AMD Radeon RX 7700S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains a single direct comparison between these two GPUs, and it decisively favors the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700S scores 2185. This represents a 28.9% deficit for the AMD part, meaning NVIDIA's card delivers roughly 40.7% more performance in this specific workload. The result is unambiguous: the RTX 5080 SUPER wins the only head-to-head benchmark in the database, and the margin is substantial.

The wider benchmark averages reinforce this gap. The RX 7700S posts an average benchmark score of 33849 across its three recorded tests, while the RTX 5080 SUPER's average sits at just 3075. However, this comparison is skewed by the different test suites available for each card. The RX 7700S has results from Geekbench OpenCL (62983), Geekbench Vulkan (36380), and 3DMark Steel Nomad (2185), while the RTX 5080 SUPER only has the single 3DMark result. The percentile rankings tell an interesting story: the RX 7700S sits at the 78th percentile among all GPUs, while the RTX 5080 SUPER ranks at the 19th percentile. This percentile gap reflects the limited benchmark coverage for the NVIDIA card rather than its actual competitive standing, as the direct head-to-head shows clear NVIDIA superiority.

Looking at nearest rivals in the database provides additional context for each card's standing. The RX 7700S's average score of 33849 places it within a narrow band of comparable GPUs: the AMD Radeon HD 7950 (33951, 0.3% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 480 (33997, 0.4% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (33694, 0.5% behind), and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (33622, 0.7% behind). This clustering indicates the RX 7700S sits in a well-populated performance tier. The RTX 5080 SUPER's nearest rivals, by contrast, are dramatically lower performers: the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 (3163, 2.8% ahead), the Intel Arc Pro B60 (3182, 3.4% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce 820A (2983, 3.1% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M (2967, 3.6% behind). These rivals reflect the sparse benchmarking data for the RTX 5080 SUPER, not its true competitive position.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two GPUs is generational and fundamental. The AMD Radeon RX 7700S uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, with the codename Hotpink Bonefish. It belongs to the Navi Mobile generation (RX 7000M series) and was released on 2023-01-03. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER uses the GB203 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, belongs to the GeForce 50 generation, and has a release date of 2025-12-31. Both use TSMC as the foundry, but the process nodes differ: the RX 7700S uses 6 nm, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses 5 nm.

The transistor counts reveal a massive scale difference. The RX 7700S contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2 million per mm². The RTX 5080 SUPER packs 45,600 million transistors into a 378 mm² die, achieving a density of 120.6 million per mm². That represents 3.4 times more transistors in the NVIDIA chip, with nearly double the packing density. These are not incremental differences; the RTX 5080 SUPER operates in a different hardware class entirely.

Memory configurations diverge sharply as well. The RX 7700S uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth with memory clocked at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The RTX 5080 SUPER uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 1.02 TB/s of bandwidth with memory at 2000 MHz (32 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA card offers three times the memory capacity, double the bus width, and roughly 3.5 times the bandwidth. Clock speeds also favor NVIDIA: the RX 7700S has a base clock of 1500 MHz, a boost of 2500 MHz, and a game clock of 2200 MHz, while the RTX 5080 SUPER runs at 2295 MHz base and 2617 MHz boost.

The compute resources show NVIDIA's overwhelming advantage. The RX 7700S has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores, with no tensor cores. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 84 ray tracing cores, and 336 tensor cores. That is 5.25 times more shading units, 2.6 times more TMUs, 1.75 times more ROPs, 2.6 times more RT cores, and a dedicated tensor core array that AMD lacks entirely. Pixel rate stands at 160.0 GPixel/s for AMD versus 293.1 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 320.0 GTexel/s versus 879.3 GTexel/s. FP32 compute reaches 20.48 TFLOPS on AMD versus 56.28 TFLOPS on NVIDIA, a 2.7-fold gap. The FP16 figures further differentiate: AMD delivers 40.96 TFLOPS with 2:1 ratio, while NVIDIA delivers 56.28 TFLOPS with 1:1 ratio, meaning NVIDIA matches its FP32 throughput in FP16 while AMD only doubles it.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7700S holds advantages in power efficiency and form factor. Its TDP is 100 W, compared to 415 W for the RTX 5080 SUPER. The AMD card is an integrated graphics package (IGP) with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs, designed for thin laptops. The RTX 5080 SUPER is a dual-slot card measuring 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, requiring a 1x 16-pin power connector and offering 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. The RX 7700S uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16, giving NVIDIA a bandwidth advantage for data transfer.

