MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB SUPRIM X vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB SUPRIM X and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
• GPU Chip
  AD103 (Ada Lovelace) Navi 31 (RDNA 3)
• Execution units
  76 84
• Shader
  9728 5376
• Render Output Units
  96 192
• Texture Units
  304 336
• Raytracing Cores
  76 84

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 20 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  1.400 GHz 2.500 GHz
• Memory Speed
  22.4 Gbps 20 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  736 GB/s 800 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 320 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB SUPRIM X and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.205 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.640 GHz+ 5 % 2.400 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.000 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  320 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  90 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB SUPRIM X and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1a 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v2.1
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- 1

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode

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

• Length
  336 mm 276 mm
• Height
  142 mm 113 mm
• Width
  78 mm 51 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  2364 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 4080 16GB SUPRIM X.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q4/2022
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  4 nm 5 nm
• Part-no
  -- GV-R79XT-20GC-B
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet