Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ASUS Radeon RX 9070 Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 Black
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 Radeon RX 9070 Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 Black
The ASUS PRIME Radeon RX 9070 is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong performance at 1440p and 4K. Users highlight its efficiency, low temperatures (GPU around 50-60°C, hotspot up to 83°C), and good value at MSRP. A few criticisms mention it underperforms the RTX 5070 at the same price and that software could be smoother, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- Good value at MSRP
- Efficient power usage
Cons
- Less performance than RTX 5070 at same price
- Software could be smoother
- Availability issues at launch
- Uses 2 PCI-E cables (not 12VHP)
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS Radeon RX 9070 Prime OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 4★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 56 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 36.130001068115234 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 220★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 650★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 3x 8-Pin PCI Connector |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 312★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.70 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| 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 (16th percentile)16th %ile
ASUS Radeon RX 9070 Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
No current pricing available
ASUS Radeon RX 9070 Prime OC 16GB GDDR6 Black
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.
