Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid 24GB GDDR6X
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)
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid 24GB GDDR6X
The MSI GeForce RTX 4090 is widely praised for its exceptional performance in gaming, rendering, and AI workloads, with users noting it runs very cool and quiet. However, a few verified buyers report severe driver issues and blue screens, and some mention the high price and power connector concerns. Overall, it is seen as a powerful but expensive card with mixed reliability.
Pros
- Exceptional gaming performance
- Very cool and quiet operation
- Excellent for rendering and AI
- Compact size for a 4090
- No coil whine
Cons
- Severe driver issues and blue screens
- Very high price
- Power connector concerns
- Poor customer support from MSI
- Large size may not fit all cases
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 96★ | 76 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 32.97999954223633 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 175★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | AIO Liquid★ |
| Fans | 3★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express Gen 4 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 8K |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.05 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
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM Liquid 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong efficiency (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong vram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong ai (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 offers 5.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 88 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 40 specs.
