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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
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Q3/2018
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT or GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G? Which graphics card is faster?

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

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT has a base frequency of 1.500 GHz. Memory size 20 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2022.

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G has a base frequency of 1.515 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

  • More memory

    150% more memory

    20 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    23 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    24 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    32 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    987 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 1% better clock speed

    1.515 GHz left arrow 1.500 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1286 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    916 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1069 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    836 place
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    1114 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    1571 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    677 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    800 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    RDNA 3 left arrow -
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
  • Execution Units
    84 left arrow 46
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 31 left arrow TU104
  • Render Output Units
    192 left arrow 64
  • RT Cores
    84 left arrow -
  • Shader
    5376 left arrow 2944
  • Texture Units
    336 left arrow 184
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Bandwidth
    800 GB/s left arrow 452 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    320 bit left arrow 256 bit
  • Memory Clock
    2500 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Data Rate
    20 Gbps left arrow -
  • Memory Size
    20 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    - left arrow 1767 MHz
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    1500 MHz left arrow 1515 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2400 MHz left arrow 1890 MHz + 11%
  • Game Clock
    2000 MHz left arrow 1710 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 89 °C
  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 250 W+ 16 %
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow 300 W+ 26 %
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    2 × DisplayPort 2.1 left arrow 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1 left arrow 3 × HDMI 2.0b
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    1 × USB-C 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 (Ultimate) left arrow 12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow GIGABYTE RGB Fusion
  • 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 No
  • 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
    113 mm left arrow 159 mm
  • Length
    276 mm left arrow 291 mm
  • Slot Size
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    51 mm left arrow 29 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 839 $
  • Part Number
    GV-R79XT-20GC-B left arrow GV-N2080AORUSX WB-8GC
  • Process Technology
    5 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q3/2018

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.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT

More results: 111

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G.

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.

51.61 TFLOPS
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
11.13 TFLOPS
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G
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.

24793
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
11610
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G
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.

99 fps
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT
47 fps
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 Xtreme Waterforce WB 8G

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