Left · AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Spec score
Spec score 70
$1,599
typical price
Radeon RX 7900 XTX against GeForce RTX 5080
GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080
Spec score
Spec score 77
$1,702
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 5080right
72 vs 80 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 5080right
64 vs 76 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
79 vs 82 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
73 vs 77 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
64 vs 70 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 5080right
62 vs 75 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 5080right
60 vs 75 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
68 vs 76 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 5080right
65 vs 67 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 XTX: 70
GeForce RTX 5080: 77
7 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 79
GeForce RTX 5080: 82
3 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 73
GeForce RTX 5080: 77
4 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 64
GeForce RTX 5080: 70
6 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 55
GeForce RTX 5080: 74
19 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 4.4
GeForce RTX 5080: 4.8
9%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: $1,599
GeForce RTX 5080: $1,600
$1to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 24 GB
GeForce RTX 5080: 16 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 355 W
GeForce RTX 5080: 360 W
1%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 320 mm
GeForce RTX 5080: 310 mm
3%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 5080 is 5% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 9% in the RTX 5080's favour.
- RX 7900 XTX carries 24 GB of video memory against 16 GB.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5080 is the better buy: 4.8 points per $100 against 4.4.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 24 GB (better) | 16 GB |
| Board power | 355 W (better) | 360 W |
| Length | 320 mm | 310 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | 12V-2x6 (16-pin) |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2022 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $1,599 (better) | $1,600 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.