Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black

MSI
68 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

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
MSI
66
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
MSI
44
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
MSI
67
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
MSI
61
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
MSI
75
Budget
Sapphire
75
MSI
86
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
MSI
37
Workstation
Sapphire
82
MSI
53

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 5060
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB★8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
384
128
Bandwidth
960
448
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
3,840
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
120
RT Cores96★30
Base Clock
2,510
2,280
Boost Clock
2,680
2,625
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
19.18000030517578
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★19.18000030517578
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
20,712
GPU Compute
17,736
10,484
Power & Cooling
TDP339155★
Recommended PSU800550★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin8-Pin
CoolerTriple Fan★Dual Fan
Fans3★2
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320248★
Slot Width42.5★
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.00 kg★1.11 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12 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

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black

  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong social proof (72nd percentile)

Pricing

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black is CA$1,431 cheaper (3.7x less).

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver0.049score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black0.126score per dollar

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black offers 2.6x better value for money

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming 8GB GDDR7 Black

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming Better at:

Budget

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