Blender 3.4 AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series vs. NVIDIA Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Blender 3.4 with new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT/XTX on Linux with HIP back-end against NVIDIA for a future article. Radeon VII: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (0805 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 20 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 42.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.0-devel (LLVM 15.0.3 DRM 3.49), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3513.0), Vulkan: 1.3.232, Compiler: GCC 11.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (0805 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 42.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.0-devel (LLVM 15.0.3 DRM 3.49), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3513.0), Vulkan: 1.3.232, Compiler: GCC 11.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 6800: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (0805 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 16GB (2475/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 21 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 42.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.0-devel (LLVM 15.0.3 DRM 3.49), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3513.0), Vulkan: 1.3.232, Compiler: GCC 11.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 6800 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (0805 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 21 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 42.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.0-devel (LLVM 15.0.3 DRM 3.49), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3513.0), Vulkan: 1.3.232, Compiler: GCC 11.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 7900 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (0805 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB (3125/1249MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab30, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 42.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.0-devel (LLVM 15.0.3 DRM 3.49), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3513.0), Vulkan: 1.3.232, Compiler: GCC 11.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 7900 XTX: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 5.88GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO (0805 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB (3220/1249MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab30, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 22.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 42.5, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.0-devel (LLVM 15.0.3 DRM 3.49), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3513.0), Vulkan: 1.3.232, Compiler: GCC 11.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Blender 3.4 Blend File: BMW27 Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... 36.13 |====================================== RX 5700 XT .......... 47.98 |================================================== RX 6800 ............. 28.95 |============================== RX 6800 XT .......... 22.71 |======================== RX 7900 XT .......... 14.42 |=============== RX 7900 XTX ......... 14.42 |=============== RTX 3080 ............ 11.91 |============ RTX 3080 Ti ......... 10.39 |=========== RTX 3090 ............ 10.03 |========== RTX 3080 - OptiX .... 6.63 |======= RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . 5.79 |====== RTX 3090 - OptiX .... 5.67 |====== Blender 3.4 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 21 AVG: 125 MAX: 183 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 7 AVG: 120 MAX: 150 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 5 AVG: 107 MAX: 137 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 5 AVG: 135 MAX: 185 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 11 AVG: 172 MAX: 254 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 13 AVG: 198 MAX: 294 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 12 AVG: 196 MAX: 281 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 18 AVG: 225 MAX: 328 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 13 AVG: 220 MAX: 323 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 15 AVG: 178 MAX: 267 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 22 AVG: 199 MAX: 314 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 26 AVG: 192 MAX: 308 Blender 3.4 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 26.0 AVG: 43.3 MAX: 51.0 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 28.0 AVG: 52.0 MAX: 60.0 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 44.1 MAX: 56.0 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 55.0 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 27.0 AVG: 38.4 MAX: 49.0 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 43.0 AVG: 55.6 MAX: 66.0 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 34.0 AVG: 47.8 MAX: 57.0 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 46.1 MAX: 58.0 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 27.0 AVG: 39.5 MAX: 49.0 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 47.0 AVG: 59.5 MAX: 67.0 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 47.0 AVG: 56.6 MAX: 63.0 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 46.4 MAX: 53.0 Blender 3.4 Blend File: Classroom Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... 