Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
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
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X is generally well-liked for midrange 1080p and 1440p gaming. Users praise its cooling with three fans, quiet operation, and ability to handle modern titles like Cyberpunk 2077 with ray-tracing. A few noted the plastic backplate and large size requiring support, while one received a defective used unit. Overall, it offers great value for the price.
Pros
- Great value for midrange gaming
- Excellent cooling with three fans
- Quiet operation under load
- Handles 1080p and 1440p well
- Supports ray tracing and VR
Cons
- Plastic backplate feels cheap
- Large size requires case support
- Potential for defective used units
- No included MSI logo sticker
- Requires checking case clearances
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 38 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 16.200000762939453 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 200★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 550★ |
| 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 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 314★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.76 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average compute (31st percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
