Saturday, December 10th 2022

GIGABYTE Launches AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series Graphics Cards

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of premium gaming hardware, today announced the new AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series graphics cards powered by the high-performance, energy-efficient AMD RDNA 3 architecture - the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G, Radeon RX 7900 XTX GAMING OC 24G, Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G, Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G and Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G graphics cards. The new graphics cards will be available for purchase on December 13, 2022.

The new graphics cards are the world's first gaming graphics cards to feature an advanced AMD chiplet design, delivering exceptional performance and superb energy efficiency to power high-framerate 4K and higher resolution gaming in the most demanding titles.
The groundbreaking AMD RDNA 3 architecture delivers up to 54% more performance per watt than AMD RDNA 2 architecture, and features the world's fastest chiplet interconnect linking the graphics and memory system chiplets at up to 5.3 TB/s. In addition, it offers up to 96 new unified compute units and second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology. It also includes increased AI throughput that delivers up to 2.7X higher AI performance, and rearchitected compute units with second-generation ray tracing technology that provides up to 1.8X higher ray tracing architectural performance in select titles versus AMD RDNA 2 architecture.

AORUS is the top-tier gaming graphics card pursued by gamers and fans, offering an exquisite appearance and excellent performance. The AORUS ELITE graphics card features the WINDFORCE cooling system, which includes three unique blade fans with alternate spinning, a large vapor chamber that connects directly to the GPU, composite copper heat pipes, and 3D active fans and screen cooling to maximize heat dissipation. The handy onboard dual-BIOS switch allows users to choose between OC and SILENT modes based on their needs without software. Both modes offer the optimal settings tuned by GIGABYTE.

AORUS is also bringing back an upgraded version of GIGABYTE'S signature triple-ring RGB lights, RGB Halo, regarded as the RGB lighting leader for many AORUS fans and DIY enthusiasts. This beloved feature takes advantage of the persistence of human vision and offers addressable lighting effects on the rotating fans. It will make every PC build glow in style. Gamers can also customize the RGB lighting through the GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER (GCC) software.

The AORUS ELITE graphics card features aerospace-grade PCB coating and ULTRA DURABLE certified components. The improved power phase design and precise power control deliver lower component temperature, less noise, and less signal interference. Moreover, the upgraded specially designed metal back plate provides a more durable structure that prevents bending and damage from long-term use. Also, the graphics card comes with a tailored anti-sag bracket that provides the optimal reinforcement and enhances the overall visual appearance. To deliver a better user experience, AORUS ELITE graphics cards provide customers with a 4-year warranty (requires online registration within 30 days of the purchase date) so that they can enjoy gaming and create content without any worry.

The popular Radeon RX 7900 XTX GAMING OC 24G and Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G graphics cards focus on performance and stability, making them suitable for many different types of users. The GAMING OC graphics card uses the WINDFORCE cooling system. It features three unique blade fans with alternate spinning, a large vapor chamber that connects directly to the GPU, composite copper heat pipes, 3D active fans, and screen cooling to maximize heat dissipation. The WINDFORCE fans utilize graphene nano lubricant, which extends fan life by 2.1 times, delivering nearly the lifespan of the double ball bearing while providing quiet operation. Furthermore, the graphics card offers RGB lighting, allowing gamers to customize the RGB effects and colors via GCC software to create their own PC style. The GAMING OC graphics card is equipped with an upgraded metal back plate, a tailored anti-sag bracket and ULTRA DURABLE certified components, which not only provide a more durable structural design, but also allow the graphics card to deliver higher performance at lower temperatures.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G graphics card is equipped with 6144 stream processors and 24GB of GDDR6 384-bit memory with 96MB of second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology. The output includes an HDMI port, two DisplayPort 2.1 ports and a USB TYPE-C port. The system power supply requirement is 800 watts. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G graphics card is equipped with 5376 stream processors and 20GB of GDDR6 320-bit memory with 80MB of second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology. The output includes an HDMI port, two DisplayPort 2.1 ports and a USB TYPE-C port. The system power supply requirement is 750 watts.
Source: Gigabyte
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23 Comments on GIGABYTE Launches AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series Graphics Cards

#1
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
I suspect those with the top chonker will put a waterblock by Alphacool on it and the 3 slot cards (2.5) will be more popular
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#2
Vayra86
fancuckerImpressive but can one honestly commit to these cards with unviable ray tracing performance? AMD seriously needs to address the gulf in RT perf.