61.69 |==================================== RX 5700 XT .......... 85.85 |================================================== RX 6800 ............. 49.86 |============================= RX 6800 XT .......... 40.46 |======================== RX 7900 XT .......... 26.20 |=============== RX 7900 XTX ......... 22.84 |============= RTX 3080 ............ 24.22 |============== RTX 3080 Ti ......... 20.78 |============ RTX 3090 ............ 19.98 |============ RTX 3080 - OptiX .... 16.37 |========== RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . 14.26 |======== RTX 3090 - OptiX .... 13.82 |======== Blender 3.4 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 21 AVG: 142 MAX: 190 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 7 AVG: 137 MAX: 159 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 5 AVG: 129 MAX: 145 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 6 AVG: 172 MAX: 202 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 14 AVG: 218 MAX: 258 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 214 MAX: 296 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 28 AVG: 253 MAX: 302 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 34 AVG: 288 MAX: 349 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 28 AVG: 283 MAX: 347 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 30 AVG: 240 MAX: 303 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 36 AVG: 272 MAX: 347 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 30 AVG: 270 MAX: 347 Blender 3.4 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 42.0 AVG: 53.5 MAX: 58.0 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 45.0 AVG: 64.4 MAX: 70.0 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 52.0 AVG: 62.1 MAX: 65.0 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 49.0 AVG: 64.0 MAX: 71.0 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 44.0 AVG: 55.4 MAX: 60.0 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 58.0 AVG: 67.2 MAX: 71.0 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 57.0 AVG: 68.6 MAX: 74.0 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 54.0 AVG: 66.7 MAX: 73.0 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 42.0 AVG: 55.9 MAX: 62.0 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 60.0 AVG: 69.0 MAX: 73.0 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 60.0 AVG: 68.9 MAX: 74.0 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 51.0 AVG: 60.9 MAX: 66.0 Blender 3.4 Blend File: Fishy Cat Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... 129.83 |================================================= RX 5700 XT .......... 97.50 |===================================== RX 6800 ............. 43.26 |================ RX 6800 XT .......... 35.28 |============= RX 7900 XT .......... 25.20 |========== RX 7900 XTX ......... 22.30 |======== RTX 3080 ............ 25.30 |========== RTX 3080 Ti ......... 22.29 |======== RTX 3090 ............ 21.36 |======== RTX 3080 - OptiX .... 11.87 |==== RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . 10.45 |==== RTX 3090 - OptiX .... 10.00 |==== Blender 3.4 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 21 AVG: 140 MAX: 185 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 7 AVG: 142 MAX: 165 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 5 AVG: 134 MAX: 169 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 6 AVG: 183 MAX: 239 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 12 AVG: 192 MAX: 261 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 214 MAX: 294 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 24 AVG: 228 MAX: 291 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 37 AVG: 257 MAX: 336 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 30 AVG: 256 MAX: 336 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 30 AVG: 221 MAX: 305 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 37 AVG: 245 MAX: 345 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 30 AVG: 242 MAX: 345 Blender 3.4 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 47 AVG: 58 MAX: 64 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 52 AVG: 67 MAX: 71 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 57 AVG: 64 MAX: 66 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 61 AVG: 73 MAX: 78 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 46 AVG: 52 MAX: 56 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 56 AVG: 62 MAX: 65 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 60 AVG: 69 MAX: 73 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 61 AVG: 69 MAX: 74 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 54 AVG: 62 MAX: 66 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 60 AVG: 68 MAX: 73 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 61 AVG: 68 MAX: 73 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 55 AVG: 62 MAX: 66 Blender 3.4 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... 