Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS 32GB GDDR7

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS 32GB GDDR7

Gigabyte
87 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

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

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS 32GB GDDR7

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Scores

Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
Gigabyte
96
Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
Gigabyte
91
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
Gigabyte
82
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
Gigabyte
88
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
Gigabyte
88
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
Gigabyte
83
Workstation
Sapphire
82
Gigabyte
77
Budget
Sapphire
79
Gigabyte
79

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 5090
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM24 GB32 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
384
512
Bandwidth
960
No data
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
21,760
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
No data
RT Cores96★—
Base Clock
2,510
2,407
Boost Clock
2,680
2,407
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
No data
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
38,845
GPU Compute
17,736
26,734
Power & Cooling
TDP339★850
Recommended PSU800★850
Power Connectors3 x 8-PinNone
CoolerTriple FanAIO Liquid★
Fans3★2
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16USB-C (Thunderbolt 5)
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C12★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320302★
Slot Width4★—
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12 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

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS 32GB GDDR7

  • Strong connectivity (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong raster (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong vram (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Below average efficiency (21st percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 2 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

WorkstationContent Creation

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090 AORUS Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kGaming 1440p