GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon R9 Nano vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT

AMD Radeon R9 Nano
AMD Radeon R9 Nano 4 GB HBM · 1.00 GHz · 175 W Speed index 7/100
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.45 GHz · 331 W Speed index 44/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon R9 Nano and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 543 % faster than the AMD Radeon R9 Nano.

AMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
7/100
44/100
FP32
8.19 TFLOPS
52.69 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.00 GHz
2.45 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB HBM
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
175 W
331 W
Launch Price
649 $
899 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onAMD Radeon R9 NanoAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipFiji XT CANavi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors6484
Shader40965376
Render Output Units64192
Texture Units256336
Raytracing Cores--84
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano is based on the AMD Radeon R9 Nano and has 4096 texture shaders and 64 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, which has 5376 shaders and 84 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size4 GB20 GB
Memory TypeHBMGDDR6
Memory Clock0.500 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed1.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface4,096 bit320 bit
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT can access 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.000 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock1.000 GHz2.450 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.08 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano clocks in the base with up to 1.000 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 1.500 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP175 W331 W
Tjunction max85 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon R9 Nano is 175 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT has a TDP of 331 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeAxial (Radiator)Axial
Fan 11 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP--2.3
HDMI1x HDMI 1.4a2x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.22x DP 2.1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon R9 Nano.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_012_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length154 mm313 mm
Height112 mm134 mm
Width40 mm53 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano is 154 mm long, 112 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT is 313 mm long, 134 mm high and 53 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon R9 NanoSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ3/2015Q4/2022
Launch Price649 $899 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-no--11323-02-20G
Documents--data sheet
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The AMD Radeon R9 Nano was released in Q3/2015 at a price of 649 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT was introduced in Q4/2022 at a price of 899 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT +472.2 %

  1. 2,199
  2. 12,583

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 14,115

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,576

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 108 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 161 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 90 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 141 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT +205.4 %

  1. 56,846
  2. 173,613

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT +216.7 %

  1. 63,331
  2. 200,558

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 57,004
  2. no data

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