The RTX 5080 SUPER wins decisively in raw performance metrics. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 3075 versus 2185 confirms superior DX12 gaming performance. The FP32 compute advantage of 56.28 TFLOPS versus 20.48 TFLOPS signals dominance in general-purpose GPU compute. The memory bandwidth of 1.02 TB/s versus 288.0 GB/s supports larger textures, higher resolutions, and more demanding workloads. The 24 GB memory capacity versus 8 GB allows substantially larger datasets to reside on the GPU without host transfers.

The RX 7700S has a release date advantage, being available since 2023-01-03 compared to the RTX 5080 SUPER's 2025-12-31 release. Both cards are marked as Active in production status. The RX 7700S has a predecessor listed as Polaris Mobile, while the RTX 5080 SUPER has no predecessor in the database. Neither card has a successor recorded.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear conclusion: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER is the superior performer by a wide margin. The 28.9% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad, combined with 2.7 times the FP32 compute, 3.5 times the memory bandwidth, and 3 times the memory capacity, establishes NVIDIA's card as the choice for demanding workloads. The RTX 5080 SUPER's 56.28 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 879.3 GTexel/s texture rate, and 293.1 GPixel/s pixel rate place it firmly in a higher performance tier. Its 84 ray tracing cores and 336 tensor cores enable hardware features the RX 7700S cannot match, particularly for ray-traced rendering and AI-accelerated workloads.

The AMD Radeon RX 7700S serves a different purpose entirely. Its 100 W TDP and IGP form factor make it suitable for portable devices where power draw and physical footprint are constraints. The RX 7700S requires no external power connectors and adapts its display outputs to the host device. Its performance, while far below the RTX 5080 SUPER, still places it at the 78th percentile among all GPUs in the database, indicating respectable capability within its power envelope. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 62983 and Vulkan score of 36380 demonstrate competent compute performance for a mobile integrated solution.

For users prioritizing maximum performance, desktop form factor, and the ability to handle large memory footprints, the RTX 5080 SUPER is the clear choice. For users needing an integrated mobile GPU with modest power requirements, the RX 7700S is the only viable option between these two. The 415 W TDP of the RTX 5080 SUPER versus 100 W for the RX 7700S represents a 4.15-fold power draw difference, which directly impacts system design, cooling requirements, and portability.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher 3DMark Steel Nomad score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, which is 28.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7700S's score of 2185.

Q: How do the memory capacities compare?

A: The RTX 5080 SUPER has 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth, while the RX 7700S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the transistor counts for each chip?

A: The RTX 5080 SUPER's GB203 chip contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, while the RX 7700S's Navi 33 chip contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die.

Q: Which card supports tensor cores?

A: Only the RTX 5080 SUPER has tensor cores, with 336 of them. The RX 7700S has no tensor cores listed in the database.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RX 7700S has a TDP of 100 W and requires no power connectors, while the RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and uses a 1x 16-pin power connector.

Q: When was each GPU released?

A: The RX 7700S was released on 2023-01-03, and the RTX 5080 SUPER was released on 2025-12-31.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process Node | 6 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 45,600 million |

| Die Size | 204 mm² | 378 mm² |

| Base Clock | 1500 MHz | 2295 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 2617 MHz |

| Memory Size | 8 GB | 24 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 1.02 TB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 10752 |

| TMUs | 128 | 336 |

| ROPs | 64 | 112 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | 84 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 336 |

| Pixel Rate | 160.0 GPixel/s | 293.1 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 320.0 GTexel/s | 879.3 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 20.48 TFLOPS | 56.28 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 40.96 TFLOPS (2:1) | 56.28 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 100 W | 415 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Dimensions | Not specified | 304 mm x 137 mm x 40 mm |

| Release Date | 2023-01-03 | 2025-12-31 |

| Launch MSRP | Not specified | 999 USD |