AMD continues to dominate the gaming processor segment and is widening the gap over Intel.
The company introduced the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a new flagship for gaming performance that has taken the place of the popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D. In doing so, AMD has pushed Intel's offerings even further behind in gaming benchmarks.
As TechPowerUp's materials show, the difference between the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and 9800X3D matches AMD's previously stated figures and remains minimal. At 1080p resolution, the gain is only 2–3% in frame rate. In 4K, the gap is even smaller — around 0.5–1%. There are no surprises here.
According to Der8auer, the performance gain comes at the cost of increased power consumption. In some games, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D consumes 20–30 W more, which means an increase of 20–40% compared to the 9800X3D.
At the current stage, AMD is effectively competing with itself. According to TechPowerUp's tests, Intel's highest-performing gaming processor, the Core i9-14900K, trails the Ryzen 7 9850X3D by about 15% at 1080p.
