Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2

MSI
25 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

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

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
MSI
27
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
MSI
23
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
MSI
19
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
MSI
19
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
MSI
26
Workstation
Sapphire
82
MSI
22
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
MSI
27
Budget
Sapphire
79
MSI
25

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+MSI Radeon RX Vega 56
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXRadeon RX Vega 56
BrandAMDAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 3—
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM24 GB★8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM2★
Memory Bus
384
2,048
Bandwidth
960
No data
Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
3,584
Tensor Cores
192
No data
RT Cores96★—
Base Clock
2,510
1,156
Boost Clock
2,680
1,471
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
No data
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
13,009
GPU Compute
17,736
5,810
Power & Cooling
TDP339210★
Recommended PSU800650★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
CoolerTriple Fan★Single Fan
Fans3★1
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays44
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length320270★
Slot Width42★
Form FactorATXFull Height
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓★—
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2

  • Below average social proof (5th percentile)5th %ile
  • Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
  • Below average ai (26th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation