ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR6X
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR6X
The ASUS ROG Strix graphics card is overwhelmingly praised for its exceptional performance, quiet operation, and cool temperatures. Users highlight its beautiful design, robust build quality, and ability to handle demanding games at high settings. A few negative experiences include a card that broke within two weeks and coil whine, but these are isolated incidents. Overall, it's highly recommended for gamers seeking top-tier performance and aesthetics.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Cool temperatures
- High performance
- Beautiful design
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Card broke within two weeks
- Coil whine reported
- Large and heavy
- Requires large case
- Adapter cable messy
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)
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 58 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 24.719999313354492 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 320★ | 370 |
| Recommended PSU | 750★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 358 | 313★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 3★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 2.50 kg | 1.95 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC 16GB GDDR6X
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong raster (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong vram (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 3 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 40 specs.
