Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR 10GB GDDR6X
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
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR 10GB GDDR6X
The ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 is generally well-regarded for its powerful 4K gaming performance, solid build quality, and quiet fans under load. However, significant concerns are raised about technical support quality, with one user detailing a poor service experience, and multiple users report that the card can be quite loud during intensive use. Cooling is effective for most, though some users experienced higher backplate temperatures and occasional instability requiring manual tuning.
Pros
- Powerful 4K gaming performance
- Solid build quality
- Quiet fans under load
- Effective cooling system
- Great value for the price
Cons
- Loud fans under heavy load
- Poor technical support experience
- Higher than expected backplate temperatures
- Noisy fan at high speeds
- Some units have stability issues
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 48 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 30.639999389648438 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 320★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 318★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 1.40 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 (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR 10GB GDDR6X
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong compute (77th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (35th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
No current pricing available
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR 10GB GDDR6X
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 41 specs.
