Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
PNY GeForce RTX 5090 EPIC-X 32GB 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 5090 EPIC-X 32GB GDDR7
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this GPU, praising its exceptional performance, smooth frame rates, and high-quality build. It excels in gaming, video editing, and AI tasks, with several noting it outperforms previous cards. Some mention the need for careful handling and potential undervolting due to recent concerns, but overall it's seen as a worthwhile investment.
Pros
- Exceptional performance
- Smooth frame rates
- High-quality build
- Great for gaming and AI
- Good value for overclocked model
Cons
- Potential need for undervolting
- Requires driver cleanup
- Power supply requirements unclear
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | PNY GeForce RTX 5090 EPIC-X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 4 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 600 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector |
| 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★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 329 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 4.6 |
| 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
PNY GeForce RTX 5090 EPIC-X 32GB GDDR7
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong vram (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average efficiency (24th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver offers 3.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
