NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins — The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX with 32 GB GDDR7 versus 24 GB GDDR6 and 21760 CUDA co…

Scores: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 9/10 · AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 7/10

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX with 32 GB GDDR7 versus 24 GB GDDR6 and 21760 CUDA cores versus 96 Compute Units. The RX 7900 XTX released in 2022-12 at $999 MSRP while the RTX 5090 launched 2025-01-30 at $1999 MSRP. The 5090's 575W TDP and PCIe 5.0 x16 give it clear edges in raw capability over the older RDNA 3 card.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 lists at $1,999 while AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX lists at $999 — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX undercuts NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 by $1,000 (100%).

Spec-by-spec comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Memory Capacity32 GB GDDR724 GB GDDR6
TDP575W—
Cores21760 CUDA cores96 Compute Units
Memory Bus—384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

What works

  • 32 GB GDDR7 memory
  • 21760 CUDA cores on Blackwell architecture
  • PCIe 5.0 x16 interface

What doesn't

  • 575W TDP
  • MSRP $1999

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

What works

  • 24 GB GDDR6 memory
  • 96 Compute Units with 2.5 GHz boost clock
  • 96MB Infinity Cache

What doesn't

  • RDNA 3 architecture from 2022
  • MSRP $999

Bottom line

Our pick: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090.

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