Radeon 7900 Reviews

[Stuka87]

Will update this list as more come along.

ArsTechnica:
(Ryzen 5800X3D, Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero, 64GB DDR4-3200, Windows ???)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...0-gpus-are-great-4k-gaming-gpus-with-caveats/

Gamers Nexus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We71eXwKODw

Guru3D:
(Ryzen 5950X, ASUS X570 Crosshair VIII HERO, 32 GB (4x 8GB) DDR4 3600 MHz, Windows 10)
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-review,1.html

Hardware Canucks
(Ryzen 7700X, Asus X670E ROG Crosshair hero, 32GB DDR5-6000, Windows 11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3XPNr506Dc

Hardware Unboxed:
(Ryzen 5800X3D, MSI MPG X570S Carbon Max WiFi, 32GB DDR4-3200, Windows 11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UFiG7CwpHk

Igor's Lab:
(Ryzen 7950X, MSI MEG X670E Ace,32GB DDR5 6000)
https://www.igorslab.de/en/amd-rade...giant-step-ahead-and-a-smaller-step-sideways/

Jay's Two Cents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq6Yp2Zxnkk

KitGuruTech:
(Intel 12900K, MSI MAG Z690 Unified, 32GB DDR5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qThrADqleD0

Linus Tech Tips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBJ-vo6Ri9c

Paul's Hardware:
(Ryzen 7950X, Asus X670E ROG Crosshair Hero, 32GB DDR5-6000, Windows 11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q10pefkW2qg

PC Mag:
(Intel 12900K, Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero, 32GB 5600MHz, Windows 11)
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx

Tech Power Up:
(Intel 13900K, ASUS Z790 Maximus Hero, 2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 MHz, Windows 10)
AMD: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx/
ASUS: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-tuf-oc/
XFX: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/xfx-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-merc-310-oc/

Tech Spot:
(Ryzen 5800X3D, MSI MPG X570S, 32GB of dual-rank, dual-channel DDR4-3200 CL14, Windows ???)
https://www.techspot.com/review/2588-amd-radeon-7900-xtx/

TechTesters:
(Intel 13900K, ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO, 32GB DDR5-6000, Windows 11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uQh4GkPopQ

 

[lopri]

How can you call this a 'card'?

 

[JayMX]

Sapphire Nitro @450W is a one-of-a-kind beast.

 

[dlerious]

LOL, HWUB IS Techspot! They are literally the same outlet. Can't believe you never noticed that....

Steve wrote the review at Techspot, but he's a features editor. They are not the same outlet - See below

About TechSpot

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www.techspot.com

 

[alexruiz]

How can you call this a 'card'?

What card is that one?

 

[Shmee]

Sapphire Nitro @450W is a one-of-a-kind beast.

I wish reviews would include games like COD MWII, BF2042, New World, and Quake Champions more.

 

[Karnak]

Sapphire Nitro @450W is a one-of-a-kind beast.

The 4080 is like a ~290W GPU on average, so that's a 55% increase in Power consumption for the XTX. It better be a beast then lol.

 

[Tup3x]

How can you call this a 'card'?

We should start calling them "graphics bricks".

 

[igor_kavinski]

What card is that one?

Sapphire Nitro+. My choice if I had the money to burn. No connector melting issues, good cooling and very acceptable noise level. They really need to design a dock adapter for the PCIe x16 slot so you can easily put the card on it and it clicks into place. Having to be careful with that relatively thin slot connector on a fat card is not ideal.

 

[JayMX]

Keep in mind that Sapphire is the only AIB that discloses the true power consumption (TBP) of their cards which is 420W for the 7900XTX Nitro.

 

[Kocicak]

We should start calling them "graphics bricks".

Better are "graphic units". Unit does not have any predermined shape. Bricks are expected to still have straight sides, that could be a limitation in the future. Unit can have any shape.

Graphic unit can also have its own 120/230V power inlet, can be on wheels and can weight 50 kilo.

 

[lixlax]

I see lots of people saying that the7900xt should've been called 7800xt and priced at 650USD.
I just realised that where I live 900USD is worth exactly as much 650USD was worth in december 2020.

If the XTX is a 6900xt replacement then it should've been priced at 1300-1400😆.

Actually the inflation is sad.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Graphic unit can also have its own 120/230V power inlet, can be on wheels and can weight 50 kilo.

Don't give Nvidia ideas!

 

[lopri]

What card is that one?

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Review - Maxing out 3x 8-Pin

The Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ comes with the largest factory overclock of all Navi 31 cards that we've tested so far. Sapphire was also very generous with their power limits. During overclocking, with increased limits we were able to max out the 525 W power delivery capability of the 3x...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Stuka87]

I see lots of people saying that the7900xt should've been called 7800xt and priced at 650USD.
I just realised that where I live 900USD is worth exactly as much 650USD was worth in december 2020.

If the XTX is a 6900xt replacement then it should've been priced at 1300-1400😆.

Actually the inflation is sad.

The 6900XT was $999 at launch. Even if you count in inflation, its nowhere near 1300-1400.

 

[aigomorla]

New World

The game is so broken still, i don't think its really relevant.
I think FF14 is a better metric then New World.

No connector melting issues, good cooling and very acceptable noise level.

