Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ vs ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray
Sapphire
90 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix 10GB GDDR6X Black
ASUS
65 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray
87 out of 100 high confidence 51 reviews
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT is widely praised for its exceptional performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with many users noting it outperforms competitors and offers great value at MSRP. It runs cool and quiet, with excellent build quality and a clean design. However, some users report coil whine and a few have had serious warranty service issues, which tarnishes an otherwise stellar reputation.
Pros
- Exceptional 1440p/4K performance
- Runs cool and quiet
- Excellent build quality
- Clean design with hidden cables
- Great undervolting/overclocking potential
Cons
- Coil whine reported by some
- High price above MSRP
- Large and heavy, may not fit small cases
- Warranty service issues for some
- Support bracket considered ugly
Performance 25
Thermals 18
Noise level 15
Build quality 12
Value for money 10
Coil whine 6
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix 10GB GDDR6X Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 64★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 30.639999389648438★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 30.639999389648438★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304★ | 320 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 12V-2x6-pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 331★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3.200000047683716 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.63 kg | 0.52 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong compute (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong ai (90th percentile)90th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix 10GB GDDR6X Black
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong compute (70th percentile)
- Strong rt (69th percentile)
- Below average affordability (23rd percentile)
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (32nd percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray0.075score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix 10GB GDDR6X Black0.030score per dollar
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 Gray offers 2.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.
