings in all 102 games (RTX 4080 Super / RX 7900 XTX). Tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (one of the fastest gaming processors), 32 GB RAM and each game's frame cap. See FPS for your own PC.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valorant | 500+ / 500+ | 500+ / 500+ | 500+ / 500+ |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 420 / 420 | 387 / 394 | 187 / 193 |
| Fortnite | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 177 / 183 |
| Minecraft | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 |
| Apex Legends | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 | 126 / 130 |
| GTA V | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 | 100 / 104 |
| EA Sports FC 25 | 199 / 203 | 132 / 134 | 63 / 66 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 200 / 200 | 177 / 180 | 85 / 88 |
| Elden Ring | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 59 / 60 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 140 / 140 | 140 / 140 | 96 / 100 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 130 / 130 | 97 / 99 | 47 / 49 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 135 / 138 | 89 / 91 | 43 / 44 |
| Alan Wake 2 | 89 / 91 | 59 / 60 | 28 / 29 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 130 / 130 | 94 / 96 | 45 / 47 |
| Dota 2 | 320 / 320 | 320 / 320 | 217 / 224 |
| League of Legends | 450 / 450 | 450 / 450 | 450 / 450 |
| Rocket League | 355 / 361 | 234 / 238 | 113 / 117 |
| Overwatch 2 | 300 / 300 | 256 / 260 | 123 / 127 |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 165 / 168 | 109 / 111 | 52 / 54 |
| Marvel Rivals | 139 / 141 | 92 / 93 | 44 / 46 |
| The Finals | 144 / 147 | 95 / 97 | 46 / 47 |
| Delta Force | 190 / 190 | 157 / 160 | 76 / 78 |
| Battlefield 2042 | 150 / 150 | 107 / 109 | 52 / 53 |
| Battlefield 6 | 102 / 103 | 67 / 68 | 32 / 33 |
| Ready or Not | 170 / 170 | 170 / 170 | 97 / 101 |
| Hell Let Loose | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 | 85 / 88 |
| Team Fortress 2 | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 |
| Deep Rock Galactic | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 131 / 136 |
| Helldivers 2 | 120 / 120 | 110 / 112 | 53 / 55 |
| Destiny 2 | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 118 / 122 |
| Warframe | 300 / 300 | 300 / 300 | 167 / 173 |
| War Thunder | 260 / 260 | 257 / 260 | 124 / 128 |
| Rust | 123 / 125 | 81 / 82 | 39 / 40 |
| ARK: Survival Ascended | 77 / 79 | 51 / 52 | 25 / 25 |
| Palworld | 101 / 103 | 66 / 68 | 32 / 33 |
| Valheim | 200 / 200 | 193 / 196 | 93 / 96 |
| Lethal Company | 239 / 244 | 158 / 161 | 76 / 79 |
| Phasmophobia | 167 / 170 | 110 / 112 | 53 / 55 |
| Dead by Daylight | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 |
| Sea of Thieves | 200 / 200 | 138 / 140 | 66 / 69 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 130 / 130 | 96 / 98 | 46 / 48 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 119 / 121 | 79 / 80 | 38 / 39 |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 59 / 60 |
| Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Dark Souls III | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Lies of P | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 96 / 99 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 105 / 105 | 93 / 95 | 45 / 46 |
| Monster Hunter: World | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 | 111 / 115 |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 95 / 95 | 82 / 83 | 39 / 41 |
| Path of Exile 2 | 160 / 160 | 107 / 109 | 51 / 53 |
| Diablo IV | 190 / 190 | 180 / 183 | 87 / 90 |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 93 / 95 | 61 / 63 | 30 / 31 |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 103 / 104 | 68 / 69 | 33 / 34 |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 82 / 83 | 54 / 55 | 26 / 27 |
| Starfield | 86 / 88 | 57 / 58 | 27 / 28 |
| Fallout 4 | 190 / 190 | 190 / 190 | 179 / 185 |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 | 191 / 197 |
