MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5
The MSI Radeon R9 390 is widely praised as a powerful, future-proof card that delivers excellent 1080p and 1440p performance for the price. Users highlight its 8GB VRAM, quiet operation under load, and robust build quality, though they caution about its large size, high power draw, and significant heat output. A few reviewers experienced initial driver or compatibility issues, but most found these easily resolved with a clean install or case upgrade.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p and 1440p performance
- 8GB VRAM for future-proofing
- Quiet operation under load
- Great value for the price
- Solid build quality with backplate
Cons
- Large size may not fit smaller cases
- High power consumption
- Significant heat output
- Initial driver issues for some users
- Noisy under heavy load for some
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XTX is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, offering massive 24GB VRAM and strong rasterization that rivals the RTX 4080 at a much lower cost. Users highlight its cool and quiet operation, though some note it runs hot in cases with poor airflow and requires a high-wattage PSU (800W minimum, 1000W recommended). A few negative reviews mention receiving a wrong item (keyboard instead of GPU) or driver issues that were resolved by upgrading other PC components. Overall, it's considered a beast for gaming and 3D work, but not ideal for eGPU setups.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Massive 24GB VRAM
- Cool and quiet operation
- Strong rasterization performance
- Great for gaming and 3D work
Cons
- Requires high-wattage PSU (800W min, 1000W recommended)
- Runs hot in cases with poor airflow
- Power spikes up to 400W
- Not ideal for eGPU setups
- Driver issues reported (resolved with system upgrades)
Scores
Specifications
| MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon R9 390 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 54 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.649999618530273 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 295★ | 370 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | — | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 3840x2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 349 | 313★ |
| Slot Width | — | 3★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 1.84 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5
- Strong thermal (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (73rd percentile)
- Strong social proof (73rd percentile)
- Strong compute (66th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average raster (22nd percentile)
- Below average connectivity (22nd percentile)
- Below average feature (24th percentile)
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
MSI Radeon R9 390 GAMING 8G 8GB GDDR5 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 39 specs.
