Benchmarks

Elden Ring GPU Benchmarks: NVIDIA RTX 40 vs AMD RX 7000 Graphics Cards

Weeks after the release of the “Shadow of the Erdtree” DLC, Elder Ring has maintained its position among the top ten most-played Steam games. We’ve already posted our optimization guides for midrange and low-end PCs, but if you’re interested, here’s a GPU benchmark of the latest GeForce and Radeon cards in Elden Ring.

Test Bench

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.
  • Cooler: Lian Li Galahad 360 AIO.
  • Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi.
  • Memory: 8 GB x2 @ 6000 MT/s CL30.

Elden Ring: 1080p, 1440p & 4K Benchmarks

Elden Ring runs slightly better on NVIDIA GPUs, with the RTX 4080 Super beating the Radeon RX 7900 XTX by 5% at 1080p, and the RTX 4070 leveling with the RX 7900 XT. The GeForce RTX 4090 leads the pack with an average of 139 FPS at the same resolution.

QHD or 1440p isn’t much different, as the RTX 4080 Super retains a 5% lead over the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, while the RTX 4090 sits at the top with an average of 137 FPS. The RX 7900 XT overcomes the RTX 4070 (courtesy of its wider bus), averaging 125 FPS at 1440p.

Ultra HD “4K” produces similar results. The RTX 4080 Super leads the RX 7900 XTX by 5%, while the RX 7900 XT extends its lead over the bandwidth-starved RTX 4070 to 55%. The RTX 4090 is just about 4% faster than the RTX 4080 Super at this resolution.

Elden Ring: Ray Tracing Benchmarks

Ray tracing remains NVIDIA’s backyard with even the $549 GeForce RTX 4070 beating the $900 RX 7900 XTX at 1080p “ray tracing” maximum settings. The GeForce RTX 4080 Super leads the RX 7900 XTX by 25%, and the 7900 XT by ~50%.

At 1440p, the GeForce RTX 4080 Super extends its lead over the RX 7900 XTX to 38%, as the RTX 4070 maintains a slight advantage over the RX 7900 XT. The RTX 4090 reigns supreme with an average of 120 FPS.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Super and 4090 hold relatively well at 4K “ray tracing max,” with averages of 68 FPS and 84 FPS, respectively. The Radeon RX 7900 XTX finishes with 43 FPS, while the 7900 XT manages 36 FPS. Per these numbers, ray tracing is a dead-end if you’ve got a Radeon GPU.

Areej Syed

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