Monday, September 4th 2023
XFX Shows Off Its Own Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Graphics Cards
XFX has revealed its own Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT lineup, showing off a total of three SKUs. These include the Radeon RX 7800 XT QICK 319 Core Edition, the Radeon RX 7800 XT MERC 319 Black Edition, and the Radeon RX 7700 XT QICK 319 Black Edition. Interestingly, XFX is skipping AMD's reference design, and focusing on its own custom design for all models. The entire lineup is a part of XFX's Speedster series, with a clean design with "the sole purpose of maximizing airflow to improve cooling and performance."
Unfortunately, XFX has yet to disclose full specifications, so game and boost clocks are still listed as TBA for both the Radeon RX 7800 XT and the Radeon RX 7700 XT models. In terms of design, the XFX Radeon RX 7800 XT QICK features a triple-fan 2.5-slot design with 13 blades and a vented aluminium backplate. It also has a dual BIOS feature. The XFX Radeon RX 7800 XT MERC 319 Black Edition is listed to feature a 2.75-slot triple fan cooler with Vapor Chamber technology, a premium one-piece aluminium stamp cover, and a different and larger direct pass-through venting backplate. It will also feature dual BIOS and, according to specifications, a better dedicated 9-phase GPU VRM. The Radeon RX 7700 XT QICK 319 Black Edition is similar with a 2.5-slot triple fan cooler but has a slightly different design.
As announced, the entire lineup should go on sale on September 6, 2023. AMD's official pricing for the Radeon RX 7800 XT is set at USD $499, while the RX 7700 XT is priced at $449, so we have to wait and see the price premium for these custom versions.
Sources:
XFX, via Videocardz.com
Unfortunately, XFX has yet to disclose full specifications, so game and boost clocks are still listed as TBA for both the Radeon RX 7800 XT and the Radeon RX 7700 XT models. In terms of design, the XFX Radeon RX 7800 XT QICK features a triple-fan 2.5-slot design with 13 blades and a vented aluminium backplate. It also has a dual BIOS feature. The XFX Radeon RX 7800 XT MERC 319 Black Edition is listed to feature a 2.75-slot triple fan cooler with Vapor Chamber technology, a premium one-piece aluminium stamp cover, and a different and larger direct pass-through venting backplate. It will also feature dual BIOS and, according to specifications, a better dedicated 9-phase GPU VRM. The Radeon RX 7700 XT QICK 319 Black Edition is similar with a 2.5-slot triple fan cooler but has a slightly different design.
8 Comments on XFX Shows Off Its Own Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Graphics Cards
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The best for AMD Radeon is Sapphire but not the reference designs.
After that, whatever you pick among ASRock, MSI, Gigabyte, Asus.
I don't like the marketing of Powercolor (those devils, hells and the like), and XFX's branding for names and numbers which I prefer to skip - merc, nines, etc...
It's the 7th month of me using this card for gaming quite every week, sometimes 60 hours a week. Not a single issue.
XFX's production is OK tier at worst. You can buy it and be sure nothing wrong is going to happen, unless some manufcaturing defects are present. No clue if they are as good with warranty as they are with the production quality but at least the latter is on point.
XFX 7800 XT = 540$
XFX 7700 XT = 460$
Meanwhile:
RX 6800 = 430$
RX 6800 XT = 484$
RX 6700 = 280$
RX 6700 XT = 340$