Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
Vikye Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3

Vikye Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3

Vikye
18 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

Vikye Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
Vikye
13
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
Vikye
21
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
Vikye
6
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
Vikye
10
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
Vikye
7
Workstation
Sapphire
82
Vikye
22
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
Vikye
9
Budget
Sapphire
79
Vikye
12

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+Vikye Radeon R5 230
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon R5 230
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 3.0
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★40
Memory
VRAM24 GB★2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6★GDDR3
Memory Bus
384
64
Bandwidth
960
504
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
160
Tensor Cores
192
No data
RT Cores96★54
Base Clock
2,510
625
Boost Clock
2,680
2,156
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
55.29999923706055
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★27.649999618530273
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
No data
GPU Compute
17,736
No data
Power & Cooling
TDP33918★
Recommended PSU800450★
Power Connectors3 x 8-PinNone
CoolerTriple Fan★Fan
Fans3★1
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 1.1 x 16
DisplayPort2★—
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★2
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length320★—
Slot Width4★—
Form FactorATXLow Profile
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓★—
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 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

Vikye Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3

  • Strong compute (75th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average raster (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average vram (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Vikye Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 26 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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