Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard 32GB GDDR7

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard 32GB GDDR7

MSI
82 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 GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard 32GB GDDR7

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
MSI
91
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
MSI
92
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
MSI
90
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
MSI
86
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
MSI
85
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
MSI
83
Workstation
Sapphire
82
MSI
76
Budget
Sapphire
75
MSI
61

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 5090
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB32 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
384
512
Bandwidth
960
960
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
21,760
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
336
RT Cores96★84
Base Clock
2,510
2,527
Boost Clock
2,680
2,527
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
56.279998779296875
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★56.279998779296875
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
38,958
GPU Compute
17,736
19,162
Power & Cooling
TDP339★575
Recommended PSU800★1,000
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin1 x 16-pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320★357
Slot Width43.700000047683716★
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1DLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓✓

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard 32GB GDDR7

  • Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong vram (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average efficiency (27th percentile)

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard 32GB GDDR7

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 40 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

BudgetRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Vanguard Better at:

Ai Llm

Also Consider