Sapphire RX 7800 XT Nitro+ 16GB Graphics Card Review

Andy Ruffell / 1 year ago

With the launch of the RX 7800 XT, while AMD released their MBA/reference model, they decided not to send us one for launch, though instead, we ended up with three AIB cards instead including the beauty that we have here today. The Sapphire Nitro+. I say beauty because it really is one of the best-looking cards on the market, and I said exactly the same when we looked at the 7900 XTX Nitro+ edition, and we were really impressed with it, so I’m expecting some pretty great things.

Nitro+

The Nitro+ cooler from Sapphire is one of their top-tier coolers, and it’s clear to see why, with a clean design that offers up virtually silent operation, all while keeping temperatures remarkably low. Normally with a GPU, you end up with a trade-off of high temperatures with low noise, or for it to be louder than a jet engine, but then leading to extremely cool temperatures while the Nitro+ manages to harness the benefits of both areas with no drawbacks.

Sure, the one drawback could be the extra cost involved, but as someone who has tested literally thousands of graphics cards, this is one where you don’t feel like you’re paying extra and receiving nothing in return, which is something we’re all too familiar with after the last few years of paying over the odds for GPUs.

So if Sapphire is able to take a cooler that can keep the 7900 XTX under control, then I think we’re in for a real treat with the 7800 XT Nitro+ that we have here today.