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 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

ASUS
73 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 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
ASUS
69
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
ASUS
68
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
ASUS
79
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
ASUS
58
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
ASUS
83
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
ASUS
49
Budget
Sapphire
75
ASUS
82
Workstation
Sapphire
82
ASUS
57

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 5070
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM24 GB★12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
384
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Bandwidth
960
No data
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
No data
RT Cores96★—
Base Clock
2,510
2,557
Boost Clock
2,680
2,587
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
30.8700008392334
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★30.8700008392334
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
28,703
GPU Compute
17,736
No data
Power & Cooling
TDP339250★
Recommended PSU800★—
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★Dual Fan
Fans3★2
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320★—
Slot Width42.5★
Form FactorATXSFF
Weight1.00 kg★1.02 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS 4
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 (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong raster (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (67th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (28th percentile)

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver is CA$299 cheaper (1.2x less).

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver0.049score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR70.032score per dollar

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver offers 1.5x better value for money

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime 12GB GDDR7

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime Better at:

Budget

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