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NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT: Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation and AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT separate most on slot width: NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation at 1, AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT at 2.5, 150% in favour of NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation. TDP splits them by another 88%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation. They match on tier, memory type and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation scores 4,446 against 2,084 for the AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT, a lead of 53%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | RTX Ada Generation | Radeon RX 7000 |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 20 GB | 12 GB-40% |
| Tier | Mainstream | Mainstream |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2175 MHz-16% | 2599 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 130 W | 245 W-88% |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 3 (Navi 32) |
| Card Length | 241 mm | 285 mm-18% |
| Slot Width | 1 | 2.5-150% |
| MSRP | 1250 | 449 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A dependable mainstream Ada workstation card, now best bought at a discount against the newer RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell.
AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7700 XT
7 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid mainstream pick if its price and 12GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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