Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
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
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
The XFX RX 7900 XT is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent 1440p and 4K gaming performance, often beating the RTX 4080 in rasterized titles. Users highlight its superior cooling, quiet operation, and substantial overclocking headroom, with many noting it runs cool even under heavy load. While some mention it's a poor value compared to the XTX and note occasional coil whine or driver concerns, the overall sentiment is highly positive, with most calling it a powerful and reliable upgrade.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p and 4K performance
- Superior cooling and thermals
- Quiet operation
- Great overclocking headroom
- Good value for 4K gaming
Cons
- Poor value compared to XTX
- Occasional coil whine
- Large physical size
- Driver issues reported by some
- Radeon Software lacks ShadowPlay counterpart
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 20 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 2.6110000610351562 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 257★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 800 |
| 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 | 2 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 276★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.90 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | — |
| 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
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
- Strong rt (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average compute (31st percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6 offers 2.9x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 38 specs.
