Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+

[THU31]

3% faster at 22% higher power draw.

I have always been willing to spend more for a better cooler, but these days it does not even matter, since I undervolt all my cards anyway.

Either way, performance per dollar is terrible for all the new GPUs, so it looks like this generation is a skip for me (unless they lower the prices next year).

 

[Ravenlord]

Pointless. Much higher TDP for unnoticable higher amount of FPS. There is just one real pro against default AMD card which is lower DB noise. They should do stable undervolted gpus out-of-box instead.

 

[ValenOne]

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.

For 21 fps ray tracing 7900XTX versus 29 fps ray tracing 4080, I would disable raytracing. It's >40 fps (my monitor's lower bound FreeSync number) or bust.

 

[THU31]

They should do stable undervolted gpus out-of-box instead.

I am actually surprised this is not a thing. They could release Eco models with cherry-picked top quality dies and lower the voltage as much as possible while validating stability.

I used to own a 9600 GT Green Edition. Only slightly slower, but much lower TDP and no power connector.

 

[medi01]

Amazing how close it gets to 4090 when OC-ed. (decent lead over 4080 even at stock)

Curious that's just one game it shines at, or if it's the same across the board, including RT stuff (as gimmicky as that tech is, but just for the record)

 

[geraldrod]

When and where will this card be available? I can't find any information on availability.

 

[HD64G]

I am actually surprised this is not a thing. They could release Eco models with cherry-picked top quality dies and lower the voltage as much as possible while validating stability.

I used to own a 9600 GT Green Edition. Only slightly slower, but much lower TDP and no power connector.

RX 6700 10GB is a GPU that sips power and performs faster than 6650XT. Binning is the key. RDNA3 GPUs for mobile could do pretty well in efficiency.

 

[NyctoManiac]

Nice job, very detailed review! TUF is still better imo.
You guys have any idea when we can get a full review for GIGABYTE Aorus XTX Elite?

 

[derpboss]

I know it's a lot of work, but can we get more OC benchmarks from the reference card against the tuf or nitro? Their seems to be some big gains over a stock reference card when you OC and AIB, and obviously the AIB cards OC better, but how big is the difference when both are well tuned?

 

[lightning70]

Quite interesting AMD left decent headroom for OC while releasing RDNA3 unlike nVidia which has pushed their 40 series to absolute limit.

AMD chose power efficiency here. Higher clock speed reduces Efficiency. It is left to user preference. But for Navi 31, 3 GHz is not difficult.

 

[Ultramar]

@W1zzard thanks for the review.

Would be nice to have the TUF XTX(and other custom AIBs analyzed by TPU for the specifc GPU being reviewed) results side-by-side on all comparative charts.
Makes life easier for anyone consuming this content to choose the right custom AIB for their preferences.

 

[AirplaneA1]

To be honest, AMD claims that the RDNA3 generation attaches great importance to energy consumption, but in reality, the Green Team's 4000 series is undoubtedly the most environmentally friendly. Energy efficiency performance of this new product is actually not very satisfactory.

 

[Taisho]

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

If you want it cheap, get cheap. I will choose the silent one.

 

[Ultramar]

Are there reviews of the pulse XTX?

 

[sector-z]

@W1zzard can you make one with a 7950X for compare with Smart Access Memory like here ? If you can add to the score of SMA + your OC it would be great

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT Smart Access Memory Performance - Page 5 of 5

How does AMD Smart Access Memory/Resizable BAR affect performance on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT? We do comparisons with SAM ON vs. Off.

www.thefpsreview.com

 

[W1zzard]

Sam is amds marketing term for resizable bar. It’s active on all amd and nvidia cards in this review

Are there reviews of the pulse XTX?

Not planned, i could ask sapphire

 

[Ultramar]

Not planned, i could ask sapphire

Sorry @W1zzard I should have been clearer.

That question was meant for @Taisho since his/her comment seemed to indicate that the XTX Pulse is not silent, and I haven't found a review of that model so far.

But if you happen to have the chance to review it I would appreciate it

 

[Taisho]

Sorry @W1zzard I should have been clearer.

