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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX

RDNA 3 · 24 GB GDDR6 · 355 W · Red Devil

90
/ 100
From $1,128
VS
GeForce RTX 5090 Super wins by 9
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 7900 XTX lands at 90 and GeForce RTX 5090 Super at 99. That puts GeForce RTX 5090 Super ahead by 9 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 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 7900 XTX
90
raster 90
rt 80
ai 75
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 7900 XTX
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Architecture
RDNA 3
Blackwell
VRAM
24 GB GDDR6
32 GB GDDR7
TBP
355 W
620 W
Release year
2022
2025
CUDA cores
23,040
Memory bus
512-bit

PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 5090 Super

Which is better, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7900 XTX or GeForce RTX 5090 Super? +

GeForce RTX 5090 Super scores 99 on our weighted rubric — ahead by 9. 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 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 7900 XTX 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.