GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
571%
571%
AMD Radeon HD 7990
18%
18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is approximately 553% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | AD103 | Malta x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 9728 | 2048 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 304 | 128 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 3 GB x2 |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | AD103 | Malta |
| GPU VariantDifferent | AD103-300-A1 | Malta XT(215-0849026) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ada Lovelace | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 45,900 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 121.1M / mm² | 11.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 379 mm² | 365 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 20th, 2022 | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Nov 16th, 2022 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 40 | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 30 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 50 | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 1,199 USD | 999 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 50 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2205 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2505 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1400 MHz22.4 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 16 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 716.8 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 9728 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 304 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 112 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 76 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 304 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 76 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 64 MB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 280.6 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 761.5 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 48.74 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 48.74 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 761.5 GFLOPS (1:64) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Triple-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 310 mm12.2 inches | 304 mm12 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 140 mm5.5 inches | 106 mm4.2 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 61 mm2.4 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 320 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 700 W | 750 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG139 SKU 360 | 109-C47637-00A_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.175 |
| CUDADifferent | 8.9 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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