Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus OC 6GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
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 GTX 1660 Ti Ventus OC 6GB GDDR6
The MSI Ventus XS OC GTX 1660 Ti is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, offering GTX 1070-like performance at a much lower cost. Users consistently highlight its quiet operation, solid build quality, and ability to handle 1080p gaming with ease. While most reviews are overwhelmingly positive, a few users noted issues with warranty support and initial display output problems. Overall, it is considered a great mid-range card that has held up well over several years.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- Great 1080p gaming performance
- Low power consumption
Cons
- Warranty support issues
- Initial display output problems
- Plastic backplate feels cheap to some
- Price inflation due to scalpers
- Not ideal for ITX systems
Scores
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Turing |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 16 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 24 GB★ | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.38999938964844★ | 4.375 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 370 | 120★ |
| Recommended PSU | 800 | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680x4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 313 | 206★ |
| Slot Width | 3★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.95 kg | 0.67 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | FSR | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX PULSE 24GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus OC 6GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Strong efficiency (68th percentile)
- Below average compute (16th percentile)16th %ile
- Below average ai (21st percentile)
- Below average vram (23rd percentile)
- Below average rt (25th percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus OC 6GB GDDR6 offers 1.9x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 40 specs.
