Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB 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 GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
Most users find the GTX 1660 Super offers great value for its price, with solid 1080p and even 1440p gaming performance. Several mention it runs hot and the single fan can be noisy, but many note that undervolting or adjusting fan curves solves the issue. A few users report compatibility with older CPUs and praise the easy installation. Overall, it's seen as a reliable budget GPU, though thermal and noise management could be better.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Solid 1080p and 1440p gaming
- Easy installation
- Compatibility with older CPUs
- Good 4K video playback
Cons
- Runs hot (often 75-85°C stock)
- Single fan can be noisy
- Needs fan curve adjustment or undervolt
- Noisy under load
- LED stays on after shutdown without ErP
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 12 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| 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 | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 5.0269999504089355 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 1 |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313 | 174★ |
| Slot Width | 3 | 2★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.77 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 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 GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (26th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Phoenix 6GB GDDR6 offers 3.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 40 specs.
