Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR6X

MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR6X

MSI
78 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

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

MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR6X

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
MSI
76
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
MSI
68
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
MSI
81
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
MSI
64
Budget
Sapphire
79
MSI
86
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
MSI
82
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
MSI
83
Workstation
Sapphire
82
MSI
67

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ada Lovelace
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB★16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X★
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
432
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
7,424
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
232
RT Cores96★58
Base Clock
2,510
1,275
Boost Clock
2,680
2,535
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
24.719999313354492
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★24.719999313354492
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
34,446
GPU Compute
17,736
20,448
Power & Cooling
TDP339150★
Recommended PSU800★—
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express Gen 4
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680x4320
Physical
Length320★322
Slot Width43.5★
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg★1.59 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate—
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB GDDR6X

  • Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong raster (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong rt (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong vram (77th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1440pContent Creation

MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC Better at:

BudgetGaming 1080p