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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
2023
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.800 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2023.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition has a maximum frequency of 1.500 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    1.800 GHz left arrow 1.500 GHz
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    16 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    546 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    580 place
  • Battlefield 5
    710 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    691 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    444 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    438 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    638 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    708 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    204 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 32 (RDNA 3) left arrow GA104-300-A1
  • Shader
    7680 left arrow 5888
  • Render Output Units
    138 left arrow 96
  • Texture Units
    480 left arrow 184
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    18 Gbps left arrow 1.75 GHz
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.800 GHz left arrow 1.500 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.800 GHz+ 12 % left arrow 1.725 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.600 GHz+ 30 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    300 W+ 20 % left arrow 220 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow 240 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow 93 °C
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    -- left arrow 2 x 85 mm
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow 37 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1a left arrow 1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v2.1 left arrow 3x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 (Ultimate) left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Length
    -- left arrow 242 mm
  • Height
    -- left arrow 112 mm
  • Width
    -- left arrow --
  • Width (Slots)
    -- left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 1034 g
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    2023 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Structure size
    5 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow --
  • Documents
    -- left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
37.67
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
20.31
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition
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