That question was meant for @Taisho since his/her comment seemed to indicate that the XTX Pulse is not silent, and I haven't found a review of that model so far.

But if you happen to have the chance to review it I would appreciate it

I haven't seen any 7900 XTX Pulse reviews so far. It looks like there are none out there. However, Pulse is traditionally Sapphire's lower-tier card. Cheaper but with worse cooling than Nitro+.

My response was aimed at a claim that one should not buy Nitro+ but Pulse if not interested in OC. For me, the OC of custom models is already much past the point of diminishing returns. You gain only 3% performance for over 20% more power consumption. I know that many people there like measurebating over a couple of unnoticeable FPS. I, on the other hand, prefer reducing audible fan noise by selecting a GPU with a robust cooling system and undervolting it, while limiting the max clock, so it doesn't go higher after reducing the voltage. Even slightly underclock, if it helps to combat fan noise and coil whine without a significant performance hit.

I know that OC for "performance" will always have its fanatics, I'm actually happy that such people exist and encourage companies to produce properly cooled GPUs, but suggesting that the higher tier models are only for OC enthusiasts is discriminating against people who want to be entertained by the in-game audio effects, not tortured by the noises from their rig.

 

[tracker1]

I think most of the performance left on the table was for a couple reasons. First is the reference card are a lot smaller, fit in most cases and have okay power requirements. Overworking dramatically increases the power draw. And the partner cards are much bigger.

I also think that AMD is hitting some unexpected walls and didn't get the performance expected and may be able to overcome some of that with drivers in time.

I think they probably priced these cards appropriately even if way more than anyone would like. The 7900 XT should probably be $100 less and may be where it is to boost XTX sales.

Since I'm running Linux, waiting until spring for a new build so hopefully drivers stabilize. Probably all AMD.

 

[Ando]

I haven't seen any 7900 XTX Pulse reviews so far. It looks like there are none out there. However, Pulse is traditionally Sapphire's lower-tier card. Cheaper but with worse cooling than Nitro+.

My response was aimed at a claim that one should not buy Nitro+ but Pulse if not interested in OC. For me, the OC of custom models is already much past the point of diminishing returns. You gain only 3% performance for over 20% more power consumption. I know that many people there like measurebating over a couple of unnoticeable FPS. I, on the other hand, prefer reducing audible fan noise by selecting a GPU with a robust cooling system and undervolting it, while limiting the max clock, so it doesn't go higher after reducing the voltage. Even slightly underclock, if it helps to combat fan noise and coil whine without a significant performance hit.

I know that OC for "performance" will always have its fanatics, I'm actually happy that such people exist and encourage companies to produce properly cooled GPUs, but suggesting that the higher tier models are only for OC enthusiasts is discriminating against people who want to be entertained by the in-game audio effects, not tortured by the noises from their rig.

Overclocking is heavily silicon dependent anyway. As far as I'm aware it's totally possible for a Pulse model to OC better than a Nitro+ model for a given card. The 7900 xtx is a bit of a unique example since the dual 8pins on the reference seem to constrict its potential a fair bit. But I know that the Pulse xtx has 3 8pins, so that won't be the case for that version of the card.

 

[terroralpha]

Quite interesting AMD left decent headroom for OC while releasing RDNA3 unlike nVidia which has pushed their 40 series to absolute limit.

i wonder if there is a reason for that. hmmm.

i've been thinking real hard about this, and i just can't think of any reason why amd didn't push the clocks harder on the 7900

 

[Fluffy_Panda]

AMD dropped new drivers recently. According to release notes, they fixed some of the power draw issues. I wonder if that's true.

 

[terroralpha]

AMD dropped new drivers recently. According to release notes, they fixed some of the power draw issues. I wonder if that's true.
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The power fixes only effect video play back, things like YouTube, Netflix, VR po… I mean, Hulu. Yea. Hulu. Things of that nature.

 

[Fluffy_Panda]

The power fixes only effect video play back, things like YouTube, Netflix, VR po… I mean, Hulu. Yea. Hulu. Things of that nature.

"only" one of the most common things people do on PCs

 

[panthereal]

Might need to update that review, Newegg is listing the Nitro at $1,199.99 now... sheesh