Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
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 RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
This ASUS Dual RTX 4060 is widely praised for its excellent thermal performance, with reports of idle temps in the low 30s°C and max temps in the low 50s°C even in small ITX cases. Users highlight it as a great value card for 1080p gaming, running cool and quiet while offering solid overclocking potential. Some caution that it is not suited for 1440p or 4K gaming and that the 8GB VRAM is a limitation, but overall it is considered a fantastic mid-range option.
Pros
- Excellent thermal performance
- Great value for 1080p gaming
- Quiet operation
- Good overclocking and undervolting potential
- Compact size fits ITX cases
Cons
- Not suitable for 1440p or 4K gaming
- Limited 8GB VRAM
- Price can be high at £300 or above
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 24 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 15.109999656677246 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 115★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313★ | 369 |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.64 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
- Below average vram (33rd percentile)
- Below average ai (34th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 40 specs.
