Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
93 Overall Score
vs
ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME 16GB GDDR6

ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME 16GB GDDR6

ASUS
75 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

ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME 16GB GDDR6

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
91
ASUS
75
Content Creation
Sapphire
91
ASUS
73
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
ASUS
73
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
ASUS
67
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
85
ASUS
72
Workstation
Sapphire
82
ASUS
70
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
ASUS
71
Budget
Sapphire
80
ASUS
71

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 9070
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 4
Classconsumerconsumer
Process54★
Memory
VRAM24 GB★16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
644.5999755859375
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
3,584
Tensor Cores
192
112
RT Cores96★56
Base Clock
2,510
2,090
Boost Clock
2,680
2,540
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
72.25
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★36.130001068115234
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
25,422
GPU Compute
17,736
14,794
Power & Cooling
TDP339220★
Recommended PSU800650★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320312★
Slot Width42.5★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1FSR 4
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
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

ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME 16GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong ai (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong efficiency (77th percentile)

Pricing

ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME 16GB GDDR6 is CA$448 cheaper (1.3x less).

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

ASUS Radeon RX 9070 PRIME 16GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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