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SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.57 GHz · 288 W Speed index 33/100

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT has 3840 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.57 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 39.39 TFLOPS.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.43 GHz · 266 W Speed index 31/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.43 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 37.32 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT is 5.5 % faster than the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Speed index
33/100
31/100
FP32
39.39 TFLOPS
37.32 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.57 GHz
2.43 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
624 GB/s
624 GB/s
TDP
288 W
266 W
Launch Price
499 $
499 $
631 pts
631 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
GPU ChipNavi 32 XTNavi 32 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6060
Shader38403840
Render Output Units9696
Texture Units240240
Raytracing Cores6060
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 3 architecture, which has 60 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT is based on the RDNA 3 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.438 GHz2.438 GHz
Memory Speed19.5 Gbps19.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth624 GB/s624 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.438 GHz clocks.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.438GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Base Clock1.800 GHz1.800 GHz
Boost Clock2.565 GHz+6 %2.430 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.25 GHz2.12 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.565 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT is 2.430 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
TDP288 W266 W
Tjunction max96 °C96 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 96 °C.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 96 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 100 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 2.12x DP 2.1
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
Length320 mm280 mm
Height135 mm129 mm
Width62 mm53 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT is 62 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT is 62 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XTSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ3/2023Q3/2023
Launch Price499 $499 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-no11330-01-20G11330-02-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT was released in Q3/2023.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT published in Q3/2023 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

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 NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +2.8 %

  1. 9,700
  2. 9,438

Port Royal (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +2.8 %

  1. 10,698
  2. 10,409

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +2.8 %

  1. 3,852
  2. 3,748

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 NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +5.3 %

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +6.1 %

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. 82 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +5.6 %

  1. 133 fps (avg)
  2. 126 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 NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +4.9 %

  1. 43 fps (avg)
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +4.8 %

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. 84 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +6.1 %

  1. 140 fps (avg)
  2. 132 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 NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +5.5 %

  1. 139,942
  2. 132,588

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT +5.5 %

  1. 154,939
  2. 146,797

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