Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 ROG Strix 12GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 ROG Strix 12GB GDDR7
The ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 5070 requires a 750W PSU with a 16-pin connector. It supports ray tracing for enhanced graphics and is compatible with PCIe 4.0, not requiring PCIe 5.0. Cooling is effective, keeping temperatures low during heavy gaming. The warranty details were not provided in the available Q&A.
Pros
- Supports ray tracing
- Compatible with PCIe 4.0
- Effective cooling system
Cons
- Requires 750W PSU with 16-pin connector
- Warranty details not provided
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 ROG Strix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 30.8700008392334 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 105★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 329 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3.125★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 ROG Strix 12GB GDDR7
- Strong efficiency (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong raster (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.
