Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GDDR6 Black

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GDDR6 Black

ASRock
82 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

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

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GDDR6 Black

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
ASRock
82
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
ASRock
80
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
ASRock
80
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
ASRock
79
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
ASRock
79
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
ASRock
68
Budget
Sapphire
75
ASRock
83
Workstation
Sapphire
82
ASRock
72

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 9070 XT
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 4
Classconsumerconsumer
Process54★
Memory
VRAM24 GB★16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
No data
ECC—✗
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
4,096
Tensor Cores
192
64
RT Cores96★64
Base Clock
2,510
2,400
Boost Clock
2,680
2,970
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
No data
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
26,910
GPU Compute
17,736
15,961
Power & Cooling
TDP339325★
Recommended PSU800800
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320290★
Slot Width42.799999952316284★
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.00 kg★1.50 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1FSR 4
AV1 Encode✓✓
DirectX12 Ultimate12 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

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GDDR6 Black

  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

No current pricing available

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GDDR6 Black

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger Better at:

Budget

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