Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire
77 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Gigabyte
98 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6

No customer feedback yet

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • All-white aesthetic
  • Compatible with small form factor cases
  • Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
  • Includes versatile VGA support bracket
  • White backplate and body
Cons
  • Radiator fins are black (not white)
👍 Aesthetic design 1
👍 Compatibility sff 1
👍 Included accessories 3
👎 Color consistency 1

Scores

Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
75
Gigabyte
98
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
75
Gigabyte
98
Ray Tracing
Sapphire
71
Gigabyte
98
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
74
Gigabyte
98
Content Creation
Sapphire
70
Gigabyte
95
Budget
Sapphire
80
Gigabyte
83
Workstation
Sapphire
68
Gigabyte
83
Ai Llm
Sapphire
68
Gigabyte
80

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSEGigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9070 XTGeForce RTX 5080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 4Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
256
256
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
10,752
Stream Processors
4,096
No data
Tensor Cores
64
336
RT Cores—84★
Base Clock
2,400
2,730
Boost Clock
2,970
2,730
FP16 TFLOPS—56.279998779296875★
FP32 TFLOPS—56.279998779296875★
Performance
PassMark G3D
26,910
35,666
GPU Compute
15,961
19,602
Power & Cooling
TDP304★360
Recommended PSU750★850
Power Connectors2 x 8-Pin1 x 16-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 5.0
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320304★
Slot Width32.5★
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.50 kg★1.95 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingAMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4DLSS 4
AV1 Encode—✓★
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong raster (76th percentile)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6 is CA$483 cheaper (1.3x less).

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT PULSE 16GB GDDR6

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC 16GB GDDR7 White

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC

Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO OC Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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