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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. Specifications

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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What's the best choice SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090? Which graphics card is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has a base frequency of 1.4 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q3/2020.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • More memory

    200% more memory

    24 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Passmark Performance Test GPU
    2 place

Specifications

Technical data
SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 5700 left arrow -
  • Board Manufacturer
    Sapphire left arrow -
  • Board Model
    SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB left arrow -
  • Board SKU
    11294-05-20G left arrow -
  • Stream Processors
    2304 left arrow -
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Ampere
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 10496
  • Execution Units
    - left arrow 82
  • GPU Chip
    - left arrow GA102-300-A1
  • Render Output Units
    - left arrow 112
  • Shader
    - left arrow 10496
  • Texture Units
    - left arrow 328
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bus
    256 bit left arrow 384 bit
  • Memory Data Rate
    14 Gbps Effective left arrow 19.5 Gbps
  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 24 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 936 GB/s
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 1219 MHz
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1540 MHz left arrow 1400 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    Up to 1750 MHz left arrow 1700 MHz
  • Game Clock
    Up to 1700 MHz left arrow -
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • System Power Supply
    650 W (Manufacturer PSU specification (role unspecified)) left arrow 750 W (System power requirement)
  • Total Board Power
    241 W left arrow -
  • Graphics Card Power
    - left arrow 350 W
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    - left arrow 93 °C
  • TDP
    - left arrow 350 W
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort left arrow 3 × DisplayPort
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI left arrow -
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • Max. Displays
    - left arrow 4
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    - left arrow HDMI
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 2x PCIe 8-pin (adapter to 1x 12-pin included)
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    - left arrow 12_2
  • Max. resolution
    - left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • OpenCL
    - left arrow 3.0
  • OpenGL
    - left arrow 4.6
  • Shader Model
    - left arrow 6.6
  • Vulkan
    - left arrow 1.3
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    - left arrow Decode
  • h264
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    - left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    - left arrow Decode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Form Factor
    2.3 slot, ATX Dimension: 254 x 135 x 46.5 (mm) left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 5700 BE 8G GDDR6 8GB.

  • Official source
    https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-radeon-rx-5700-be-8g-gddr6 left arrow https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow 2026-09-30
  • Manufacturer specification scope
    - left arrow NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.
  • Process Technology
    - left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2020
  • Verification scope
    - left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Theoretical Performance

  • FP16 (theoretical)
    - left arrow 35.58 TFLOPS
  • FP32 (theoretical)
    - left arrow -
  • FP64 (theoretical)
    - left arrow -
  • Pixel Rate
    - left arrow 189.8 GPixel/s
  • Texture Rate
    - left arrow 556.0 GTexel/s

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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