Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8GB GDDR6

MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8GB GDDR6

MSI
42 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

MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8GB GDDR6

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
MSI
42
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
MSI
32
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
MSI
27
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
MSI
20
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
MSI
42
Workstation
Sapphire
82
MSI
33
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
MSI
47
Budget
Sapphire
79
MSI
45

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 6600
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 2
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM24 GB★8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
128
Bandwidth
960
No data
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
1,792
Stream Processors
6,144
1,792
Tensor Cores
192
No data
RT Cores96★—
Base Clock
2,510
2,044
Boost Clock
2,680
2,491
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
No data
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
15,076
GPU Compute
17,736
6,492
Power & Cooling
TDP339132★
Recommended PSU800500★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin8-Pin
CoolerTriple Fan★Dual Fan
Fans3★2
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320238★
Slot Width42★
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg0.34 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1FSR
AV1 Encode✓★✗
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
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

MSI Radeon RX 6600 ARMOR 8GB GDDR6

  • Strong efficiency (72nd percentile)
  • Strong feature (67th percentile)
  • Below average compute (24th percentile)
  • Below average ai (26th percentile)
  • Below average vram (31st percentile)
  • Below average social proof (34th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 40 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation