Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6
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 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6
This product receives mostly positive reviews, with buyers praising its cleanliness, performance, and fast shipping. However, one verified reviewer reported their renewed unit stopped working after six months, which lowers overall confidence. The lack of an original box was a minor complaint for one user, but most were satisfied with the purchase.
Pros
- clean packaging
- fast shipping
- great performance
- looks brand new
- works efficiently
Cons
- stopped working after six months
- missing original FE box
- initial display issue with new build
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 30.639999389648438 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 320★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | — |
| HDMI | 2★ | — |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | — |
| Slot Width | 4★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 2.44 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| 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 GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (70th percentile)
- Strong social proof (67th percentile)
- Strong raster (67th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (35th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.
