Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Excellent 4K gaming performance
- Very quiet operation
- Efficient cooling with low temperatures
- Compact size for a high-end card
- 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
- High power consumption
- Occasional coil whine
- Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
- Large 4-slot design
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
The ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3090 is praised for its advanced cooling system with a triple axial-tech fan design and 2.9-slot heatsink, which provides ample thermal headroom for extended gaming. It supports SLI for multi-GPU setups, requires an 850W power supply with three 8-pin connectors, and includes 2nd-gen RT cores for efficient ray tracing. The quick answers confirm strong performance features but offer no negative user experiences.
Pros
- Advanced triple fan cooling system
- 2.9-slot heatsink for thermal headroom
- SLI support for multi-GPU setups
- 2nd gen RT cores for ray tracing
- 850W PSU recommendation with 3x 8-pin connectors
Cons
- No negative user experiences reported
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 3090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ampere |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 82 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 35.58000183105469 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339★ | 850 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320 | 319★ |
| Slot Width | 4 | 2.9000000953674316★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong vram (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong ai (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average efficiency (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.
