ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X

ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X

ASUS
57 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

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
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
ASUS
66
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
ASUS
63
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
ASUS
70
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
ASUS
50
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
ASUS
70
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
ASUS
55
Sapphire
85
Workstation
ASUS
51
Sapphire
82
Budget
ASUS
58
Sapphire
75

Specifications

ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ROG StrixSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 4080 SUPERRadeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureAda LovelaceRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM16 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6X★GDDR6
Memory Bus
192
384
Bandwidth
432
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
7,424
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor Cores
232
192
RT Cores5896★
Base Clock
1,275
2,510
Boost Clock
2,175
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
24.719999313354492
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS24.71999931335449261.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
34,240
31,427
GPU Compute
20,448
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP320★339
Recommended PSU—800★
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
Cooler—Triple Fan★
Fans—3★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort—2★
HDMI—2★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays—4★
Max Resolution—7680 x 4320
Physical
Length—320★
Slot Width—4★
Form Factor—ATX
Weight—1.00 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
Upscaling—FSR 3.1
AV1 Encode—✓★
DirectX—12 Ultimate
RGB—✓★

Pros & Cons

ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X

  • Strong raster (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong rt (79th percentile)
  • Strong vram (77th percentile)
  • Strong ai (71st percentile)
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile

Pricing

ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ROG Strix 16GB GDDR6X

No current pricing available

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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