Question Sapphire versus PowerColor ?

[kennethrjones.cs]

These GPUs are both the same price. I've never had an AMD GPU before and would like some advice as to which would be better. I know this is the GPU that I want from my research. I just don't know which manufacture is best.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DTHP39JF

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CWD7DNTB

Thanks

 

[COLGeek]

Of these two brands, I prefer Sapphire. I have owned several over the years and they never let me down.

Performance between these two will be comparable.

 

[VizzieTheViz]

Normally I’d say sapphire but if I recall correctly this one is built with the melty vhpr connector so in this case any other brand.

 

[dwd999]

The Sapphire uses a 12V-2x6-pin power cable and features a system where the power cable and argb cable connect to the back of the card under a cover held in place by magnets so it looks a little neater. The PowerColor uses 3 8-pin cables which doesn't look as nice. If your power supply supports a 12V-2x6-pin cable the Sapphire would be easier to connect.

 

[Teknoman2]

If you want to gamble with the 12VHPC not melting on you.
If you go with Powercolor, i'd choose the Hellhound version. It has negligibly lower performance but only needs 2x8pin power connectors

 

[dwd999]

The Sapphire card is rated at 330W Typical Board Power so the power cable is not going to melt like some 600W Nvidia card.

 

[punkncat]

Getting down to the specific 'sub' model of each, I believe the Red Devil to be a higher line option within Power Colors models as opposed to the Nitro moniker within Sapphire. I stand to be corrected.

 

[Zerk2012]

These GPUs are both the same price. I've never had an AMD GPU before and would like some advice as to which would be better. I know this is the GPU that I want from my research. I just don't know which manufacture is best.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DTHP39JF

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CWD7DNTB

Thanks

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNwkwy7WSj0

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Sapphire and Powercolor are both well known so either one should be fine. But I think the PowerColor Red Devil is essentially a Cadillac model for them. I once owned a Red Devil card a few years ago when I had my 6700xt at the time and it was a very nice card and had options for customizing rgb etc.

 

[Zerk2012]

Getting down to the specific 'sub' model of each, I believe the Red Devil to be a higher line option within Power Colors models as opposed to the Nitro moniker within Sapphire. I stand to be corrected.

The Vapor X was Sapphire's very top of the line I think they stopped making them, the Nitro+ is a premium card.

Both of the cards listed are the top of the line for each brand.

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

Ugh, I don't know. I really want the Sapphire more because of the way it looks, but now I'm worried about the power connector so I'm thinking I should get the PowerColor.

 

[Teknoman2]

You can search for reviews that tested the quality of the power connector. Personally, i prefer not to touch anything with that connector if i can help it because i know my luck stat is at 0 and if there is a single 9070XT with that connector that will burn up it will be mine

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

I saw some reviews on it. I'll probably just go with the power color even though I don't like it as much.