Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
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)
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
Overall, this MSI RTX 2070 Super card has received very positive reviews, with users praising its high performance, quiet operation, and excellent cooling. A few reviewers experienced minor issues, such as a defective unit, driver conflicts when switching from AMD, or high pricing, but most found it to be a significant upgrade. The card is especially recommended for high-fps 1080p or 1440p gaming and runs cool and quiet under load.
Pros
- High FPS in 1440p
- Quiet operation
- Excellent cooling
- Great build quality
- Ray tracing support
Cons
- Expensive for the price
- Driver conflicts with AMD systems
- Defective unit possible
- Large size may not fit all cases
- RGB software issues
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 12 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 36 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 7.465000152587891 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 175★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 650★ |
| 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 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313 | 271★ |
| Slot Width | 3★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.92 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| 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
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
- Below average compute (34th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
