Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID OC White Edition 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
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
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID OC White Edition 16GB GDDR7
The Zotac Amp Extreme Infinity RTX 5080 is widely praised for its exceptional cooling, quiet operation, and stunning aesthetics. Users report excellent 4K performance and strong overclocking potential, with most cards running cool and stable. However, a verified buyer experienced a faulty HDMI port and very poor customer support from Zotac, which stands as a significant negative outlier.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Stunning aesthetic design
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Great overclocking potential
Cons
- Faulty HDMI port on some units
- Very poor customer support experience
- RMA process issues and ghosting
- Large size may not fit small cases
- Price volatility above MSRP
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID OC White Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 84 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 56.279998779296875 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 330 |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
- 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
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID OC White Edition 16GB GDDR7
- Strong rt (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID OC White Edition 16GB GDDR7
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 40 specs.
