Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
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 GT 730 2GB DDR3
This budget graphics card is praised for its low price, ease of installation, and plug-and-play functionality, making it ideal for non-gaming builds. Users appreciate the HDMI output and that it works out of the box, though one noted only a modest FPS improvement over integrated graphics. Overall, it's seen as a great value for basic computing needs.
Pros
- Inexpensive
- Easy installation
- Works out of the box
- HDMI output
- No power cables needed
Cons
- Modest FPS improvement
- Limited to basic tasks
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GT 730 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Kepler |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 40 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 49★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 2.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 167★ |
| Slot Width | 4★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.18 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 11.2 |
| 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
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average compute (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average rt (9th percentile)9th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
No current pricing available
Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 39 specs.
