PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Overall performance index

54,3

Rank 9 of 30 tested cards

MSRP US$999

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MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

Overall performance index

100,0

Rank 1 of 30 tested cards

MSRP US$1,999

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio is 45,7% faster on average

PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio

Individual tests: PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX wins 1, MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio wins 40 (41 shared tests)

Performance by resolution

Full HD (1080p) +35,2 % 94,0fps 145,0fps 4K without ray tracing +43,2 % 88,0fps 155,0fps 4K with ray tracing +49,6 % 67,0fps 133,0fps 8K +53,2 % 66,0fps 141,0fps

Game benchmarks

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Avg. Full HD (1080p) – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +54,3 %

Individual results (22 tests)

3D Mark Fire Strike Extreme Graphic Score 39.386 Punkte 62.516 Punkte +58,7 %

3D Mark Fire Strike Ultra Graphic Score 20.228 Punkte 32.976 Punkte +63,0 %

3D Mark Port Royal v1.32560x1440 17.348 Punkte 38.105 Punkte +119,7 %

3D Mark Port Royal v1.32560x1440 80,3 fps 176,4 fps +119,6 %

3D Mark SpeedWay2560x1440,DX12 Ultimate,fps 66,3 fps 149,1 fps +125,0 %

3D Mark SpeedWay2560x1440,DX12 Ultimate,Score 6.625 Punkte 14.906 Punkte +125,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy Extreme Graphic Score 15.254 Punkte 26.060 Punkte +70,8 %

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark1920x1080, Cinematic,100%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,No Raytracing 68,0 fps 110,0 fps +61,8 %

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark1920x1080, Cinematic,100%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,Raytracing-Very-High 15,0 fps 87,0 fps +480,0 %

Final Fantasy XV BenchmarkHighest,kein DLSS, 1080p 15.040 Punkte 21.638 Punkte +43,9 %

Fortnite1920x1080 161,5 fps 176,5 fps +9,3 %

Fortnite 1920x1080 P99 254,7 fps 256,8 fps +0,8 %

Fortnite P0.1 54,6 fps 54,3 fps +0,6 %

Geekbench 6.4.0 OpenCL 183.421 Punkte 390.390 Punkte +112,8 %

Geekbench 6.4.0 VULKAN 264.377 Punkte 410.399 Punkte +55,2 %

Metro Exodus P0.1 43,6 fps 82,0 fps +88,1 %

Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark1920x1080, Ultra+NoDLSS,No-Raytracing 120,6 fps 137,6 fps +14,1 %

Synthetische Benchmarks 781,0 Rating 1.393 Rating +78,4 %

Unigine Superposition1080p Extreme 130,2 fps 206,3 fps +58,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme min FPS 98,1 fps 150,1 fps +53,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme max FPS 163,5 fps 281,8 fps +72,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme Punkte 17.401 fps 27.586 fps +58,5 %

Avg. 4K without ray tracing – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +76,1 %

Individual results (9 tests)

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark3840x2160, Cinematic,50%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,No Raytracing 64,0 fps 107,0 fps +67,2 %

Cyberpunk 2077Ultra Preset, 3840x2160 65,7 fps 113,4 fps +72,7 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 Ultra 3840x2160 min 55,3 fps 89,7 fps +62,4 %

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra 3840x2160 max 82,0 fps 142,3 fps +73,6 %

Final Fantasy XV BenchmarkHighest,kein DLSS,3840x2160 7.540 Punkte 14.058 Punkte +86,4 %

Metro Exodus Ehanced Edition3840x2160 / Extreme 93,8 fps 184,6 fps +96,8 %

Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark3840x2160, Ultra+NoDLSS,No-Raytracing 59,0 fps 94,6 fps +60,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 134,0 fps 245,0 fps +82,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 21.013 fps 38.229 fps +81,9 %

Avg. 4K with ray tracing – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +98,5 %

Individual results (8 tests)

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark3840x2160, Cinematic,50%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,Raytracing-Very-High 15,0 fps 85,0 fps +466,7 %

Cyberpunk 2077Low RayTracing Low OHNE DLSS-FSR, 3840x2160 53,9 fps 100,5 fps +86,6 %

Cyberpunk 2077RayTracing Low DLSS / FSR2.1 3840x2160 106,9 fps 162,9 fps +52,4 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 RayTracing DLSS 3840x2160 min 94,1 fps 143,9 fps +52,8 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 RayTracing Low 3840x2160 min 45,1 fps 81,4 fps +80,4 %

Cyberpunk 2077 Low RayTracing Low 3840x2160 max 66,6 fps 124,3 fps +86,7 %

Cyberpunk 2077 RayTracing DLSS 3840x2160 max 128,4 fps 193,1 fps +50,4 %

Metro Exodus P99. Moscow3840x2160 DXR,Ultra,no DLSS 158,6 fps 273,3 fps +72,3 %

Avg. 8K – all tested cards

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio +113,6 %

Individual results (2 tests)

Unigine Superposition8k Extreme 65,9 fps 140,9 fps +113,9 %

Unigine Superposition 8k Optimized 8.805 fps 18.838 fps +113,9 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a tested card – the further up and left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Architecture	n/a	Blackwell
Generation	n/a	Blackwell
Type	Desktop GPU	Desktop GPU
Launch MSRP	US$999	US$1,999

Detailed specifications

	PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Shader processors (CUDA / stream)	n/a	21,760
Compute units / SMs	96	n/a
RT cores	96	n/a
Tensor cores	192	n/a
Base clock	2,300 MHz	2,010 MHz
Boost clock	2,500 MHz	2,410 MHz
Power draw (TDP/TGP)	n/a	575 W

VRAM capacity and type

	PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR7
Memory size	24 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	n/a	512 Bit
Memory bandwidth	960,0 GB/s	n/a

Form factor and compatibility

	PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
Interface	n/a	PCIe Gen 5

Connectivity and ports

	PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX	MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio
DLSS	No	No
Resizable BAR	No	No

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