Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire
50 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

Gigabyte
97 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ 16GB GDDR6

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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

The GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 5080 is highly praised for its all-white aesthetic, fitting perfectly into white-themed builds with only the radiator fins being black. Users confirm it includes a 3x 8pin to 16 pin adapter and a versatile VGA support bracket, and it is compatible with small form factor cases. Overall, sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • All-white aesthetic
  • Compatible with small form factor cases
  • Includes 3x 8-pin to 16-pin adapter
  • Includes versatile VGA support bracket
  • White backplate and body
Cons
  • Radiator fins are black (not white)
👍 Aesthetic design 1
👍 Compatibility sff 1
👍 Included accessories 3
👎 Color consistency 1

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
47
Gigabyte
98
Content Creation
Sapphire
34
Gigabyte
98
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
54
Gigabyte
97
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
57
Gigabyte
95
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
56
Gigabyte
92
Budget
Sapphire
60
Gigabyte
90
Workstation
Sapphire
37
Gigabyte
85
Ai Llm
Sapphire
41
Gigabyte
82

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9070 XTGeForce RTX 5080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 4Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
256
256
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
10,752
Tensor CoresNo data
336
RT Cores—84★
Base Clock
1,660
2,730
Boost Clock
2,970
2,730
FP16 TFLOPS—56.279998779296875★
FP32 TFLOPS—56.279998779296875★
Performance
PassMark G3D
26,868
35,759
GPU Compute
15,961
19,602
Power & Cooling
TDP304★360
Recommended PSU—850★
Power Connectors—1 x 16-Pin
Cooler—Triple Fan★
Fans—3★
Connectivity
Interface—PCI Express 5.0
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
Max Displays—4★
Max Resolution—7680 x 4320
Physical
Length—304★
Slot Width—2.5★
Form Factor—SFF
Weight2.00 kg1.29 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing—✓★
Upscaling—DLSS 4
AV1 Encode—✓★
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX—12
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ 16GB GDDR6

  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong raster (74th percentile)
  • Strong ai (66th percentile)
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average connectivity (34th percentile)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO

Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 38 specs.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AERO Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation