Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XTX is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, offering massive 24GB VRAM and strong rasterization that rivals the RTX 4080 at a much lower cost. Users highlight its cool and quiet operation, though some note it runs hot in cases with poor airflow and requires a high-wattage PSU (800W minimum, 1000W recommended). A few negative reviews mention receiving a wrong item (keyboard instead of GPU) or driver issues that were resolved by upgrading other PC components. Overall, it's considered a beast for gaming and 3D work, but not ideal for eGPU setups.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Massive 24GB VRAM
- Cool and quiet operation
- Strong rasterization performance
- Great for gaming and 3D work
Cons
- Requires high-wattage PSU (800W min, 1000W recommended)
- Runs hot in cases with poor airflow
- Power spikes up to 400W
- Not ideal for eGPU setups
- Driver issues reported (resolved with system upgrades)
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
This budget graphics card is praised for its low price, ease of installation, and plug-and-play functionality, making it ideal for non-gaming builds. Users appreciate the HDMI output and that it works out of the box, though one noted only a modest FPS improvement over integrated graphics. Overall, it's seen as a great value for basic computing needs.
Pros
- Inexpensive
- Easy installation
- Works out of the box
- HDMI output
- No power cables needed
Cons
- Modest FPS improvement
- Limited to basic tasks
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GT 730 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 40 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 38★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313 | 167★ |
| Slot Width | 3★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.18 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FSR | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 11.2 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average rt (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average raster (10th percentile)10th %ile
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 40 specs.