NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GDDR6
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
What Buyers Say
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GDDR6
The product receives mostly positive feedback for its price-to-performance ratio, with users praising its ability to handle games smoothly at 1440p and even 4K with some settings. However, one reviewer notes loud fans and temperature spikes, while another questions its future value against upcoming cards. Overall, it is seen as a solid upgrade for the price.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Smooth 1440p gaming
- Capable 4K gaming with settings
- Impressive ray tracing
- Good upgrade from older cards
Cons
- Loud fans even at 70%
- Random temperature spikes
- Struggles with 4K ultra settings
- Future value questioned against newer cards
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
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
Scores
Specifications
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Turing | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 12 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 11 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 68 | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | ||
| FP32 TFLOPS | 13.449999809265137 | 61.38999938964844★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 250★ | 339 |
| Recommended PSU | 600★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | — | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| USB-C | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 320★ |
| Slot Width | — | 4★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 1.56 kg | 1.00 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | FSR 3.1 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB GDDR6
- Below average connectivity (31st percentile)
- Below average thermal (32nd percentile)
- Below average feature (35th percentile)
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.
