Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Inspire 12GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
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
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Inspire 12GB GDDR7
Users are overwhelmingly satisfied with this GPU, praising its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and solid build quality. It handles demanding games like Baldur's Gate 3 at 2K resolution with ease and runs noticeably quieter than competing models. A few reviewers mention minor issues such as the need to purchase a separate power cable and the absence of PCI-E cables in the box.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation even under load
- Solid build quality
- Great for 2K gaming
- Smoother than previous generation GPUs
Cons
- Missing PCI-E cables in box
- Expensive at full price
- Power cable sold separately
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Inspire | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 30.8700008392334 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 250★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 600★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | — |
| Slot Width | 4★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | SFF |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
- 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 (16th percentile)16th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Inspire 12GB GDDR7
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong efficiency (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong raster (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average affordability (26th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Inspire 12GB GDDR7
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 38 specs.
