Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus LHR 3X OC 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
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus LHR 3X OC 8GB GDDR6
The MSI RTX 3070 delivers strong 1440p performance and runs cool and quiet under load, making it a solid upgrade from older cards. However, some users experienced missing power cables and compatibility issues with older monitors, including flickering on DisplayPort and sleep mode glitches. While the card itself performs well, these out-of-box problems and the need for workarounds have frustrated some buyers.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p gaming performance
- Runs cool (max 71°C under load)
- Very quiet fans even during intense gaming
- Solid upgrade from older GPUs
- Includes slot brace to prevent GPU sag
Cons
- Missing 2x8 pin power cables in box
- Compatibility issues with older monitors
- Flickering on DisplayPort with some monitors
- Sleep mode problems with adapter setup
- Only one HDMI port limits dual monitor options
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus LHR 3X OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| 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★ | 40 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 15.970000267028809 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 220★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 305★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.00 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus LHR 3X OC 8GB GDDR6
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (67th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)9th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus LHR 3X OC 8GB GDDR6 offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.
