Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
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
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 is a powerhouse for 4K gaming, with most reviewers praising its raw performance and ability to run maxed-out settings. However, there are consistent complaints about high temperatures, coil whine, and noise levels that keep the overall sentiment from being universally positive. The card delivers outstanding frame rates but requires some tweaking and comes with thermal and acoustic trade-offs.
Pros
- 4K gaming beast
- Runs maxed-out settings smoothly
- Excellent build quality
- Undervolt reduces temperatures
- Fits in compact cases like NCASE M1
Cons
- Runs hot out of the box
- Coil whine reported
- Loud under load
- Difficult to purchase at MSRP
- Requires undervolting for thermal control
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| 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★ | 82 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 35.58000183105469 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 350 |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | Two available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power dongles |
| 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 | 285★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2.200000047683716★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong vram (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong rt (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (21st percentile)
- Below average efficiency (30th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 24GB GDDR6X
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 40 specs.
