Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle vs Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

Gigabyte
52 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
Gigabyte
51
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
Gigabyte
37
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
Gigabyte
54
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
Gigabyte
44
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
Gigabyte
60
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
Gigabyte
29
Sapphire
85
Workstation
Gigabyte
44
Sapphire
84
Budget
Gigabyte
39
Sapphire
77

Specifications

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 EagleSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 3070Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureAmpereRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process85★
Memory
VRAM8 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
384
Bandwidth
448
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
5,888
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
160
192
RT Cores4096★
Base Clock
1,770
2,510
Boost Clock
1,770
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
15.970000267028809
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS15.97000026702880961.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
22,099
31,427
GPU Compute
11,026
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP220★339
Recommended PSU650★800
Power Connectors1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort22
HDMI22
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length282★320
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight—1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
Upscaling—FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode—✓★
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

  • Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation