Review: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16GB

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The Navi 31 graphics processor boasts a significant die area of 529 mm² and accommodates a colossal 57,700 million transistors. Unlike the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, the GRE variant has strategically disabled certain shading units to achieve the target shader count. Equipped with 5120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 192 Render Output Units (ROPs), along with 80 ray tracing acceleration cores, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE delivers substantial graphics processing power.

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This card includes the latest AV1 hardware encoding and decoding, catering to content creators and streamers, aligning with the Radeon RX 7000 Series and similar Nvidia offerings.

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When the card is under load, the fan typically maintains a steady RPM of 1600 until the card's temperature reaches either the Junction or Memory target. At that point, the fan will progressively increase its speed in an attempt to keep the temperature at the target level. If the card remains significantly cooler than the target temperature, the fan RPMs will drop below 1600. The fan will stop completely when the card falls below all fan stop temperature thresholds and restart when the card reaches any of the fan start temperature thresholds. 

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In terms of aesthetics, the card's design is subtle, with white, red and dark hues, and it foregoes active LED lighting. To revert to the factory BIOS fan profile after using a manual profile, you may need to perform a complete driver wipe and use Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) tool.

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The card retains compatibility with standard 8-pin power connectors and has a power provision capacity  considering the contribution from the PCIe x16 slot. AMD lists the Total Board Power at up-to 260W. Power consumption in real-world gaming appears to align with these specifications, varying with the game's demands.

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