Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
This ASUS Dual RTX 4060 is widely praised for its excellent thermal performance, with reports of idle temps in the low 30s°C and max temps in the low 50s°C even in small ITX cases. Users highlight it as a great value card for 1080p gaming, running cool and quiet while offering solid overclocking potential. Some caution that it is not suited for 1440p or 4K gaming and that the 8GB VRAM is a limitation, but overall it is considered a fantastic mid-range option.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great value for 1080p gaming
- Quiet operation
- Good overclocking and undervolting potential
- Compact size fits ITX cases
Cons
- Not suitable for 1440p or 4K gaming
- Limited 8GB VRAM
- Price can be high at £300 or above
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 24 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 15.109999656677246 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 115★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 369 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.64 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average ai (33rd percentile)
- Below average vram (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 40 specs.