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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D vs AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D and AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX separate most on tdp: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 600 W, AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX at 355 W, 69% in favour of AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Slot Width splits them by another 40%, again favouring AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX. They match on tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D scores 14,966 against 4,338 for the AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX, a lead of 71%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 50 | Radeon RX 7000 |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Reference (China-market AIB partners: ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Colorful, Galax) | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 24 GB-25% |
| Tier | Flagship | Flagship |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2017 MHz-21% | 2565 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 600 W-69% | 355 W |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 3 (Navi 31) |
| Card Length | 304 mm | 320 mm-5% |
| Slot Width | 3.5-40% | 2.5 |
| MSRP | 2299 | 999 |
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 GeForce RTX 5090 D
8.9 / 10 Expert Rating
A very fast card held back only by a few percent of artificially capped performance; still the fastest GeForce card available in its home market.
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX
9 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid flagship pick if its price and 24GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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