Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X

Gigabyte
70 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

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

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
Gigabyte
78
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
Gigabyte
76
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
Gigabyte
76
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
Gigabyte
70
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
Gigabyte
73
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
Gigabyte
77
Workstation
Sapphire
82
Gigabyte
66
Budget
Sapphire
75
Gigabyte
63

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4090
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ada Lovelace
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X★
Memory Bus
384
384
Bandwidth
960
576
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
16,384
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
304
RT Cores96★76
Base Clock
2,510
2,535
Boost Clock
2,680
2,535
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
32.97999954223633
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★32.97999954223633
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
38,059
GPU Compute
17,736
26,267
Power & Cooling
TDP339★450
Recommended PSU800★1,000
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin1 x 16-pin
CoolerTriple Fan★—
Fans3★—
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320★340
Slot Width4★—
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate12 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB GDDR6X

  • Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong vram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation