Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X 4GB GDDR5
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 GTX 1650 Gaming X 4GB GDDR5
The MSI GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G is generally well-regarded as a budget-friendly entry-level graphics card, with users praising its value for money and suitability for 1080p medium gaming. However, several Q&A responses highlight practical concerns: it is not a low-profile card and may have fitment issues in smaller cases, and it requires a 6-pin PSU connection despite its low power draw. Compatibility with various motherboards and CPUs is mostly confirmed, but users advise checking case size and PSU requirements before purchase.
Pros
- good value for money
- suitable for 1080p medium gaming
- entry-level budget card
- compatible with many motherboards
Cons
- not low-profile
- may not fit small cases
- requires 6-pin PSU connection
- size can be problematic in micro ATX
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GTX 1650 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 12 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| 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 | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 2.9839999675750732 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 85★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 6-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313 | 245★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X 4GB GDDR5
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (74th percentile)
- Below average compute (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average vram (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average ai (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average raster (21st percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 40 specs.
