RX 7800 XT

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RX 7800 XT Review & Specifications

The RX 7800 XT is based on the RDNA 3.0 architecture and manufactured using the 5 nm process node. It was launched approximately 2 years, 10 months ago, originally priced at $499. It features 3840 cores, including 60 compute units (SMs), 240 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 96 render output units (ROPs). For ray tracing and AI-accelerated tasks, it also includes 60 dedicated RT cores and 120 Tensor cores, enabling advanced rendering and upscaling features where supported. It has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock reaching up to 2430 MHz. The RX 7800 XT comes equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus. Memory runs at 2438 MHz and delivers a total memory bandwidth of 624 GB/s.

This GPU has a moderate thermal design power (TDP) of 263 W. A PC case with good airflow and a quality power supply are required for stable operation. Due to the moderate TDP, this GPU is suitable for small form factor builds with somewhat limited airflow.

RX 7800 XT Performance

RX 7800 XT is a mid-range graphics card, scoring 51.54% in relative gaming performance. Thanks to 16 GB of VRAM, it offers excellent 1440p performance and can handle 4K gaming with optimized settings or the help of DLSS, FSR, and frame generation. Great for users targeting 100+ FPS at 1440p or playable 4K in lighter titles.

The RX 7800 XT includes a substantial 16 GB of VRAM, making it capable of high to ultra settings in most games at up to 4K resolution. It performs well in demanding creative workloads like 4K video editing, RAW image manipulation, and 3D rendering. For AI and machine learning, AMD GPUs are gradually improving: while they still lack CUDA support, some frameworks now offer experimental or partial support via ROCm — allowing limited use with models like Stable Diffusion. However, software compatibility remains inconsistent, and performance is typically lower than NVIDIA equivalents. Overall, this GPU is a strong choice for gamers and creators, but only suitable for light or hobbyist AI workloads.

In terms of gaming value, RX 7800 XT offers excellent performance per dollar, achieving 73.6% efficiency relative to the best in this category. It is an outstanding choice for users seeking a cost-effective yet powerful solution, with ample VRAM ensuring strong future-proofing.

General Information

GPU Name	RX 7800 XT
GPU Code Name	Navi 32
Release Price	$499
Selected Model	PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6
Current Price Amazon	$600❗N/A
Amazon Price Updated	1 week, 6 days ago
Launch Date	2 years, 10 months ago
GPU Available	False

Architecture

Architecture	RDNA 3.0
Foundry	TSMC
Process	5
Transistors	28100 million
Die Size	346 mm²
Bus Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
TDP	263 W

Configuration

Cores	3840
CUs (SMs)	60
TMUs	240
ROPs	96
RT Cores	60
Tensor Cores	120
L0 Cache	32 KB per WGP
L1 Cache	128 KB per Array
L2 Cache	4 MB
L3 Cache	64 MB

Clock Speeds

Base Clock	1295 MHz
Boost Clock	2430 MHz

Memory Performance

Memory Size - Type	16 GB GDDR6
Memory Bus Width	256 bit
Memory Clock	2438 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	624 GB/s

API / Feature Support

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	2.2
Vulkan	1.4
Shader Model	6.8

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate	233.30 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	583.20 GTexel/s
FP16	74.65 TFLOPS
FP32	37.32 TFLOPS
FP64	1166.00 GFLOPS

Gaming Performance Chart

RX 7800 XT Compared to Similar Performance GPUs

GPU Price / Performance Table

GPU (Desc) GPU Name Sorts graphics cards alphabetically by model name. Click to toggle sort order.	Price (Desc) Price (Amazon) Sorts GPUs by current Amazon price. Click to toggle sort order.	Gaming_1080p (Desc) 1080p Gaming Performance Relative performance in modern games at 1920×1080 resolution. Click to toggle sort order.	Gaming_1440p (Desc) 1440p Gaming Performance Relative gaming performance at 2560×1440 resolution. Click to toggle sort order.	Gaming_2160p (Desc) 4K Gaming Performance Performance rating in games at 3840×2160 resolution. Click to toggle sort order.	Game_1440p/Price (Desc) Gaming Performance per Dollar Value rating based on 1440p performance divided by price. Click to find best gaming value GPUs.
RX 9070 GRE RX 9070 GRE View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$0 RX 9070 GRE No Amazon Link This GPU has no link to an Amazon product page. \| 0.0% RX 9070 GRE Price Change No significant price change detected.	56.0%	48.5%	40.9%	N/A
RTX 3080 Ti RTX 3080 Ti View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$590 RTX 3080 Ti Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| ↓ -4.8% RTX 3080 Ti Price Change Price decreased from the last update.	55.1%	47.9%	43.7%	80.4%
RX 6950 XT RX 6950 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$1098 RX 6950 XT Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| 0.0% RX 6950 XT Price Change No significant price change detected.	55.7%	47.8%	41.3%	43.1%
RX 6900 XT RX 6900 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$700 RX 6900 XT Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| 0.0% RX 6900 XT Price Change No significant price change detected.	55.2%	46.5%	39.0%	65.7%
RX 7800 XT RX 7800 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$600❗ RX 7800 XT Price Not Available Last known price from Amazon. Currently unavailable. Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| 0.0% RX 7800 XT Price Change No significant price change detected.	51.5%	44.6%	38.1%	73.6%
RTX 3080 RTX 3080 View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$470 RTX 3080 Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| ↑ 4.4% RTX 3080 Price Change Price increased from the last update.	50.9%	43.7%	39.1%	92.0%
RTX 4070 RTX 4070 View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$630 RTX 4070 Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| ↑ 18.9% RTX 4070 Price Change Price increased from the last update.	51.4%	43.1%	35.8%	67.7%
RX 6800 XT RX 6800 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$600 RX 6800 XT Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| 0.0% RX 6800 XT Price Change No significant price change detected.	49.2%	42.7%	35.6%	70.4%
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB RTX 5060 Ti 16GB View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	$565 RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Current Amazon Price Click to view this GPU on Amazon. \| ↑ 0.0% RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Price Change Price increased from the last update.	45.2%	38.5%	31.7%	67.5%

