XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE SWIFT 12GB GDDR6

XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE SWIFT 12GB GDDR6

XFX
56 Overall Score
vs
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
93 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE SWIFT 12GB GDDR6

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

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
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
XFX
54
Sapphire
91
Content Creation
XFX
56
Sapphire
91
Gaming 4k
XFX
52
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
XFX
48
Sapphire
86
Gaming 1440p
XFX
56
Sapphire
85
Workstation
XFX
53
Sapphire
82
Gaming 1080p
XFX
57
Sapphire
81
Budget
XFX
57
Sapphire
80

Specifications

XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE SWIFTSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9070 GRERadeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 4RDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process4★5
Memory
VRAM12 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
256
384
Bandwidth
644.5999755859375
960
Compute
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
112
192
RT Cores5696★
Base Clock
1,420
2,510
Boost Clock
2,790
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
72.25
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS36.13000106811523461.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
25,422
28,965
GPU Compute
14,794
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP220★339
Recommended PSU650★800
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
CoolerFanTriple Fan★
Fans—3★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort3★2
HDMI12★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution4K (2160p)7680 x 4320
Physical
Length301★320
Slot Width3.5★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight—1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing—✓★
Upscaling—FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode—✓★
DirectX—12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE SWIFT 12GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong efficiency (77th percentile)
  • Strong raster (69th percentile)
  • Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average thermal (18th percentile)18th %ile

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

Pricing

XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE SWIFT 12GB GDDR6

No current pricing available

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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