MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7 White

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7 White

MSI
67 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7 White

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

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

Scores

Ray Tracing
MSI
66
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
MSI
44
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
MSI
67
Sapphire
90
Budget
MSI
90
Sapphire
75
Content Creation
MSI
60
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
MSI
75
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
MSI
37
Sapphire
85
Workstation
MSI
53
Sapphire
82

Specifications

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 VentusSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5060Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM8 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
128
384
Bandwidth
448
960
ECC✗—
Compute
CUDA Cores
3,840
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
120
192
RT Cores3096★
Base Clock
2,280
2,510
Boost Clock
2,527
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
19.18000030517578
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS19.1800003051757861.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
20,712
31,427
GPU Compute
10,484
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP145★339
Recommended PSU550★800
Power Connectors8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort3★2
HDMI12★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length197★320
Slot Width2.5★4
Form FactorFull HeightATX
Weight1.00 kg1.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingDLSS 4FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate12 Ultimate
RGB✗✓★

Pros & Cons

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus 8GB GDDR7 White

  • Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 41 specs.

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ventus Better at:

Budget

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation