
AMD RX 7900 XTX vs. NVIDIA RTX 4080: Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Ray tracing is significantly more taxing on the GPUs, increasing register and cache usage for generating BVH structures and other ray-related info. The NVIDIA RTX 4080 holds a commanding lead in these benchmarks, often beating the Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 50% or more. We tested the following games using the highest ray-tracing preset at 1440p native, without any upscaling or frame generation.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

Cyberpunk 2077

A Plague Tale and Cyberpunk 2077 are nearly 50% faster on the RTX 4080 as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX struggles to hit 60 FPS.
Crysis Remastered

Dying Light 2

Crysis Remastered and Dying Light 2 are less harsh on the RX 7900 XTX, granting the RTX 4080 a lead of 32% and 37%, respectively.
F1 2022

F1 2022 and Hitman 3 run well on the Radeon, even with ray-tracing maxed out. The GeForce RTX 4080 is still faster, but the deficit is reduced to single-digit figures.
Hitman 3

Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy is a crushing defeat for the RX 7900 XTX as the RTX 4080 expands its lead to 80% with even better lows.
Ghostwire: Tokyo

Metro Exodus

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

The Callisto Protocol

The remaining titles are between 15% to 20% faster on the GeForce RTX 4080, even though the lows are nearly 40% lower on the 7900 XTX.
Average Ray Tracing Performance
Ray-tracing is a clean sweep for the GeForce RTX 4080. It wins 11 out of 11 titles with a satisfactory advantage nearly every time. Overall, it’s 23% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. A solid win for NVIDIA.
Game | NVIDIA RTX 4080 (Avg FPS) | AMD RX 7900 XTX (Avg FPS) |
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A Plague Tale | 67 FPS | 44.8 FPS |
Crysis Remastered | 168 FPS | 127.1 FPS |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 62.2 FPS | 41.3 FPS |
Dying Light 2 | 97.4 FPS | 71.3 FPS |
F1 2022 | 117.7 FPS | 110.2 FPS |
Ghostwire: Tokyo | 122.3 FPS | 102.8 FPS |
Hitman 3 | 76.1 FPS | 76.1 FPS |
Hogwarts Legacy | 68.6 FPS | 37.4 FPS |
Metro Exodus | 88.9 FPS | 75.2 FPS |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 180.8 FPS | 155.5 FPS |
The Callisto Protocol | 95.3 FPS | 90 FPS |
11 Game Average | 104 FPS | 84.7 FPS |