Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 TUF Gaming 8GB 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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
The ASUS Dual RTX 3050 is widely praised as a solid 1080p gaming card that offers great value for its price, especially for those upgrading from older GPUs like the GTX 1050 or 1060. Users highlight its quiet operation, cool temperatures, and compact size, though some note it can run hot under load and a few experienced hardware failures. Overall, it's seen as a reliable entry-level RTX card that delivers smooth performance in most modern games.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Stays cool under load
- Great 1080p gaming performance
- Compact size
- Easy installation
Cons
- Can run hot under load
- Some units had red LED failures
- Minor installation bracket issue
- Slightly overpriced at times
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 TUF Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| 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★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 130★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 272★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2.799999952316284★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.03 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Strong connectivity (66th percentile)
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
- Below average ai (29th percentile)
- Below average raster (30th percentile)
- Below average vram (31st percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 TUF Gaming 8GB GDDR6 offers 2.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 40 specs.
