GPU comparison with benchmarks

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G vs KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.93 GHz · 235 W Speed index 8/100

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF 24 GB GDDR6X · 1.82 GHz · 420 W Speed index 32/100

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Ampere) and has 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 936 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF is 287 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Speed index
8/100
32/100
FP32
9.85 TFLOPS
38.10 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.93 GHz
1.82 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
936 GB/s
TDP
235 W
420 W
Launch Price
429 $
1,499 $
264 pts
641 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Based onAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GPU ChipNavi 10 XTGA102-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4082
Shader256010496
Render Output Units64112
Texture Units160328
Raytracing Cores--82
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has the Navi 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF is based on the graphics chip GA102-300-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Memory Size8 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.219 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps19.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s936 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit384 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF is 19.5 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.219 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Base Clock1.670 GHz1.395 GHz
Boost Clock1.925 GHz1.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz1.80 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
TDP235 W420 W
TDP (up)335 W--
Tjunction max99 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 235 W.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF has 3 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 420 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 102 mm
Fan 2--1 x 92 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)44 dB--
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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With the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
Length255 mm352 mm
Height135 mm160 mm
Width46 mm68 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GKFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q4/2020
Launch Price429 $1,499 $
Structure size7 nm8 nm
Part-no--39NXM5MD3BNK
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

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 KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +136.2 %

  1. 4,469
  2. 10,554

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 13,892

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,608

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) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +176.0 %

  1. 25 fps (avg)
  2. 69 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +147.1 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 84 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +112.3 %

  1. 57 fps (avg)
  2. 121 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) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +181.3 %

  1. 16 fps (avg)
  2. 45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +138.9 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 86 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +95.8 %

  1. 71 fps (avg)
  2. 139 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +110.5 %

  1. 57 fps (avg)
  2. 120 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +87.9 %

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. 201 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +41.7 %

  1. 151 fps (avg)
  2. 214 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 KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +165.1 %

  1. 77,308
  2. 204,918

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan KFA2 GeForce RTX 3090 HOF +149.5 %

  1. 72,088
  2. 179,843

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 91,313
  2. no data

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