GPU Specification Table

GPU (Desc) GPU Name Sorts graphics cards alphabetically by model name. Click to toggle sort order.	Architecture GPU Architecture Indicates the internal design generation. Determines performance, efficiency, and feature set.	Shader/TMU/ROP/RT Shader / TMU / ROP / RT Units Core processing units responsible for rendering. - Shaders: General computation - TMUs: Texture Mapping Units - ROPs: Raster Operators - RTs: Ray Tracing cores	Base/Boost Clock GPU Clock Speeds - Base Clock: Default operating frequency - Boost Clock: Maximum dynamic frequency under load	Memory Video Memory (VRAM) Total memory available for textures, buffers, and rendering data.	Mem Clock/Bandwidth Memory Clock & Bandwidth - Clock: Frequency of VRAM operations (effective rate) - Bandwidth: Data transfer rate between GPU and memory (in GB/s)	TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP) Indicates the GPU’s typical power consumption under load. Measured in watts (W), used to estimate cooling and PSU needs.
RX 9070 GRE RX 9070 GRE View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	Navi 48 / 5 nm / RDNA 4.0	3072 / 192 / 96 / 48	1420 MHz / 2790 MHz	12 GB GDDR6 / 192 bit	2250 MHz / 432 GB/s	220 W
RTX 3080 Ti RTX 3080 Ti View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	GA102 / 8 nm nm / Ampere	10240 / 320 / 112 / 80	1365 MHz / 1665 MHz	12 GB GDDR6X / 384 bit	1188 MHz / 912 GB/s	350 W
RX 6950 XT RX 6950 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	Navi 21 / 7 nm / RDNA 2.0	5120 / 320 / 128 / 80	1860 MHz / 2310 MHz	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit	2250 MHz / 576 GB/s	335 W
RX 6900 XT RX 6900 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	Navi 21 / 7 nm / RDNA 2.0	5120 / 320 / 128 / 80	1825 MHz / 2250 MHz	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit	2000 MHz / 512 GB/s	300 W
RX 7800 XT RX 7800 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	Navi 32 / 5 nm / RDNA 3.0	3840 / 240 / 96 / 60	1295 MHz / 2430 MHz	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit	2438 MHz / 624 GB/s	263 W
RTX 3080 RTX 3080 View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	GA102 / 8 nm nm / Ampere	8704 / 272 / 96 / 68	1440 MHz / 1710 MHz	10 GB GDDR6X / 320 bit	1188 MHz / 760 GB/s	320 W
RTX 4070 RTX 4070 View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	AD104 / 5 nm nm / Ada Lovelace	5888 / 184 / 64 / 46	1920 MHz / 2475 MHz	12 GB GDDR6X / 192 bit	1313 MHz / 504 GB/s	200 W
RX 6800 XT RX 6800 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	Navi 21 / 7 nm / RDNA 2.0	4608 / 288 / 128 / 72	1825 MHz / 2250 MHz	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit	2000 MHz / 512 GB/s	300 W
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB RTX 5060 Ti 16GB View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this GPU. Browse all graphics cards based on this GPU model.	GB206 / 5 nm nm / Blackwell 2.0	4608 / 144 / 48 / 36	2407 MHz / 2572 MHz	16 GB GDDR7 / 128 bit	1750 MHz / 448 GB/s	180 W

Graphics Cards Based on the RX 7800 XT GPU

Specification	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this Graphics Card.	PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 … PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this Graphics Card.	XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE View detailed specs, benchmarks, charts, and comparisons for this Graphics Card.
Perf Chart
Price	$899 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G Current Amazon Price Click to view this Graphics Card on Amazon. \| 0.0% GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G Price Change No significant price change detected.	$620 PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Current Amazon Price Click to view this Graphics Card on Amazon. \| ↓ -6.0% PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Price Change Price decreased from the last update.	$800 XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE Current Amazon Price Click to view this Graphics Card on Amazon. \| 0.0% XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE Price Change No significant price change detected.
GPU	AMD RX 7800 XT	AMD RX 7800 XT	AMD RX 7800 XT
Manufacturer	GIGABYTE	PowerColor	XFX
Chip/Process/Arch	Navi 32 / 5 nm / RDNA 3.0	Navi 32 / 5 nm / RDNA 3.0	Navi 32 / 5 nm / RDNA 3.0
Cores/TMU/ROP/RT	3840 / 240 / 96 / 60	3840 / 240 / 96 / 60	3840 / 240 / 96 / 60
Base/Boost MHz	1295 MHz / 2430 MHz	1295 MHz / 2430 MHz	1295 MHz / 2430 MHz
Factory OC MHz	2565 MHz	2430 MHz	2430 MHz
VRAM / Bus	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit	16 GB GDDR6 / 256 bit
Mem Clock/Band	2438 MHz / 624 GB/s	2438 MHz / 624 GB/s	2438 MHz / 624 GB/s
TDP	263 W	263 W	263 W
Power Connector	8 Pin x 2	8 Pin x 2	8 Pin x 2
Dimensions	L=302 W=130 H=56 mm	260mm109mm50mm	33.5 x 13 x 5.2 cm

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G
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Price: $899

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PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
PowerColor Twin Fan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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Price: $620

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XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE
XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE
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Price: $800

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