Wait.. the 7900 series also has cable melting issues?
I thought its only on the new Cable form factor which nvidia is trying to make standard.

How can you call this a 'card'?

As long as they can call this a CARD, i see no issues with it..


Seems like triple stack cards are a thing these days...
I guess no one fears the GPU Sagging anymore, as they expect it will be replaced next year for people who can fork over 2000-2500 dollar scalped cards.

The 6900XT was $999 at launch. Even if you count in inflation, its nowhere near 1300-1400.

Vendors still thinking Miners control the price scape of cards, when the true fact is all the miners have run way.

Its going to take at least 1-2 generation advancement for them to realize miners are no longer a buying factor, unless nvidia and AMD can pimp out a new digital token that will be profitable and minable on GPU's.
Remember the 2000 series were still over priced after the 1000 series mining boom, and prices were not really fixed until 3000 series which got wrecked by this mining boom.

They should of paid Eth or subsidized to not move over, and keep POW as it made them millions, and also made the GPU's in high demand.

 

[DeathReborn]

Wait.. the 7900 series also has cable melting issues?
I thought its only on the new Cable form factor which nvidia is trying to make standard.

People will certainly get a shock if they googled "pcie 8 pin melting".

 

[igor_kavinski]

Wait.. the 7900 series also has cable melting issues?
I thought its only on the new Cable form factor which nvidia is trying to make standard.

That Sapphire Nitro+ is pulling power through three cables so it's less prone to the issue Nvidia has in trying to cram massive amperage through a single connector.

 

[Stuka87]

People will certainly get a shock if they googled "pcie 8 pin melting".

Unlikely any of us would be surprised. ANY connector with power flowing through it can have a short resulting in failure.

The difference is that the 12vhpwr connector is sending up to 600W through 12, very small pins. Existing PCIe 8 pin adapters have pins that are twice the size. Of those 8 pins, six are used for current. Resulting in spreading the equivalent of the 600W load over 24 pins. So not only is each pin rated for higher current, but there are twice as many of them.

So can the 8 pin connectors fail? Yup. But it is far more rare as the connectors themselves are more forgiving, and have better feed back as to when they are plugged in. Not to mention that you can pretty much bend the wires going into them anyway you want without damaging the connector itself.

 

[Carfax83]

Sapphire Nitro @450W is a one-of-a-kind beast.

I can't say I find that impressive. It's 7% faster at 4K on average while consuming much more power relative to the RTX 4080, and that's just for rasterization only. When you factor in ray tracing and upscaling technologies, then the RTX 4080 is still overall superior as a product.

Also Nvidia has Shader Execution Reordering which may prove to be a game changer for RT performance when developers get around to implementing it.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Also Nvidia has Shader Execution Reordering which may prove to be a game changer for RT performance when developers get around to implementing it.

It's not like AMD gamers will be left hanging. They have hybrid RT and consoles are AMD based so there will be plenty of games to make AMD buyers not regret their purchasing decision. Even Intel ARC gamers are seeing good performance with the newest drivers. Competition is awesome.

 

[linkgoron]

I can't say I find that impressive. It's 7% faster at 4K on average while consuming much more power relative to the RTX 4080, and that's just for rasterization only. When you factor in ray tracing and upscaling technologies, then the RTX 4080 is still overall superior as a product.

Also Nvidia has Shader Execution Reordering which may prove to be a game changer for RT performance when developers get around to implementing it.

It also provides that 7% for $200 less. There's no reason to go for a 4080 instead of a 7900XTX, and the 4090 makes way more sense than the 4080.

I don't see how anyone can look at that chart, with multiple games with +20% better on the 7900XTX and quite a few with +10% and say that they would recommend the 4080.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I don't see how anyone can look at that chart, with multiple games with +20% better on the 7900XTX and quite a few with +10% and say that they would recommend the 4080.

And only 16GB VRAM may be a tough pill to swallow for people addicted to the highest resolutions.

 

[Saylick]

Sapphire Nitro @450W is a one-of-a-kind beast.

I was kind of hoping the reference model would have this kind of performance at 355W. Oh, what could have been if the physical design was *chef's kiss* right out of the oven.

 

[Carfax83]

It's not like AMD gamers will be left hanging. They have hybrid RT and consoles are AMD based so there will be plenty of games to make AMD buyers not regret their purchasing decision. Even Intel ARC gamers are seeing good performance with the newest drivers. Competition is awesome.

I'm not saying RDNA3 sucks by any means, I'm just saying that the 7900XTX as a product is inferior to the RTX 4080. Price performance wise it blows Nvidia's offerings out of the window.

 

[Aapje]

It also provides that 7% for $200 less. There's no reason to go for a 4080 instead of a 7900XTX, and the 4090 makes way more sense than the 4080.

I don't see how anyone can look at that chart, with multiple games with +20% better on the 7900XTX and quite a few with +10% and say that they would recommend the 4080.

Except that the reference model of the 7900 XTX has a much louder and smaller cooler than the FE of the 4080. You probably need to pay at least $100 extra to get an equivalent cooler on the 7900 XTX. So then it's only another $100 gap for which you get DLSS 2/3, CUDA, far better RT, better perf/watt, better 2nd hand prices and fewer driver issues.

Yet IMO they are both overpriced and I hope few people buy them to force the prices down.