Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER VENTUS 3X 16GB 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
MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER VENTUS 3X 16GB GDDR6X
The MSI RTX 4080 Super is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent performance, quiet operation, and cool running temperatures under load. Users consistently highlight its ability to handle 1440p and 4K gaming with high frame rates, calling it a great value compared to the 4090. However, a few verified reports mention severe crashing issues and one user was shipped a keyboard instead of the card. Most agree the card is very large, requiring a spacious case and a sag bracket.
Pros
- Excellent performance in 1440p and 4K
- Runs cool under load (~60°C)
- Quiet operation
- Great value vs RTX 4090
- Good for competitive high FPS gaming
Cons
- Extremely large physical size
- Severe crashing issues on some units
- Ineffective included support arm
- Wrong item shipped on one order
- Long warranty wait time
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER VENTUS 3X | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 58 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 24.719999313354492 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 339 | 150★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 | 2 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 320★ | 322 |
| Slot Width | 4★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.00 kg★ | 2.14 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 3.1 | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| 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
MSI GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER VENTUS 3X 16GB GDDR6X
- Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong raster (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong rt (89th percentile)89th %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 offers 2.1x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 39 specs.
