Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT RED DEVIL 16GB GDDR6

PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT RED DEVIL 16GB GDDR6

PowerColor
63 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

PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT RED DEVIL 16GB GDDR6

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
PowerColor
70
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
PowerColor
68
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
PowerColor
65
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
PowerColor
57
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
PowerColor
62
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
PowerColor
53
Workstation
Sapphire
82
PowerColor
57
Budget
Sapphire
75
PowerColor
76

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT RED DEVIL
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX 6900 XT
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 2
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★7
Memory
VRAM24 GB★16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
512
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
5,120
Tensor Cores
192
No data
RT Cores96★80
Base Clock
2,510
2,105
Boost Clock
2,680
2,340
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
46.08000183105469
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★23.040000915527344
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
26,697
GPU Compute
17,736
14,391
Power & Cooling
TDP339★900
Recommended PSU800★900
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple FanTriple Fan
Fans33
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320320
Slot Width43★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1AMD FidelityFX
AV1 Encode✓★✗
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
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

PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT RED DEVIL 16GB GDDR6

  • Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong rt (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong ai (74th percentile)
  • Strong raster (71st percentile)
  • Below average efficiency (15th percentile)15th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation