MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus 8GB GDDR7

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus 8GB GDDR7

MSI
18 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus 8GB GDDR7

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

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
MSI
11
Sapphire
93
Gaming 4k
MSI
8
Sapphire
91
Gaming 1440p
MSI
11
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
MSI
21
Sapphire
89
Gaming 1080p
MSI
10
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
MSI
20
Sapphire
85
Workstation
MSI
22
Sapphire
80
Budget
MSI
9
Sapphire
74

Specifications

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X PlusSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5060 TiRadeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
Architecture—RDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM8 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory BusNo data
384
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base ClockNo data
2,510
Boost ClockNo data
2,680
FP16 TFLOPSNo data
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS—61.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3DNo data
31,427
GPU ComputeNo data
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP—339★
Recommended PSU—800★
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
Interface—PCI 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

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2X Plus 8GB GDDR7

  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
  • Below average rt (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average raster (2nd percentile)2nd %ile

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

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 27 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation