Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
92 Overall Score
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

NVIDIA
52 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

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
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
90
NVIDIA
53
Content Creation
Sapphire
90
NVIDIA
45
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
89
NVIDIA
40
Ai Llm
Sapphire
86
NVIDIA
35
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
84
NVIDIA
53
Workstation
Sapphire
82
NVIDIA
46
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
81
NVIDIA
57
Budget
Sapphire
79
NVIDIA
58

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 3080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ampere
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★8
Memory
VRAM24 GB★10 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
256
Bandwidth
960
912.4000244140625
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
6,144
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
192
RT Cores96★48
Base Clock
2,510
1,110
Boost Clock
2,680
1,545
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
30.639999389648438
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★30.639999389648438
Performance
PassMark G3D
28,965
25,040
GPU Compute
17,736
15,059
Power & Cooling
TDP339165★
Recommended PSU800750★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★—
Fans3★—
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16—
DisplayPort2★—
HDMI2★—
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★—
Max Resolution7680 x 4320—
Physical
Length320★—
Slot Width4★—
Form FactorATX—
Weight1.00 kg★2.44 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

  • Strong efficiency (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong compute (79th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (67th percentile)
  • Strong raster (67th percentile)
  • Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile

Pricing

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 92 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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