| God of War | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 95 / 99 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 170 / 170 | 114 / 116 | 55 / 57 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 144 / 147 | 95 / 97 | 46 / 47 |
| Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 140 / 140 | 140 / 140 | 87 / 90 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 150 / 150 | 150 / 150 | 142 / 147 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 113 / 115 | 75 / 76 | 36 / 37 |
| Far Cry 6 | 140 / 140 | 134 / 137 | 65 / 67 |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 71 / 73 | 47 / 48 | 23 / 23 |
| Doom Eternal | 289 / 294 | 191 / 194 | 92 / 95 |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 75 / 76 | 49 / 50 | 24 / 25 |
| Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 82 / 84 | 54 / 55 | 26 / 27 |
| Resident Evil 4 | 200 / 200 | 134 / 136 | 64 / 67 |
| Resident Evil Village | 203 / 207 | 134 / 136 | 64 / 67 |
| Resident Evil 2 | 260 / 260 | 201 / 205 | 97 / 100 |
| Silent Hill 2 | 85 / 86 | 56 / 57 | 27 / 28 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 180 / 180 | 123 / 125 | 59 / 61 |
| F1 24 | 109 / 111 | 72 / 73 | 35 / 36 |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 97 / 101 |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | 80 / 80 | 79 / 80 | 38 / 39 |
| Cities: Skylines II | 70 / 70 | 58 / 59 | 28 / 29 |
| Cities: Skylines | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 | 120 / 120 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 130 / 130 | 119 / 121 | 57 / 59 |
| Total War: Warhammer III | 110 / 110 | 110 / 110 | 68 / 70 |
| Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 |
| Age of Empires IV | 150 / 150 | 150 / 150 | 147 / 150 |
| Satisfactory | 130 / 130 | 103 / 104 | 49 / 51 |
| Factorio | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| No Man's Sky | 160 / 160 | 157 / 159 | 75 / 78 |
| Subnautica | 180 / 180 | 180 / 180 | 164 / 169 |
| The Sims 4 | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 | 220 / 220 |
| Stardew Valley | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 | 60 / 60 |
| Terraria | 500 / 500 | 500 / 500 | 500 / 500 |
| Hollow Knight | 500 / 500 | 462 / 470 | 222 / 230 |
| Hades II | 231 / 235 | 153 / 155 | 73 / 76 |
| Risk of Rain 2 | 240 / 240 | 240 / 240 | 217 / 224 |
| Among Us | 500+ / 500+ | 500+ / 500+ | 377 / 390 |
| It Takes Two | 200 / 200 | 200 / 200 | 127 / 131 |
| Split Fiction | 110 / 112 | 72 / 74 | 35 / 36 |
| Genshin Impact | 240 / 240 | 230 / 234 | 110 / 114 |
| Honkai: Star Rail | 280 / 280 | 230 / 234 | 110 / 114 |
| Roblox | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 | 350 / 350 |
| World of Warcraft | 160 / 160 | 141 / 144 | 68 / 70 |
Estimated FPS. Numbers come from the FPSVibe model, not measured benchmarks. How we estimate
Specs side by side
| Spec | RTX 4080 Super | RX 7900 XTX |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB GDDR6X | 24 GB GDDR6 |
| Power (board) | 320 W | 355 W |
| Launch price (US) | $999 | $999 |
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
| Performance index (est.) | 91 | 92.6 |
RTX 4080 Super vs RX 7900 XTX FAQs
Is the RTX 4080 Super better than the RX 7900 XTX?
The RTX 4080 Super and the RX 7900 XTX perform about the same across 102 games at 4K High in our estimates (within 4%).
RTX 4080 Super or RX 7900 XTX for 1440p gaming?
At 1440p they perform about the same across 102 games. In a typical game at 1440p High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the RTX 4080 Super gets about 139 FPS and the RX 7900 XTX about 140 FPS.
Which has more VRAM, the RTX 4080 Super or the RX 7900 XTX?
The RX 7900 XTX: 24 GB vs 16 GB.
Can they run games at 4K?
In a typical game at 4K High, tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: RTX 4080 Super about 74 FPS, RX 7900 XTX about 77 FPS. 4K is realistic on the faster card.