Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
ASRock Radeon RX 570 Phantom Gaming 8GB
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
ASRock Radeon RX 570 Phantom Gaming 8GB
This budget GPU delivers impressive performance for its price, handling modern games at high settings and even 4K in some titles. However, a few users reported issues like driver problems causing artifacts, a bent screw hole from poor packaging, and noticeable fan noise under load. Overall, it's a solid value pick for cost-conscious gamers, but quality control and packaging could be improved.
Pros
- Great performance for the price
- Handles 4K gaming in some titles
- Good for VR gaming
- Auto overclocking stable
- Works well with FreeSync monitors
Cons
- Driver issues causing artifacts
- Bent screw hole from poor packaging
- Loud fan noise under load
- No OEM box in some shipments
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASRock Radeon RX 570 Phantom Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Radeon RX 570 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | — |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | — |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 300★ |
| Slot Width | 4★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.45 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 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
ASRock Radeon RX 570 Phantom Gaming 8GB
- Strong affordability (76th percentile)
- Below average rt (19th percentile)19th %ile
- Below average raster (21st percentile)
- Below average ai (23rd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
No current pricing available
ASRock Radeon RX 570 Phantom Gaming 8GB
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 24 of 39 specs.
