Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
The 16GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 2565MHz boost clock on the RDNA 3 architecture deliver strong 1440p rasterization performance, outpacing many competitors at this tier. The triple-fan NITRO+ cooler and dual BIOS switch provide quiet, cool operation with robust build quality that extends beyond reference designs. This card is best for 1440p gamers who prioritize high-refresh-rate gameplay and value over 4K or heavy ray tracing workloads.
GPU Radeon RX 7800 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2565 MHz
TDP 288 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
75 Overall Score
Price CA$1,677
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong compute (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong connectivity (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong ai (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 624.1 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 3840 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 |
| RT Cores | 60 |
| Base Clock | 2254 |
| Boost Clock | 2565 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 74.65 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 37.32 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 24307 |
| GPU Compute | 13562 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 288 |
| Recommended PSU | 700 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT NITRO+ | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 7800 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2565 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 288 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7800 XT NITRO+ | 84.3 | 78.5 | 71.9 | 64.3 | 88.8 | 72.6 | 72.8 | 40.9 | 86 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
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