Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Phoenix 4GB
What Buyers Say
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)
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Phoenix 4GB
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Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 2.138000011444092 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 75★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 250★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | None |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.54 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | FSR | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Phoenix 4GB
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (73rd percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average vram (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Phoenix 4GB offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 40 specs.
