Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6

ASUS
31 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

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

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6

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Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
ASUS
25
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
ASUS
19
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
ASUS
28
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
ASUS
23
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
ASUS
37
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
ASUS
12
Workstation
Sapphire
82
ASUS
24
Budget
Sapphire
75
ASUS
69

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 3050
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 3Ampere
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★8
Memory
VRAM24 GB★6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bus
384
96
Bandwidth
960
192
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
2,048
Stream Processors
6,144
No data
Tensor Cores
192
64
RT Cores96★16
Base Clock
2,510
1,057
Boost Clock
2,680
1,740
FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
4.813000202178955
FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★4.813000202178955
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
9,498
GPU Compute
17,736
6,442
Power & Cooling
TDP33970★
Recommended PSU800550★
Power Connectors3 x 8-Pin—
CoolerTriple Fan★Single Fan
Fans3★1
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 4.0
DisplayPort2★1
HDMI2★1
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★3
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length320★—
Slot Width42★
Form FactorATXATX
Weight1.00 kg★—
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓★—

Pros & Cons

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6

  • Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong affordability (74th percentile)
  • Below average compute (18th percentile)18th %ile
  • Below average ai (19th percentile)19th %ile
  • Below average vram (23rd percentile)
  • Below average raster (25th percentile)

Pricing

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6 is $912 cheaper (3.9x less).

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver0.078score per dollar
vs
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR60.098score per dollar

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.3x better value for money

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 Phoenix 6GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 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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