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AMD PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT vs AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT: Comparison
AMD PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT and AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT separate most on boost clock: AMD PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT at 2565 MHz, AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT at 3110 MHz, 18% in favour of AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT. TDP splits them by another 16%, this time favouring AMD PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT. They match on 7 other specifications, including gpu brand, vram and tier. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT scores 3,279 against 2,461 for the AMD PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT, a lead of 25%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Radeon RX 7000 | Radeon RX 9000 |
| Board Partner | PowerColor | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Tier | Upper Mid-Range | Upper Mid-Range |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2565 MHz-18% | 3110 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 263 W | 304 W-16% |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 (Navi 32) | RDNA 4 (Navi 48) |
| Card Length | 320 mm | 320 mm |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| MSRP | 499 | 599 |
| Stream Processors | 3840 | 4096 |
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
AMD PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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