PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX
RDNA 3 · 24 GB GDDR6 · 355 W · Red Devil
GeForce RTX 5090
Blackwell · 32 GB GDDR7 · 575 W
GeForce RTX 5090 takes it — here’s why.
In our weighted Specdex score, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX lands at 90 and GeForce RTX 5090 at 98. That puts GeForce RTX 5090 ahead by 8 points — a decisive margin driven mostly by its strengths in the categories below.
Pick PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX if…
- ✓More VRAM at price tier
- ✓FSR support
- ✓Driver open-source on Linux
Pick GeForce RTX 5090 if…
- ✓Unrivaled 4K and path-tracing
- ✓DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
- ✓32 GB VRAM for AI
Score breakdown
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| VRAM | 24 GB GDDR6 | ▲ 32 GB GDDR7 |
| TBP | 355 W | 575 W |
| Release year | 2022 | — |
| CUDA cores | — | 21,760 |
| Tensor cores | — | 680 (5th gen) |
| RT cores | — | 170 (4th gen) |
| Memory bus | — | 512-bit |
| Bandwidth | — | 1792 GB/s |
| PCIe | — | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- +More VRAM at price tier
- +FSR support
- +Driver open-source on Linux
- −RT trails NVIDIA
- −AI ecosystem smaller
- −Driver day-0 bugs
GeForce RTX 5090
- +Unrivaled 4K and path-tracing
- +DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
- +32 GB VRAM for AI
- −Enormous power draw
- −Two-slot+ cooler required
- −Scarce MSRP supply
FAQ: PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 5090
Which is better, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 5090? +
GeForce RTX 5090 scores 98 on our weighted rubric — ahead by 8. Your best pick depends on the sub-scores above.
Is PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX worth the price? +
At $1,128, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX delivers a Specdex score of 90 — strongest in raster.
Is GeForce RTX 5090 worth the price? +
At $1,999, GeForce RTX 5090 delivers a Specdex score of 98 — strongest in raster.
Does PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 5090 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.