Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5090
Best for: 4K enthusiasts who can find the RTX 4090 at a significant discount and don't need DLSS 4 or GDDR7.
Full details →Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RX 9070
Best for: 1440p gamers seeking AMD clearance value — sits between the 7800 XT and 7600 XT in performance.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | AMD RX 7700 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Enthusiast | High-end |
| Generation | RTX 4000 | RX 7000 |
| VRAM | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 450W | 245W |
| Upscaling | DLSS3 | FSR3 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $1599 | $449 |
| Released | Oct 12, 2022 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Cycle length | ~840 days | ~550 days |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Wait |
| Deals advice | Buy | Buy |
| Successor | RTX 5090 | RX 9070 |
More VRAM than the RTX 5080 (16GB), making it relevant for AI workloads and 4K texture packs.
Street prices have dropped significantly below $1599 MSRP, offering 5090-adjacent performance for less.
Over 2 years of driver optimizations make this one of the most stable GPUs available.
Superseded but strong value — at clearance pricing, a capable 1440p card for well under $350.
Comfortable VRAM for 1440p gaming.
Well-optimized after 18+ months of updates.