Sapphire Radeon VII
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Radeon VII is based on the AMD Radeon VII (GCN 5.1) and has 16 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1024 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Ada Lovelace) and has 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1008 GB/s. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Radeon VII has the Vega 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 5.1 architecture. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is based on the graphics chip AD102-300-A1, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture. |
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| Sapphire Radeon VII | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition |
| AMD Radeon VII | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Vega 20 XT | GPU Chip | AD102-300-A1 |
| GCN 5.1 | Architecture | Ada Lovelace |
| 60 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 128 |
| 3840 | Shader | 16384 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 176 |
| 240 | Texture Units | 512 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 128 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon VII clocks at 1.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 2.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is 21.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.313 GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 24 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 1.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.313 GHz |
| 2.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 21.0 Gbps |
| 1024 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
| 4096 bit | Memory Interface | 384 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.400 GHz | Base Clock | 2.235 GHz |
| 1.750 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.520 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Radeon VII is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 450 W. |
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| 300 W | TDP | 450 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 99 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe Sapphire Radeon VII is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 75 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 110 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 32 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 52 dB | Noise (Load) | 39 dB |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Radeon VII. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the Sapphire Radeon VII it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Radeon VII is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 268 mm | Length | 304 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 137 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 61 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| 1280 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe Sapphire Radeon VII has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2019. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured. |
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| 21291-01-40G | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2019 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| 699 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 1,599 $ (Reference) |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 5 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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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.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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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.
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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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
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
24 GB GDDR6X |
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