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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — Benchmarks & Specs

24 GB VRAM$999 MSRP2022

Short answer: the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX generates a median 125 tokens/sec on 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 6 cited runs from llama.cpp GitHub issue, GitHub / 1337hero and LocalScore. Its 24 GB of VRAM holds up to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (20 of 23 models fit). At the $1,799.00 Amazon price checked 16 h ago (prices change), that is 69.7 tok/s per $1,000, the SpecPicks Value Index.

Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

SpecPicks median: 125 tokens/sec across 6 cited single-user runs of 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp (range 45.3–170 tok/s), from llama.cpp GitHub issue (2 runs), GitHub / 1337hero (3 runs), LocalScore. At the $1,799.00 Amazon price of the cheapest linked listing (checked ; prices change), that is a SpecPicks Value Index of 69.7 tok/s per $1,000. At 1440p Max, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX averages 126 fps in Dragon's Dogma 2, per Gamers Nexus. For local LLM inference it generates 104.8 tokens/sec running qwen3.5:35b-a3b (a mixture-of-experts model with ~3B active parameters, so dense models of similar size run far slower) at Q4_0 under llama.cpp (Vulkan), per Hugging Face discussion (ubergarm/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-GGUF) — llama-bench output. In 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) it scores 37,004 points, per Wccftech. Its 24 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the qwen3.5:35b-a3b run above (34.7B parameters) is the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card. That run's source does not report a context length; the Will-It-Run matrix sizes each model at its listed quantization with an ~8K context, and by that measure DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M is the largest that fits in 24 GB.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from; the SpecPicks median is computed here from the runs it names, each a row in the AI table, and the per-$1,000 figure divides it by the dated listing price. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

Amazon listing: $1,799.00

This Amazon listing is above the Radeon RX 7900 XTX's $999 launch MSRP. Compare new and used listings on eBay before buying.

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-20. Price and availability subject to change.

Read the full comparison → RX 7900 XTX 24GB vs RTX 4080 16GB for Local LLM Inference (2026)

Check what fits in 24 GB: by Q4-class file size, 20 of the 23 open-weight models in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX's 24 GB with 1.5 GB left for an ~8K context, up to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B (a 19.9 GB Q4_K_M file per its Hugging Face listing). Will DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B run on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX? → · Full Will-It-Run matrix

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a graphics card from the RDNA 3 family released in 2022 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 24 GB of VRAM. It launched with a $999 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 9 linked listings, 21 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 27 community AI inference reports (top 13 shown), 79 game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from Gamers Nexus, KitGuru, GitHub / 1337hero, TechSpot, Hugging Face discussion (ubergarm/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-GGUF) — llama-bench output, llama.cpp GitHub issue, Wccftech, 3DMark, LocalScore, Micro Center, Phoronix, Hyper Cyber, Local AI Master, LocalLLaMA, PassMark, Vic B'Stard; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (reported FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Gaming frame rates for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX by game, resolution, and quality preset. Rows from aggregator sites are estimates, not measured runs, dated by when SpecPicks fetched them. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 1440p Ultra 311 fps — Hyper Cyber 2025-07-31
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 1440p Extreme 311 fps — TechSpot 2022-12-12
Counter-Strike 2 1080p Ultra 246 fps 219 fps Phoronix 2024-04-05
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail 1440p Maximum 207 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-31
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1440p Prioritize Graphics 204 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-31
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 4K Extreme 193 fps — TechSpot 2022-12-12
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 1440p Very High 190 fps — KitGuru 2026-06-10
Counter-Strike 2 4K Ultra 189 fps 165 fps Phoronix 2024-12-20
Resident Evil Village 4K Ultra 180 fps — KitGuru 2022-12-12
Forza Horizon 5 1440p Extreme 180 fps — KitGuru 2026-06-10
The Callisto Protocol 1440p Ultra 166 fps — TechSpot 2022-12-12
Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p Ultra 160 fps — KitGuru 2026-06-10
Black Myth: Wukong 1080p High 151 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-31
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1440p Ultra High 150 fps — KitGuru 2026-06-10
Dragon's Dogma 2 1440p Max 126 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-01-31

