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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2020
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
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2022-12-13
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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

What's the best choice ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX? Which graphics card is faster?

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

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.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has a base frequency of 1.900 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in 2022-12-13.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    27 left arrow place

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
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    14 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    14 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    156 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    1.900 GHz left arrow 1.395 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    16 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    11 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    15 place

Specifications

Technical data
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
  • Execution Units
    82 left arrow 96
  • GPU Chip
    GA102-300-A1 left arrow Navi 31
  • Render Output Units
    112 left arrow 192
  • Shader
    10496 left arrow 6144
  • Texture Units
    328 left arrow 384
  • AI Accelerators
    - left arrow 192
  • Architecture
    - left arrow RDNA 3
  • Compute Units
    - left arrow 96
  • Ray Accelerators
    - left arrow 96
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 96
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Bandwidth
    936 GB/s left arrow 960 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    384 bit left arrow 384 bit
  • Memory Size
    24 GB left arrow 24 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1219 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6X left arrow GDDR6
  • Infinity Cache
    - left arrow 96 MB
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 2500 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 20 Gbps
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    1395 MHz left arrow 1900 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1890 MHz + 12% left arrow 2500 MHz
  • Game Clock
    1860 MHz left arrow 2300 MHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    93 °C left arrow -
  • TDP
    390 W+ 11 % left arrow 355 W
  • TDP (up)
    480 W left arrow -
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 800 W (System power requirement)
  • Typical Board Power
    - left arrow 355 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    3 x 95 mm left arrow 3 x 90 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    40-47 dB left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    ASUS Aura Sync left arrow No LED lighting
  • 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 left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    140 mm left arrow 123 mm
  • Length
    320 mm left arrow 287 mm
  • Slot Size
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    1810 g left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow 51 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    1,659 $ left arrow 999 $
  • Part Number
    ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    8 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow 2022-12-13

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
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.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC

More results: 45

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

More results: 224

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench 2024 / GPU

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 14974 points System: Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Graphics: Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

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.

39.67 TFLOPS
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
61.44 TFLOPS
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

20681
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
29837
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

95 fps
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC
126 fps
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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