Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 receives mixed feedback from a small sample of users. It is praised for solid 1080p gaming performance and quiet operation thanks to its 0 dB fan technology, but some note potential noise issues and a recommended 600W power supply. Compatibility with ASUS motherboards is generally good, though driver updates from NVIDIA are advised.
Pros
- Solid 1080p gaming performance
- Quiet operation with 0 dB fan technology
- Good compatibility with ASUS motherboards
- Effective noise reduction when fans are idle
Cons
- Potential noise issues reported
- Recommended 600W power supply may be limiting
- Fans may not spin initially causing concern
- Driver updates needed from NVIDIA not ASUS
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 16 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 4.813000202178955 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 130★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 200★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.55 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Dual 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Strong affordability (66th percentile)
- Below average compute (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average ai (26th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average raster (28th percentile)
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.