Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 ROG Strix 8GB GDDR6

ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 ROG Strix 8GB GDDR6

ASUS
44 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

ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 ROG Strix 8GB GDDR6

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
ASUS
45
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
ASUS
32
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
ASUS
48
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
ASUS
38
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
ASUS
53
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
ASUS
26
Workstation
Sapphire
84
ASUS
38
Budget
Sapphire
72
ASUS
66

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 ROG Strix
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 3070
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ampere
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★8
Memory
VRAM24 GB★8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
448
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
5,120
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
160
RT Cores96★40
Base Clock
2,510
1,290
Boost Clock
2,680
1,620
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
15.970000267028809
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★15.970000267028809
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
22,099
GPU Compute
17,736
11,082
Power & Cooling
TDP339220★
Recommended PSU800★—
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans3★2
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort2★1
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length320★—
Slot Width42.9000000953674316★
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg★2.04 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate—
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

ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 ROG Strix 8GB GDDR6

  • Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
  • Below average feature (35th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation