Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ vs MSI GeForce GT 730
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
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
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
The MSI GT 730 receives mixed feedback. Some users report it works fine for basic tasks and is a good value for its class, while others encountered severe issues like glitched video output even after driver updates. Q&A responses confirm it is low-power and compatible with older systems, but clearly not designed for modern gaming beyond very basic titles.
Pros
- Good value in its class
- Works well for basic tasks
- Low power consumption
- Compatible with older systems
- Fits small cases well
Cons
- Glitched video output on some units
- Stuck at low resolution for some users
- Not for modern gaming
- Driver issues unresolved for some
- Only supports 2 displays simultaneously
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce GT 730 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GT 730 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | — | 96★ |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 50★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 145★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Below average compute (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average rt (8th percentile)8th %ile
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 39 specs.