Friday, December 9th 2022

Gigabyte's and Sapphire's Radeon RX 7900-series Cards Pictured

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TheLostSwede
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Courtesy of VideoCardz, we now know what Gigabyte's and Sapphire's upcoming Radeon RX 7900-series cards will look like. Gigabyte will offer at least two different custom designed models, with the Aorus Elite being the higher-end one and the Gaming OC being the mainstream one. Both appear to come in RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT SKUs. The Aorus Elite is said to be a 3.5-slot card sporting three 8-pin power connectors, whereas the Gaming OC is a 2.5-slot card with two 8-pin power connectors.

The Sapphire card in question is the Nitro+ which has been given a design overhaul compared to the Radeon RX 6000-series cards and it's quite a bright card thanks to its silver coloured shroud. We're once again looking at a massive cooler here, which is wider than three slots, but maybe not quite 3.5-slots wide. Unsurprisingly, Sapphire has kitted out the card with three 8-pin power connectors. None of the three cards have a USB-C port and it appears that those looking to get an AMD Radeon RX 7900-series card with a USB-C port, would have to go for the reference design cards.
Sources: VideoCardz (Gigabyte), VideoCardz (Sapphire)

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33 Comments on Gigabyte's and Sapphire's Radeon RX 7900-series Cards Pictured

#26
Veseleil
AusWolfAnd it's official: we've come to the age when reference designs look way better than AIB versions.
Almost there, but let's wait for the rest to show theirs. I'm not optimistic though.
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#27
Mysteoa
I'm not sure what Sapphire are doing, but each gen the design looks less and less appealing to me. If it's the same for the 7800XT, I might try to buy a reference instead.
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#28
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DenverWhy spoil AMD's marketing of the "relatively compact design that fits in any case" with this brick? lol
Well they didn't really. The reference models will still be the same size. Clearly, they're aiming at gamers with sarcophagus-sized cases.
zo0lykashmm 7900xtx elite 3.5 slots so what they will do with 7950xt or 7990xt models? just include a bucket with ice?
You might be on to something there! :laugh:
LFaWolfThat card in the bottom picture really looks like a brick.
Unfortunately, that's what most cards in this generation look like. The RTX 4090 looks like a cinder block.
TheLostSwedeThe Aorus Elite is supposedly slightly fatter. None of the XTX's are exactly petit.
Well, Level1Techs did easily fit a reference XTX into a small mATX case that couldn't fit an RX 6900 XT or RTX 3090. There's no way that's happening with this one though.
ZoneDymoeh, boring, boring, and way too big
I'm afraid that's what video cards have all become.
kapone32Why do AIBs think that we need these super huge GPUs. At this point I will be weighing the difference between the cost of a reference card with a waterblock vs the As Rock Aqua. I am really disappointed in Sapphire.
claesWhy did sapphire put the RGB on the slot side?
As insane as it looks and sounds, I'm sure that someone will think it's cool. I don't know who, but they're out there.
Dave65I will go for the reference design myself, these are way to big but the Sapphire does look sharp imo.
Yeah, if I were in the market for an XTX, I'd be looking at the reference model as well.
Gmr_ChickI'd kill to see that Sapphire card in person. You can bet that since it's a Sapphire card, it'll be as cool as a cucumber, too.
Yep, that's definitely one of Sapphire's greatest strengths.
1d10t

Another moronic design, 3.5 slot and RGB strips in underside of the cards. I mean like, how you gonna see it? If it two sides then yeah you definitely see partially.
Stop being so intelligent and logical. There's always going to be enough weirdos who like RGB no matter where it is! :laugh:
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#29
Veseleil
MysteoaI'm not sure what Sapphire are doing, but each gen the design looks less and less appealing to me. If it's the same for the 7800XT, I might try to buy a reference instead.
I could say I'm disappointed with Sapphire as well. Reference is still their design though. So It makes it even more difficult to approve their design freedom.
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#30
Arkz
Oh dear fugly..
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#31
shovenose
Where are the dual slot cards UGH
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#32
ARF
1d10tAnother moronic design, 3.5 slot and RGB strips in underside of the cards. I mean like, how you gonna see it? If it two sides then yeah you definitely see partially.
Perhaps not partially but indirectly while it illuminates the nearby space on the motherboard.
eidairaman1Vertical mount
Even in this case, the user should not see the lights directly but the light reflected by the nearby surfaces.
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#33
lexluthermiester
TheLostSwedeUnsurprisingly, Sapphire has kitted out the card with three 8-pin power connectors.
This is a good thing IMO. The new connector is way to problematic and poorly designed.
ARFEven in this case, the user should not see the lights directly but the light reflected by the nearby surfaces.
Why?
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