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from. Batched serving runs are listed separately below.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
llama2:7b Q4_0 llama.cpp (Vulkan) 172.9 tok/s 3.6 GB llama.cpp Vulkan scoreboard submission (GitHub, 1337hero) 2025-12-11
llama2:7b Q4_0 llama.cpp (Vulkan) 172.0 tok/s 3.6 GB llama.cpp GitHub issue #20934 2026-03-24
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 170.1 tok/s — GitHub: llama.cpp ROCm (HIP) performance discussion #15021 2024-08-06
llama3.2:3b q5_K_M ollama 145.0 tok/s — Local AI Master 2026-05
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 139.0 tok/s 3.6 GB GitHub (1337hero/rx7900xtx-llama-bench-rocm) 2024-06
llama2:7b Q4_0 llama.cpp 138.6 tok/s 3.6 GB llama.cpp ROCm scoreboard submission (GitHub, 1337hero) 2025-12-11
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 132.0 tok/s — GitHub (1337hero/rx7900xtx-llama-bench-rocm) 2025-01
llama3:8b q4_0 llama.cpp 118.8 tok/s 3.6 GB GitHub / 1337hero 2026-02
qwen2.5-coder:7b q4_K_M llama.cpp 112.0 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub issue #20934 2026-03-24
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct Q4_K_M llama.cpp 106.0 tok/s — LocalScore retrieved 2026-04-23
qwen3.5:35b-a3b Q4_0 llama.cpp (Vulkan) 104.8 tok/s 19.8 GB Hugging Face discussion (ubergarm/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-GGUF) — llama-bench output 2026-02-25
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 45.3 tok/s — Markaicode / LocalScore 2026-01

Batched serving throughput

Aggregate output tokens per second on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX summed across many concurrent requests (serving runtimes such as vLLM). This is total server throughput, not one user's generation speed — each request generates far slower — so these rows are not comparable with the single-stream table above.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec (aggregate) VRAM used Source
qwen3:2b int4 vllm batched 40.0 tok/s aggregate — LocalLLaMA 2026-02-27

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from. A benchmark listed more than once is separate published results, shown as published rather than averaged.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) 37,004 points Wccftech 2025-07-11
PassMark G3D Mark 31,409 pts PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20
3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) 30,229 points Wccftech 2025-07-11
3DMark Time Spy (GPU) 30,139 points Micro Center 2022-12-12
3DMark Time Spy 28,400 pts TechSpot 2024-01-10
3DMark Time Spy (combined) 27,934 points Micro Center 2022-12-12
3DMark Time Spy 25,214 points 3DMark 2023-02Same result reported by Digital Trends
Unigine Superposition 4K Optimized 21,192 points Vic B'Stard 2023-02-26
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) 20,587 points Wccftech 2025-07-11
3DMark Port Royal 16,517 points 3DMark 2022-12-15

Products Featuring the Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Systems with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Laptops and desktops that ship with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX — whole systems, listed separately from the part itself.

Full Specifications

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Radeon RX 7900 XTX — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Radeon RX 7900 XTX best used for?
Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a 24 GB VRAM RDNA 3-family graphics card. High-end 4K gaming and local LLM inference are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the Radeon RX 7900 XTX released, and what was its launch MSRP?
Radeon RX 7900 XTX launched in 2022 at a $999 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the Radeon RX 7900 XTX benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the Radeon RX 7900 XTX run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. With 24 GB VRAM, 32B-parameter open-weight models fit at Q4 quantization.
Where can I buy the Radeon RX 7900 XTX?
Amazon listings for the Radeon RX 7900 XTX are linked at the top of this page and in the Products Featuring the Radeon RX 7900 XTX section. SpecPicks earns a small affiliate commission on qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to the buyer.

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