Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+

[Space Lynx]

Sorry but when you buy a 1000$ card you don't give a F**** about undervolting or a minority only, if you check your electricity bill just buy a 6600 XT. Halo product are not for poor that calculate at + or - 50$ per mont. People want no limite like car.

my 6800 xt draws a similar wattage actually as the 7900 xtx. so i mean. eh, not that much different on electricity bill

 

[Veseleil]

For sur but for that there are cheaper model. You don't take a Nitro+ but Pulse if it not for OC

I won't discuss this further. Being owner of the RDNA1 Nitro+ model, I should be straight and say you don't really know what you're talking about. All of the latest GPUs benefit the most from undervolting, not overclocking. I could get 2200MHz+ out of it, but at what cost? 260W+, fans at 80%+ trying to keep it under 90C, while getting below 10% of performance over stock? Or undervolting, keeping it below 2000MHz, cool and quiet and losing nothing in compare to stock values? Give me a break. P.S. I've just removed some people from the ignore list. You're welcome to stay.

 

[MistandYork]

Just to add some context, I get 62.5 average FPS on the Ultra preset at 4K with my 4080 TUF stock. Overclocked, it only increases to around 67.7 FPS, not a huge gain, but this is at around 320W stock, and 350W OC'd. With a 925mV UV/OC i get ~61 fps ta 230W

 

[GLD]

The flagship cards use so much power. Too much juice to be in a daily driver for me. My single 8 pin Sapphire RX 6700 10Gb is the power saver sweet spot.

 

[W1zzard]

"Display connectivity includes three standard DisplayPort 2.1 ports (RDNA2 had 1.4a) and one HDMI 2.1a (same as RDNA2)."

I can see 2 of each type of connections there in the picture @W1zzard

Nice review as usual!

Fixed

Well done, and thanks for the great review(s) Wizzard!

The tiny differences in OC-results should most likely be due to silicon-lottery, or do you think the TUF-card generally has more potential?

They are both really close, it’s probably silicon lottery

 

[sector-z]

I won't discuss this further. Being owner of the RDNA1 Nitro+ model, I should be straight and say you don't really know what you're talking about. All of the latest GPUs benefit the most from undervolting, not overclocking. I could get 2200MHz+ out of it, but at what cost? 260W+, fans at 80%+ trying to keep it under 90C, while getting below 10% of performance over stock? Or undervolting, keeping it below 2000MHz, cool and quiet and losing nothing in compare to stock values? Give me a break. P.S. I've just removed some people from the ignore list. You're welcome to stay.

No I am more of the guy with a climatisation 10 000 BTU is front of a Meshify 2 XL + 2X 420mm. 5 or 10% it better then nothings sorry for you but "Stock value" are not enough for many that buy Halo product. Not for nothing Galaxy release a 2X 16pins 666W RTX 4090. But your like the guy that buy that card and complaine of the noise or consomation when it really not for you.

 

[AnotherReader]

Just to add some context, I get 62.5 average FPS on the Ultra preset at 4K with my 4080 TUF stock. Overclocked, it only increases to around 67.7 FPS, not a huge gain, but this is at around 320W stock, and 350W OC'd. With a 925mV UV/OC i get ~61 fps ta 230W

The test scene you're using is very unlikely to be the one that @W1zzard is using so the absolute numbers aren't comparable, but your relative performance increase is relevant.

 

[Agent Tex]

I waited in line along with approximately 300 other buyers at Microcenter on the 13th. Unfortuntely or fortunately by the time it was my turn to purchase there were no 3x8-pin cards left. So I passed on the rest.
Now, two days later I am internally grinding for a 3x8pin card. Thanks to TechPowerUp for doing such awesome reviews as this one.
I really believe that the next Gen card will be the one to get over the top with RT and total performance. Meanwhile I need power, give me power. Must Have Power!

 

[MistandYork]

The test scene you're using is very unlikely to be the one that @W1zzard is using so the absolute numbers aren't comparable, but your relative performance increase is relevant.

im assuming wizzard is using the built in benchmark, if anybody knows otherwise, let me know

 

[AnotherReader]

im assuming wizzard is using the built in benchmark, if anybody knows otherwise, let me know

Nope. Like all good reviewers, he's using his own custom test scene. I quote from the "Test Setup" page of this review.

• For better real-life applicability, all game tests use custom in-game test scenes, not the integrated benchmarks

 

[champsilva]

Really? Just 3% more Performance for 100W more Power and 100$ higher price?...

At least you won't get AMD ultra high loud coil whine of the reference card.

Holy i havent heard a coil whine so loud in ages. Remind me 290x days

 

[nikoya]

@W1zzard thx for this review on this specific model. its so nice to see the PCB and OC results.

XTX Nitro+ original price in China is 1290 US$, thats 143 US$ more than the XTX MSRP but there are import taxes.
- out of stock within few seconds, or surging over 1430 US$ now
- only the XT Nitro+ remains available at the original price

Those 2 graphs are interedting
When we compare the XTX reference model versus the Nitro+

we can clearly see that the Nitro+ push and maintain a higher voltage to keep consistent and higher frequencies.
both the PCB design and better cooling allow that kind of tuning by OEMs, preserving a decent perfo mix of noise, temps, power of course.

still I dont understand why the AMD reference seems to have 2 separate curves

 

[Ravenas]

Great card. The rasterization or ray tracing dilemma which keeps getting brought up is pointless. I can’t fathom buying a GPU capable of 4K gaming in rasterization 120 hz, and then switch to ray tracing and not be able to even hit 60 FPS in Cyberpunk.

