Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
PNY GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 50 Series 32GB GDDR7 Black
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
PNY GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 50 Series 32GB GDDR7 Black
The PNY RTX 5090 delivers outstanding performance, handling 4K rendering and ray tracing with ease, and offers a significant upgrade over older cards like the RTX 3090. Users appreciate its clean build quality and low temperatures, though some note loud fans and high power consumption. The card is expensive and requires a robust power supply, but overall it's seen as a powerful and reliable choice.
Pros
- Outstanding 4K performance
- Clean build quality
- Low temperatures under load
- Significant upgrade over older cards
- Reliable after replacement
Cons
- Loud fans
- High power consumption
- Expensive
- Requires powerful PSU
- Power cable connector is a pain
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | PNY GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 50 Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB | 32 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 600 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 329 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 2.40 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 4.6 |
| 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
PNY GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 50 Series 32GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ai (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong vram (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average efficiency (24th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
PNY GeForce RTX 5090 GeForce RTX 50 Series 32GB GDDR7 Black
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.