155.88 |========================================== RX 5700 XT .......... 179.83 |================================================= RX 6800 ............. 97.22 |========================== RX 6800 XT .......... 79.18 |====================== RTX 3080 ............ 59.40 |================ RTX 3080 Ti ......... 50.79 |============== RTX 3090 ............ 48.73 |============= RTX 3080 - OptiX .... 18.28 |===== RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . 15.56 |==== RTX 3090 - OptiX .... 15.21 |==== Blender 3.4 Blend File: Barbershop Seconds < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... 372.03 |================================================= RX 5700 XT .......... 353.68 |=============================================== RX 6800 ............. 175.67 |======================= RX 6800 XT .......... 142.24 |=================== RX 7900 XT .......... 103.04 |============== RX 7900 XTX ......... 89.76 |============ RTX 3080 ............ 101.51 |============= RTX 3080 Ti ......... 88.07 |============ RTX 3090 ............ 84.92 |=========== RTX 3080 - OptiX .... 59.86 |======== RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . 52.54 |======= RTX 3090 - OptiX .... 50.94 |======= Blender 3.4 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 21 AVG: 151 MAX: 194 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 7 AVG: 148 MAX: 175 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 5 AVG: 144 MAX: 161 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 6 AVG: 205 MAX: 233 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 11 AVG: 229 MAX: 259 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 256 MAX: 294 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 30 AVG: 262 MAX: 295 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 37 AVG: 302 MAX: 346 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 26 AVG: 301 MAX: 344 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 30 AVG: 262 MAX: 301 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 37 AVG: 298 MAX: 345 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 33 AVG: 297 MAX: 344 Blender 3.4 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 62 AVG: 81 MAX: 86 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 56 AVG: 75 MAX: 79 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 59 AVG: 68 MAX: 70 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 66 AVG: 78 MAX: 82 RX 7900 XT .......... MIN: 45 AVG: 56 MAX: 59 RX 7900 XTX ......... MIN: 52 AVG: 65 MAX: 69 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 61 AVG: 74 MAX: 78 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 62 AVG: 75 MAX: 79 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 55 AVG: 67 MAX: 70 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 62 AVG: 74 MAX: 78 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 63 AVG: 75 MAX: 79 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 57 AVG: 67 MAX: 70 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Radeon VII .. MIN: 21 AVG: 143 MAX: 194 RX 5700 XT .. MIN: 7 AVG: 141 MAX: 178 RX 6800 ..... MIN: 5 AVG: 131 MAX: 170 RX 6800 XT .. MIN: 5 AVG: 180 MAX: 243 RX 7900 XT .. MIN: 11 AVG: 198 MAX: 261 RX 7900 XTX . MIN: 13 AVG: 210 MAX: 296 RTX 3080 .... MIN: 12 AVG: 227 MAX: 305 RTX 3080 Ti . MIN: 18 AVG: 259 MAX: 349 RTX 3090 .... MIN: 13 AVG: 255 MAX: 347 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Radeon VII .. MIN: 26.0 AVG: 69.8 MAX: 86.0 RX 5700 XT .. MIN: 28.0 AVG: 70.0 MAX: 79.0 RX 6800 ..... MIN: 30.0 AVG: 64.0 MAX: 70.0 RX 6800 XT .. MIN: 29.0 AVG: 72.0 MAX: 82.0 RX 7900 XT .. MIN: 26.0 AVG: 52.9 MAX: 60.0 RX 7900 XTX . MIN: 43.0 AVG: 62.9 MAX: 71.0 RTX 3080 .... MIN: 34.0 AVG: 68.8 MAX: 78.0 RTX 3080 Ti . MIN: 30.0 AVG: 69.3 MAX: 79.0 RTX 3090 .... MIN: 27.0 AVG: 61.1 MAX: 70.0 Blender 3.4 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 21 AVG: 149 MAX: 183 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 7 AVG: 147 MAX: 178 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 5 AVG: 138 MAX: 170 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 6 AVG: 194 MAX: 243 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 30 AVG: 275 MAX: 302 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 36 AVG: 314 MAX: 344 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 31 AVG: 311 MAX: 342 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 30 AVG: 243 MAX: 304 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 38 AVG: 274 MAX: 344 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 33 AVG: 273 MAX: 347 Blender 3.4 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon VII .......... MIN: 54 AVG: 68 MAX: 74 RX 5700 XT .......... MIN: 54 AVG: 71 MAX: 75 RX 6800 ............. MIN: 57 AVG: 66 MAX: 68 RX 6800 XT .......... MIN: 67 AVG: 76 MAX: 78 RTX 3080 ............ MIN: 60 AVG: 74 MAX: 78 RTX 3080 Ti ......... MIN: 61 AVG: 75 MAX: 79 RTX 3090 ............ MIN: 55 AVG: 67 MAX: 70 RTX 3080 - OptiX .... MIN: 63 AVG: 71 MAX: 75 RTX 3080 Ti - OptiX . MIN: 63 AVG: 72 MAX: 76 RTX 3090 - OptiX .... MIN: 57 AVG: 64 MAX: 68