Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AORUS Xtreme Waterforce 24GB GDDR6X 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
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AORUS Xtreme Waterforce 24GB GDDR6X Black
The Gigabyte RTX 3090 Ti receives mixed reviews. Some users report excellent overclocking performance and significant frame rate gains in VR, especially compared to older cards like the 3080 or 3090. However, others complain about poor build quality, minimal cooling effort, and defective units that may not be new. The high price is also a common concern.
Pros
- Excellent overclocking performance
- Significant VR frame rate gains
- Runs cool with proper ventilation
Cons
- Poor build quality
- Minimal cooling effort on RAM
- Ugly cable management for fans
- Defective units possibly not new
- High price
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AORUS Xtreme Waterforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 84 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 450 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | AIO Liquid★ |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 238★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 3★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 3.26 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| 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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AORUS Xtreme Waterforce 24GB GDDR6X Black
- Strong thermal (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong vram (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average efficiency (22nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (34th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
No current pricing available
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Ti AORUS Xtreme Waterforce 24GB GDDR6X Black
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 40 specs.
