Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC 4GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
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)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC 4GB GDDR6
The majority of users report satisfactory performance for gaming and graphic-intensive tasks, noting solid 60fps in titles like Fortnite and Warzone. Quiet operation and good thermals are appreciated. However, one detailed review describes a used unit with dust, excessive fan noise, and video glitches, leading to a return. Another reviewer warns about the 6-pin power requirement and advises careful PSU compatibility, but overall the card is seen as good value for budget builds.
Pros
- Smooth 60fps gaming
- Quiet operation
- Good cooling performance
- Good value for budget builds
- Reliable seller experience
Cons
- Risk of receiving used unit
- Excessive fan noise on some units
- Video glitches on some units
- Requires 6-pin power connector
- Runs hot in poor airflow cases
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| 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 | 80★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 250★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 6-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | — | 0★ |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 @ 60 Hz |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313 | 172★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.59 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FSR | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC 4GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (77th percentile)
- Below average compute (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average feature (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average ai (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average vram (17th percentile)17th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 41 specs.
