Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Time Spy Extreme5. Game Benchmarks6. Clock Speed7. GPU Temperatures8. Acoustics9. Noise-Normalised Temperatures10. Power Draw11. Overclocking12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

We use Nvidia PCAT to measure power draw of the graphics card only, with readings from both the PCIe slot and the PCIe power cables combined into a single figure. We use Cyberpunk 2077 (4K) for this testing.

Sapphire has pumped up the power significantly with the Nitro+, with the card drawing 440W in our testing – clearly the extra 8-pin power connector is not just for show!

That does mean overall efficiency of the card is significantly reduced – with performance per Watt down by 17% compared to the reference card, but hopefully we can tap into some of this extra power headroom when overclocking…

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