Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X

ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X

ASUS
65 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

ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
ASUS
74
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
ASUS
65
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
ASUS
71
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
ASUS
75
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
ASUS
72
Workstation
Sapphire
82
ASUS
64
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
ASUS
71
Budget
Sapphire
79
ASUS
69

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4090
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ada Lovelace
Classconsumerconsumer
Process55
Memory
VRAM24 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X★
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
576
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
9,728
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
304
RT Cores96★76
Base Clock
2,510
1,455
Boost Clock
2,680
2,040
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
32.97999954223633
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★32.97999954223633
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
38,098
GPU Compute
17,736
26,267
Power & Cooling
TDP339175★
Recommended PSU800★—
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★—
Fans3★—
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0
DisplayPort2★1
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length320★—
Slot Width4★—
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg★3.65 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate—
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

ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X

  • Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong vram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong ai (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Below average social proof (1st percentile)1st %ile
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
  • Below average connectivity (29th 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