If I’m looking at 7900XTX or 4080, how would I chose to buy the 4080 for ray tracing to average 29 FPS in ray tracing versus 21 FPS ray tracing in Cyberpunk. The 7900 XTX is offering better average FPS in rasterization (literally the only metric that counts currently for 4K gaming), better relative performance, and better performance per dollar. How is this even a choice between the two?

If you’re looking for more, the only option is the 4090 you still won’t see that 60 FPS ray tracing.

Using ray tracing to pro and con these cards is like talking about 4K FPS pre AMD 6xxxx and Nvidia 2xxx. Pointless.

 

[Verpal]

I sincerely hope AMD do something about the power consumption outside peak loads, like.... multi monitor 100+ W? 90W just to play video? Really Radeon?

 

[Dave65]

Anyone know how a 7900 xtx would perform with a 5800x3d or 5900x?

 

[Minus Infinity]

You now need to pay $100US for the good cooling, but the increased performance is pathetic given the huge increase in power draw. This is like OCing Raptor Lake, a total waste of effort IMO. If AMD can sort out the drivers and/or silicon and the cards perform at what they claimed, these AIB cards are DOA. I would choose the cheapest one with the best cooling.

As it is AMD has lied big time about the performance and presented simulated performance graphs not actual measurements. They have never done this before. The performance is not in line at all with the hardware capabilities. It might take more than drivers to fix the problems but that will take a lot longer to respin revised silicon.

 

[CapNemo72]

Thanks for a great review. I have now 3 days new 7900 xtx but had no time to test it.
I saw AMD has newer drivers available. Did you maybe had a time to check them and maybe see if they bring anything worth mentioning?

 

[sepheronx]

Good review.

I decided to look at local pricing and availability if these 7900xtx cards here and not a single one is in stock.

I wonder if the stores are not bothering to even stock em in worries of the 4080 fiasco or if they just rather keep it small supply but higher prices?

 

[lightning70]

For me Sapphire is the best Custom Manufacturer in AMD.

 

[Scrizz]

Great card. The rasterization or ray tracing dilemma which keeps getting brought up is pointless. I can’t fathom buying a GPU capable of 4K gaming in rasterization 120 hz, and then switch to ray tracing and not be able to even hit 60 FPS in Cyberpunk.

If I’m looking at 7900XTX or 4080, how would I chose to buy the 4080 for ray tracing to average 29 FPS in ray tracing versus 21 FPS ray tracing in Cyberpunk. The 7900 XTX is offering better average FPS in rasterization (literally the only metric that counts currently for 4K gaming), better relative performance, and better performance per dollar. How is this even a choice between the two?

If you’re looking for more, the only option is the 4090 you still won’t see that 60 FPS ray tracing.

Using ray tracing to pro and con these cards is like talking about 4K FPS pre AMD 6xxxx and Nvidia 2xxx. Pointless.

Actually... Cyberpunk barely hit 60 in raster @4k. It was in the 20s with ray tracing.

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Clearly there's a problem with the game/engine.

 

[Ravenas]

Actually... Cyberpunk barely hit 60 in raster @4k. It was in the 20s with ray tracing.

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The Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ comes with the largest factory overclock of all Navi 31 cards that we've tested so far. Sapphire was also very generous with their power limits. During overclocking, with increased limits we were able to max out the 525 W power delivery capability of the 3x...

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Clearly there's a problem with the game/engine.

Thats literally what I just said in my previous post minus the game engine problem. There is no game game engine problem in my opinion. It’s not possible to hit those numbers on my 6950XT. Even if there were the results still stand.

Averaging 62.9 raster is great for Cyberpunk.

21 ray tracing 7900XTX versus 29 ray tracing 4080. No significant reason to even enable ray tracing for 4K gaming. This is ridiculous not even fluid game play in 4K. Using this as a pro or con for purchasing the 7900XTX versus 4080 just doesn’t make sense for a card made for 4K gaming.

 

[W1zzard]

Thanks for a great review. I have now 3 days new 7900 xtx but had no time to test it.
I saw AMD has newer drivers available. Did you maybe had a time to check them and maybe see if they bring anything worth mentioning?

Drivers is something that i will look at in the new year. No way they had fixes in the works and didn’t give them to reviewers but release them to public just a few days later

 

[Morgoth]

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wizzard did the reviewer measure up the pcb lenght??? i realy want to know that

 

[wNotyarD]

wizzard did the reviewer measure up the pcb lenght??? i realy want to know that

In the review, Wizz only listed the measure of the card as a whole, which would be 31.5 cm long and 13.5 cm wide.
The PCB, which ends by the power connectors, by eyemeter looks about 2 to 3 cm shorter and at most 1 cm narrower.

 

[OneMoar]

@jonnyGURU has said that you can pull >270W per 8 pin on pretty much any decent psu
is it maxing out the pci-e 'spec' probly? is it anything close to dangerous. doubt it
smaller denser chips = more power consumption

anouther generation or two and we will start seeing 1000W gpus