Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X White
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
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 4080 ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X White
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 White Edition is praised for its advanced cooling system, which uses enlarged axial fans and a new uniform thermal plate to deliver 23% more air volume and lower GPU temperatures during intense gaming. It supports multi-monitor setups up to 4 monitors with a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320, making it versatile for high-end users. However, with only 5 Q&As and no reviews, confidence in sentiment is low, though the technical details suggest strong performance and cooling.
Pros
- Advanced cooling with 23% more air volume
- Enlarged axial fans for better airflow
- New patented uniform thermal plate
- Supports up to 4 monitors
- Maximum 7680 x 4320 resolution support
Cons
- No user reviews available
- Limited sample size (only Q&A, no reviews)
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 58 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 24.719999313354492 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 320★ |
| 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 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 358 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X White
- Strong rt (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong raster (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong vram (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average social proof (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver offers 1.9x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 39 specs.
