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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB GDDR6 · 2.53 GHz · 370 W Speed index 51/100
In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX, 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 XTX is 20 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Speed index
43/100
51/100
FP32
51.50 TFLOPS
62.05 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
2.53 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
300 W
370 W
Launch Price
899 $
999 $
912 pts
1,010 pts

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU ChipNavi 31Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors8496
Shader53766144
Render Output Units192192
Texture Units336384
Raytracing Cores8496
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and has 5376 texture shaders and 84 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which has 6144 shaders and 96 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Memory Size20 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.500 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit384 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G has 20 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX can access 24 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.900 GHz
Boost Clock2.395 GHz2.525 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.03 GHz2.33 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G clocks in the base with up to 1.500 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 1.900 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
TDP300 W370 W
Tjunction max97 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G is 300 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX has a TDP of 370 W and is supplied with the required energy via 3 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 100 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G has a total of 3 Axial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 2.12x 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDGIGABYTE RGB FusionAddressable LED
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / 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

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Length331 mm313 mm
Height138 mm134 mm
Width50 mm53 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G is 331 mm long, 138 mm high and 50 mm wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20GSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ2/2023Q4/2022
Launch Price899 $999 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noGV-R79XTGAMING-20GD11322-02-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING 20G was released in Q2/2023 at a price of 899 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX was introduced in Q4/2022 at a price of 999 $.

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 XTX +14.8 %

  1. 12,440
  2. 14,287

Port Royal (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +14.6 %

  1. 13,954
  2. 15,992

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +31.2 %

  1. 4,524
  2. 5,936

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) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +22.0 %

  1. 50 fps (avg)
  2. 61 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +16.0 %

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. 123 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +12.7 %

  1. 158 fps (avg)
  2. 178 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) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +20.5 %

  1. 44 fps (avg)
  2. 53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +9.1 %

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. 96 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +3.6 %

  1. 138 fps (avg)
  2. 143 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 XTX +17.1 %

  1. 169,692
  2. 198,711

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX +8.9 %

  1. 196,028
  2. 213,554

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