Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
PNY GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7
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
PNY GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7
This RTX 5070 graphics card delivers outstanding performance, running demanding titles like RDR2 and Sons of the Forest at ultra settings without issue. Users appreciate the reasonable price, especially when bought on promotion, and praise the DLSS 4 feature for enhancing value. One buyer received a non-RGB card but got an RGB overclocked version instead, but resolved this by adjusting settings via software and retaining the card. Overall, it is a well-regarded GPU for 4K gaming with very fast shipping.
Pros
- Exceptional gaming performance
- Reasonable price on promotion
- DLSS 4 enhances value
- Fast shipping
Cons
- Wrong variant received (RGB vs non-RGB)
- Overclocked version not wanted
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | PNY GeForce RTX 5070 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 225★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4K (2160p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 329 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.00 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 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 (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
PNY GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong raster (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong rt (76th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (34th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.
