ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC 16GB GDDR6X Black
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC 16GB GDDR6X Black
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this GPU, praising its powerful performance, excellent cooling, and beautiful design. It handles demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077 at high settings with high frame rates, and runs cool even under load. Many upgraded from older cards and noticed significant FPS improvements. Some minor concerns include a short cable and lack of authenticity verification, but overall it's highly recommended.
Pros
- Powerful performance
- Excellent cooling
- Beautiful design
- High FPS in demanding games
- Good value for price
Cons
- Short cable
- Lack of authenticity verification
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
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)
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 58 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 24.719999313354492 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 350★ | 370 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 800★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 300★ | 313 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.10 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC 16GB GDDR6X Black
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (14th percentile)14th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %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
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC 16GB GDDR6X Black
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Both products are closely matched - ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt OC wins 12 specs while Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE wins 10.
