Review: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (reference)
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chispy
Thank you for the excellent review Boss @Hilbert Hagedoorn . Looking good , much better than i expected. More often than not the 7900xtx is faster than the 4080 and that's a great thing. RT performance as expected , well , it's a step forward. I would buy one in a heart beat if it wasn't for my already 4090 in rig. Thumbs up for amd.
unplug
Solid gpu
H83
Well , where to start?
The card performs very well in all scenarios, only caving in on 4K and RT, like Hilbert wrote, but still mantaining very good numbers.
It uses lots of power but remains cool and with good audio values.
In the end, i think it`s well posiotioned agains both the 4080 and the 4090, and the 4080 really needs a price cut...
The problem is that in the end, the card is expensive as hell, like the 4090/4080 from Nvidia.
And to make it worse, AMD turned the 6800XT in the 7900XT and increased the price to 899€, so we no longer have a budget option for the high end.
The benefit of this release, is that the previous gen cards are having some price cust, and i already seen a store selling a 6800XT for 660€ and a 6900XT for 800€, still pricey but much better than paying 1.200€ for a GPU...
Great review!
Valken
When you add FSR2 to the equation, it is good "enough" at 4K RT except for Cyberpunk 2077 vs 4080 for less money.
I mean even the 4080 needs DLSS at 4KRT.
Only the 4090 RTX stands out in performance but the RX XT and XTX wins price vs FPS.
I cannot wait to see the 4080Ti then 7950XT and XTX!
schmidtbag
Uh... the fact the 4090 was beaten by this at all kinda negates your point. The 7900XTX even won in two raytracing tests. RT is Nvidia's domain, and even in raster-only performance, the 4090 should have won more often. Remember too: AMD's initial drivers suck.
Granted, I don't think it makes sense to spend 4 figures on a GPU that is only performs at its best at 1080p, but that's some real cognitive bias for you to think the 7900XTX makes the 4090 look better.
Krizby
Let wait for RDNA4 😀
If you buy >1000usd GPU to play 1080p, maybe you have more of cognitive bias
schmidtbag
How about fully read my post next time, eh?
Krizby
Cherry picking game is cognitive bias too you know
Goiur
360Hz monitors do exist.
xIcarus
I mean 144/240hz is a thing, and also 360hz which the gentleman above me just stated. Don't tell people they're dumb because they prefer a higher refresh rate.
You remind me of the people who told me I wasted money buying an 1080Ti for 1080p 144Hz, when the card was struggling to get over 120FPS in some games.
Krizby
Yes but those esport gamers will 500hz 1080p panel will never use an AMD GPU, so it's moot.
1080p for single player game at 360hz? good joke
AuerX
Well, this changes nothing.
cucaulay malkin
in gpu heavy places it's slower than 4080 across all res in rasterization, at higher power
https://www.purepc.pl/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-vs-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-test-wydajnosci-kart-graficznych-ktora-lepiej-wybrac?page=0,31
that is not what everyone was expecting.
this is pretty much Vega 2022 edition
schmidtbag
How is it cherry picking when I chose examples where AMD should have lost? Like I said: RT is Nvidia's domain. Anyone who isn't an AMD zealot would have expected the 4090 to win in all RT tests, hands-down; I sure did anyway. It's not a matter of cherry picking, it's a matter of "this GPU at MSRP is $400 cheaper and manages to win in a test where it should have been handily outranked". That's the part you're not getting - how can the 4090 look better when it lost in the very test it should have dominated? I could pick out a bunch of other tests where the 4090 lost but those are all raster tests, making it more like cherry-picking.
Also, you seem to forget AMD was targeting the 4080, not the 4090. Considering AMD still needs to optimize more for RT (and apparently 4K), they did what they set out to do.
xIcarus
Don't reach for the extremes of the argument just to prove a point, 360hz monitors aren't even that common. 240Hz are somewhat, and you'll notice that in a good number of games tested today the card doesn't touch 240 FPS, especially with RT on.
1080p 240Hz is a viable use case for this card.
MonstroMart
Not until they fixe their drivers. I've not run into issues with my 6800 but the 7900 XTX looks problematic atm
But the reality is neither the 7900 xtx or the 4080 are good products at the price they are selling. Are they good cards yeah but good products not at all. I see it this way if you own a top card from previous gen then you want the 4090 or nothing. If you own an older card or lower end card (conscious buyer) then you're probably looking at something less expensive like a 4070 or 7800XT..
Krizby
You mentioned the 360hz though? very few people would choose 360hz 1080p panel over 240hz 1440p, unless they are competitive esport gamer.
LOL, cherry picking game like usual.
Want me to cherry pick RT games? try Portal RTX 🙂
barbacot
Best post so far! 😎
Ricepudding
In a bubble, this is a solid card with good performance, RT is a bit hit and miss and depends on the user how much that means to them.
Now we step outside the bubble, these cards are more expensive than the 6000 series and 3000 series at MSRP hurting what would of been a good launch. The chiplet design was meant to allow for it to be cheaper not more expensive. I also worry if this is just a paper launch as AMD is known for making them hard to get.
It also has locked down power management looking at some other reviews and the idle power consumption is quite high.
I'm mostly just glad I'm skipping this gen, the 4090 is fab but insanely over priced and although in a bubble this XTX looks great it's also overpriced when you step outside the bubble and compare it to the older cards price wise
alanm
Was kinda hyped up for this card but will wait for potential 4080 price drop.