What do you mean, the gap is smaller and the relevance is still meh at best
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#3
Vayra86
eidairaman1He's a troll, report as such and move along
I know, just pointing out the common theme here. Ada barely progressed in RT, and comes with propietary performance 'boosts' to excel; if anything its clear Nvidia isnt keeping any meaningful lead as we move forward.
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#4
Avro Arrow
fancuckerImpressive but can one honestly commit to these cards with unviable ray tracing performance? AMD seriously needs to address the gulf in RT perf.

It's estimated that the RT capability will be similar to the RTX 30-series. Does the RTX 30-series have unviable ray tracing performance? If it did, it wouldn't have been a factor in people's decisions to buy those cards, but it was.
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#5
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
Avro ArrowIt's estimated that the RT capability will be similar to the RTX 30-series. Does the RTX 30-series have unviable ray tracing performance? If it did, it wouldn't have been a factor in people's decisions to buy those cards, but it was.
Its about price at this rate. 4090s are unobtanium and are powerhogs to begin with.
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#6
jesdals
Sigh that reference 7900 XTX - those 20 mm in extra length over the 6900 XT is going to make it a thight fit...
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#7
Avro Arrow
eidairaman1Its about price at this rate. 4090s are unobtanium and are powerhogs to begin with.
I agree. Since the RT levels of the RX 7000 cards will be good enough, it stops being as big a consideration as it was and price becomes the big factor.
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#9
spnidel
you know amd's design is good when the heatsink seems to be beefier than one of gigabyte's offerings
fancuckerImpressive but can one honestly commit to these cards with unviable ray tracing performance? AMD seriously needs to address the gulf in RT perf.

straight up shilling and FUD like another person mentioned in a different thread
do you do it for free?
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#10
thesmokingman
jesdalsSigh that reference 7900 XTX - those 20 mm in extra length over the 6900 XT is going to make it a thight fit...
Flip your fans to other side and switch to a thin fan where its needed?
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#11
mama
Good old Gigabyte. Launching at launch.
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#12
GunShot
Just days now before RDNA3's launch date... but... suspiciously, there are still no SOLID performance metrics leading up to Tuesday?

This is definitely a collaborated VAULT world-record and there's nothing sideways going on behind the scenes. /s :shadedshu:

Tic-Toc! :roll:
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#13
toooooot
Does the card on the right feature reference design? I wanna get a card that is compatible with wide variety of waterblocks.
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#14
Chaitanya
tooooootDoes the card on the right feature reference design? I wanna get a card that is compatible with wide variety of waterblocks.
Yes, Gigabyte does sell some reference designs right at launch(even some entry level SKUs will use reference PCB with custom cooler).
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#15
Jism
They can keep the RT / RGB. Just give us raw 4K performance.
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#16
tabascosauz
jesdalsSigh that reference 7900 XTX - those 20 mm in extra length over the 6900 XT is going to make it a thight fit...
I hate to break it to you but you are simply spoiled by the lovely reference design :laugh: so, so, so many high end GPUs are 300mm+ nowadays. And that's without mentioning the new wave of AIB designs for 40 series/7000. Plus, once you go push-pull on rad, advertised compatibility in pretty much any case goes out the window anyway.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1leWUrNX7TLHT7QkBY99Q0B4n-_ujpvd2vvJBaK_Zomo/edit#gid=1061206224

I would kill for this 7900XT reference cooler. My TUF is the only thing keeping me from one of the cases I have my eyes on. The cooling is great but the size is not.
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#18
KrazyT
The RGB fans of the 7900 XTX reminds me the Las Vegas roulette :)
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#19
GamerGuy
The cards do look nice, but I dunno, I still prefer the look of the reference model, or maybe I've forgotten to take my meds again.:D In all honesty, I don't go for the big three (MSI, GB, Asus) when it comes to AMD GPU's. I had two GB Vega64 Gaming OC die on me just after their warranty expired, and within a couple of months of each other.

With AMD GPUs, it's gimme Sapphire, PowerColor, XFX or even ASRock, or gimme nothing! :rockout:
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#20
KrazyT
GamerGuyI had two GB Vega64 Gaming OC die on me just after their warranty expired, and within a couple of months of each other.
Well, it's unexpected, but my GB Aorus 1080 Ti extreme die 10 days after the 4 years warranty (3 + 1 year with the Aorus program)
Bad luck i guess :/
(that's why i don't want to put big money on the table with GPU now !)
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#21
thesmokingman
Ferrum MasterNo water-cooled ones? Suckers.
As if EK will miss the opportunity to sell more 300 buck waterblocks?
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