MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7

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

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7

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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
MSI
75
Sapphire
90
Content Creation
MSI
76
Sapphire
90
Gaming 4k
MSI
84
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
MSI
82
Sapphire
86
Gaming 1440p
MSI
76
Sapphire
84
Workstation
MSI
68
Sapphire
82
Gaming 1080p
MSI
72
Sapphire
81
Budget
MSI
67
Sapphire
79

Specifications

MSI GeForce RTX 5090Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce RTX 5090Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process—5★
Memory
VRAM32 GB★24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7★GDDR6
Memory Bus
512
384
BandwidthNo data
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
21,760
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base Clock
2,017
2,510
Boost Clock
2,730
2,680
FP16 TFLOPSNo data
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS—61.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
38,958
28,965
GPU Compute
24,458
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP575339★
Recommended PSU1,600800★
Power Connectors—3 x 8-Pin
CoolerAIO Liquid★Triple Fan
Fans—3★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express Gen 5PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort3★2
HDMI12★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays—4★
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length260★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 5090 32GB GDDR7

  • Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong vram (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong rt (74th percentile)
  • Below average efficiency (29th percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation