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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT

RDNA 3 · 16 GB GDDR6 · 263 W · Red Devil

84
/ 100
From $588
VS
GeForce RTX 5090 Super wins by 15
NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 5090 Super

Blackwell · 32 GB GDDR7 · 620 W

99
/ 100
From $2,199
Specdex verdict

GeForce RTX 5090 Super takes it — here’s why.

In our weighted Specdex score, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT lands at 84 and GeForce RTX 5090 Super at 99. That puts GeForce RTX 5090 Super ahead by 15 points — a decisive margin driven mostly by its strengths in the categories below.

Pick PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT if…

  • More VRAM at price tier
  • FSR support
  • Driver open-source on Linux

Pick GeForce RTX 5090 Super if…

  • Fastest consumer GPU ever
  • DLSS 4.5 Multi-Frame Gen
  • Hardware ray-tracing cores 5th-gen

Score breakdown

PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT
84
raster 84
rt 74
ai 69
efficiency 77
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
99
raster 100
rt 100
ai 100
efficiency 74

Specs side-by-side

Spec
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Architecture
RDNA 3
Blackwell
VRAM
16 GB GDDR6
32 GB GDDR7
TBP
263 W
620 W
Release year
2023
2025
CUDA cores
23,040
Memory bus
512-bit

PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT

Pros
  • +More VRAM at price tier
  • +FSR support
  • +Driver open-source on Linux
Cons
  • RT trails NVIDIA
  • AI ecosystem smaller
  • Driver day-0 bugs

GeForce RTX 5090 Super

Pros
  • +Fastest consumer GPU ever
  • +DLSS 4.5 Multi-Frame Gen
  • +Hardware ray-tracing cores 5th-gen
Cons
  • 620 W peak power draw
  • PSU requirements extreme
  • Supply allocation tight

FAQ: PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce RTX 5090 Super

Which is better, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT or GeForce RTX 5090 Super? +

GeForce RTX 5090 Super scores 99 on our weighted rubric — ahead by 15. Your best pick depends on the sub-scores above.

Is PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT worth the price? +

At $588, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a Specdex score of 84 — strongest in raster.

Is GeForce RTX 5090 Super worth the price? +

At $2,199, GeForce RTX 5090 Super delivers a Specdex score of 99 — strongest in raster.

Does PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT or GeForce RTX 5090 Super last longer? +

Based on our long-term update and support ratings, both ship with multi-year support. Battery and reliability scores are visible in the breakdown above.