Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming 24GB GDDR6X
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
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
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming 24GB GDDR6X
The MSI RTX 4090 Gaming Trio is a beast of a graphics card that delivers incredible 4K and VR performance, running cool and quiet most of the time. Users praise its massive frame rate boost over previous generations, efficient cooling, and ability to max out demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077 at over 100 FPS. However, there are significant downsides: some units suffer from severe coil whine, a few have had burning connectors or thermal pad issues, and the price is exorbitant and hard to find at MSRP. Overall, it's a top-tier product for those who can afford and tolerate its quirks.
Pros
- Incredible 4K gaming performance
- Massive FPS boost over RTX 3090/3080
- Excellent cooling and low noise
- Great for VR and creative workloads
- Efficient power consumption under typical loads
Cons
- Coil whine on some units
- Extremely high price above MSRP
- Large size may not fit many cases
- Risk of burning connector on some units
- Thermal pad issues reported on some cards
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 76 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 32.97999954223633 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 450 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 850 |
| 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★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 337 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 2.17 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 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
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong rt (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong vram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 offers 3.1x better value for money
Verdict
Both products are closely matched - Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ wins 11 specs while MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming wins 9.
