Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

ASUS
88 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 GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
ASUS
89
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
ASUS
85
Budget
Sapphire
79
ASUS
90
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
ASUS
90
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
ASUS
89
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
ASUS
89
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
ASUS
78
Workstation
Sapphire
82
ASUS
79

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASUS GeForce RTX 5080
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 5080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB★16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
960
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
336
RT Cores96★84
Base Clock
2,510
2,700
Boost Clock
2,680
2,730
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
56.279998779296875
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★56.279998779296875
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
35,759
GPU Compute
17,736
19,602
Power & Cooling
TDP339150★
Recommended PSU800750★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 5.0
DisplayPort23★
HDMI22
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320★385
Slot Width4★—
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg★2.60 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate12 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 5080 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong compute (91st percentile)91st %ile

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 3 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmWorkstationContent Creation

ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Better at:

BudgetGaming 1080pGaming 1440p

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