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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC. Specifications, performance, tests

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2023
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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Q4/2020
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC

What's the best choice AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT or ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC? 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 base frequency of 1.800 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2023.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC has a base frequency of 1.395 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    1.800 GHz left arrow 1.395 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    68 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    27 left arrow place
  • More memory

    50% more memory

    24 GB left arrow 16 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    43 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    42 place
  • Battlefield 5
    41 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    38 place
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    1 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC, chip, information processing units.

  • AI Accelerators
    120 left arrow -
  • Architecture
    RDNA 3 left arrow -
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  • Compute Units
    60 left arrow -
  • Execution Units
    60 left arrow 82
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 32 left arrow GA102-300-A1
  • Ray Accelerators
    60 left arrow -
  • Render Output Units
    96 left arrow 112
  • RT Cores
    120 left arrow -
  • Shader
    3840 left arrow 10496
  • Streaming Multiprocessors
    60 left arrow -
  • Texture Units
    480 left arrow 328
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Infinity Cache
    64 MB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    624 GB/s left arrow 936 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 384 bit
  • Memory Clock
    2250 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Data Rate
    19.5 Gbps left arrow -
  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 24 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    - left arrow 1219 MHz
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1800 MHz left arrow 1395 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2430 MHz left arrow 1890 MHz + 12%
  • Game Clock
    2124 MHz left arrow 1860 MHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 93 °C
  • System Power Supply
    700 W (System power requirement) left arrow -
  • TDP
    300 W+ 20 % left arrow 390 W+ 11 %
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow 480 W
  • Typical Board Power
    263 W left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC.

  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow 3 x 95 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow 40-47 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort 2.1 left arrow 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1a left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • HDMI Version
    2.1 left arrow -
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2x8-Pin left arrow 3 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

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

  • DirectX
    12_2 (Ultimate) left arrow 12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow ASUS Aura Sync
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • 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
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    - left arrow 140 mm
  • Length
    - left arrow 320 mm
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow 1810 g
  • Width
    - left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    799 $ left arrow 1,659 $
  • Part Number
    - left arrow ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING
  • Process Technology
    5 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    2023 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 2

3DMark graphics tests

Each row is a separate graphics subtest. Scores are not game FPS.

Test and settingsAMD Radeon RX 7800 XT ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OCResult difference¹
3DMark – Steel Nomad — Steel Nomad Score / DirectX 12 3982 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT VRAM: 16 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 5138 points Base GPU test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 VRAM: 24 GBOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +29.0 %
3DMark – Time Spy — Graphics Score / DirectX 12 19079 points Base GPU test: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT VRAM: 16 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported 20041 points Base GPU test: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 VRAM: 24 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DOS: Windows 11Graphics API: DirectX 12HVCI: enabledApplication version unreported +5.0 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

A base GPU test is a reference for cards using that GPU and the same memory capacity. Board overclocking, cooling and power limits can change the result.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

More results: 242

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC

More results: 43

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC.

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

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

37.67 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
39.67 TFLOPS
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC

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