Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ vs Matrox M9120

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Sapphire
96 Overall Score
vs
Matrox M9120 1GB DDR4

Matrox M9120 1GB DDR4

Matrox
11 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

Matrox M9120 1GB DDR4

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Ray Tracing
Sapphire
93
Matrox
4
Gaming 4k
Sapphire
91
Matrox
3
Gaming 1440p
Sapphire
90
Matrox
5
Content Creation
Sapphire
89
Matrox
11
Gaming 1080p
Sapphire
89
Matrox
6
Ai Llm
Sapphire
85
Matrox
5
Workstation
Sapphire
84
Matrox
12
Budget
Sapphire
77
Matrox
51

Specifications

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+Matrox M9120
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 7900 XTXMatrox M9120
BrandAMD—
ArchitectureRDNA 3—
Classconsumerconsumer
Process5★—
Memory
VRAM24 GB★512 MB
Memory TypeGDDR6★DDR4
Memory Bus
384
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Bandwidth
960
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Compute
Stream Processors
6,144
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Tensor Cores
192
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RT Cores96★—
Base Clock
2,510
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Boost Clock
2,680
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FP16 TFLOPS
122.80000305175781
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FP32 TFLOPS61.38999938964844★—
Performance
PassMark G3D
31,427
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GPU Compute
17,736
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Power & Cooling
TDP339★—
Recommended PSU800★—
Power Connectors3 x 8-PinNo
CoolerTriple Fan★Passive
Fans3★0
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 4.0 x16PCI Express 1.0 x1
DisplayPort2★—
HDMI2★—
USB-C1★—
Max Displays4★2
Max Resolution7680 x 43201920 x 1200
Physical
Length320168★
Slot Width42★
Form FactorATXLow Profile
Weight1.00 kg0.61 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓★✗
UpscalingFSR 3.1—
AV1 Encode✓★—
DirectX12 Ultimate2
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 (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Below average affordability (18th percentile)18th %ile

Matrox M9120 1GB DDR4

  • Strong affordability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average ai (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average rt (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average raster (2nd percentile)2nd %ile

Pricing

Matrox M9120 1GB DDR4 is CA$1,412 cheaper (3.5x less).

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver0.049score per dollar
vs
Matrox M9120 1GB DDR40.020score per dollar

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver offers 2.5x better value for money

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6 Silver

Matrox M9120 1GB DDR4

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 38 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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