ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
This Zotac RTX 5090 is a powerhouse, delivering excellent 4K performance and running quietly. Users praise its build quality and aesthetics, especially the white edition that fits white-themed builds. While one reviewer mentioned coil whine, others note it can be luck of the draw and a quality PSU helps. Overall, it's a highly recommended card for high-end gaming.
Pros
- Excellent 4K performance
- Quiet operation
- Great build quality
- White edition aesthetics
- No coil whine (in some units)
Cons
- Potential coil whine
- Requires 1000W PSU
- Large and heavy card
PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6
Most users praise the PowerColor 7800XT for its strong performance, quiet fans, and cool temperatures, matching or exceeding expectations in games and benchmarks. However, a few verified reports describe severe defects, including green screen artifacts and complete failure under load, which significantly drag down the overall sentiment. The card is seen as good value when it works, but quality control issues are a notable concern.
Pros
- Great performance for the price
- Quiet fans
- Cool temperatures under load
- Easy installation
- Smaller and lighter than previous cards
Cons
- Defective units with green screen artifacts
- Complete failure under load for some cards
- Poor documentation included in box
- Occasional driver crashes requiring reinstallation
- Price premium over MSRP on some units
Scores
Specifications
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition | PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5090 | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 4 | 60★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 74.6500015258789★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 37.31999969482422★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 575 | 263★ |
| Recommended PSU | 1,000 | 600★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin | Two 8-pin PCI Express Power Connector |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 330 | 260★ |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.90 kg | 1.36 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 | RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5090 SOLID OC White Edition 32GB GDDR7
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ai (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6
- Strong ai (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong compute (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong connectivity (75th percentile)
- Strong vram (73rd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 95 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 11 of 38 specs.
