Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 workstation
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
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
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 workstation
The Quadro RTX 5000 is praised for its performance in CAD, video production, and light gaming, with users noting excellent value compared to local prices. However, several buyers received used units without disclosure, leading to frustration, though customer service handled some complaints well. The card runs hot with a quiet default fan profile, and the lack of a protective backplate is a concern for delicate components during installation.
Pros
- Excellent CAD performance
- Great for 4K video production
- Good value for money
- Professional appearance without RGB
- Effective customer service for issues
Cons
- Received used units without disclosure
- Runs hot with default fan profile
- No protective backplate
- High price
- Mixed performance in Revit/AutoCAD
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Quadro RTX 5000 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Class | consumer | workstation |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | — | ✓★ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 230★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 4★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | — |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 267★ |
| Slot Width | 4★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.30 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| 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
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 workstation
- Strong ai (69th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
- Below average compute (29th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 workstation
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 41 specs.
