Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ vs Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

Gigabyte
45 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

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

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
Gigabyte
45
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
Gigabyte
29
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
Gigabyte
48
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
Gigabyte
36
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
Gigabyte
55
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
Gigabyte
25
Workstation
Sapphire
84
Gigabyte
39
Budget
Sapphire
77
Gigabyte
63

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4060
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ada Lovelace
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB★8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
128
Bandwidth
960
272
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
3,072
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
96
RT Cores96★24
Base Clock
2,510
1,830
Boost Clock
2,680
2,460
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
15.109999656677246
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★15.109999656677246
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
19,495
GPU Compute
17,736
9,163
Power & Cooling
TDP339115★
Recommended PSU800450★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x8
DisplayPort22
HDMI22
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320272★
Slot Width42★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS 3
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate12
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

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle 8GB GDDR6 Black

  • Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong thermal (72nd percentile)
  • Below average social proof (21st percentile)
  • Below average ai (33rd percentile)
  • Below average vram (33rd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation