Left · AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Spec score
Spec score 62
$800
typical price
Radeon RX 7900 XT against GeForce RTX 3090
Radeon RX 7900 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090
Spec score
Spec score 55
$1,199
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 7900 XTleft
64 vs 59 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTleft
71 vs 60 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTleft
65 vs 55 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTleft
54 vs 48 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3090right
55 vs 57 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3090right
53 vs 57 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 7900 XTleft
60 vs 56 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 3090right
56 vs 62 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 62
GeForce RTX 3090: 55
7 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 71
GeForce RTX 3090: 60
11 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 65
GeForce RTX 3090: 55
10 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 54
GeForce RTX 3090: 48
6 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 48
GeForce RTX 3090: 58
10 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 7.8
GeForce RTX 3090: 4.6
70%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 7900 XT: $800
GeForce RTX 3090: $1,199
$399to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 20 GB
GeForce RTX 3090: 24 GB
20%to the right
Board power
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 315 W
GeForce RTX 3090: 350 W
11%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 7900 XT: 310 mm
GeForce RTX 3090: 313 mm
1%to the left
The verdict
- The RX 7900 XT is 18% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 13% in the RX 7900 XT's favour.
- RTX 3090 carries 24 GB of video memory against 20 GB.
- The RX 7900 XT typically costs $399 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 7900 XT is the better buy: 7.8 points per $100 against 4.6.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 20 GB | 24 GB (better) |
| Board power | 315 W (better) | 350 W |
| Length | 310 mm (better) | 313 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $800 (better) | $1,199 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.