MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Trio 16GB GDDR7
MSI
85 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
Sapphire
90 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Trio 16GB GDDR7
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
85 out of 100 medium confidence 15 reviews
The Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XTX is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, offering massive 24GB VRAM and strong rasterization that rivals the RTX 4080 at a much lower cost. Users highlight its cool and quiet operation, though some note it runs hot in cases with poor airflow and requires a high-wattage PSU (800W minimum, 1000W recommended). A few negative reviews mention receiving a wrong item (keyboard instead of GPU) or driver issues that were resolved by upgrading other PC components. Overall, it's considered a beast for gaming and 3D work, but not ideal for eGPU setups.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Massive 24GB VRAM
- Cool and quiet operation
- Strong rasterization performance
- Great for gaming and 3D work
Cons
- Requires high-wattage PSU (800W min, 1000W recommended)
- Runs hot in cases with poor airflow
- Power spikes up to 400W
- Not ideal for eGPU setups
- Driver issues reported (resolved with system upgrades)
Value for money 6
Vram capacity 5
Cooling and noise 5
Power requirements 3
Driver stability 2
EGPU compatibility 2
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Ai Llm
Workstation
Budget
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Trio | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 84 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 360★ | 370 |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | — | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 313★ |
| Slot Width | — | 3★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.94 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Trio 16GB GDDR7
- Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong vram (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE
Scores 90 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 39 specs.