ASUS First OEM to Show Off Custom Radeon RX 7900-series Cards

[TheLostSwede]

Although we're over a month away from any kind of actual availability of AMD's just announced Radeon RX 7900 cards, ASUS has already shown off what is the first custom Radeon RX 7900-series cards. The two cards are the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX and unsurprisingly the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XT. ASUS has gone for what the company calls a 3.63-slot design and the TUF cards appear to be a fair bit taller than the AMD reference designs. ASUS has gone with larger fans, which requires a bigger cooler shroud and the company claims they provide 13.8 percent more airflow and an eight percent increase in static pressure compared to its last gen—presumably Radeon RX 6900—cards, while maintaining the same noise level.

ASUS claims to have added wider vents on the backplate to help improve airflow and to have increased the total heat dissipation area by 22.8 percent, whatever that actually means, as ASUS didn't show off the rear of its cards. The TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX sports three 8-pin power connectors and has a 17+4 power stage design. Unlike AMD's reference cards, the ASUS TUF cards won't have a USB-C port at the rear, as the company has gone for three DP 2.1 ports and one HDMI 2.1 port. ASUS didn't reveal clock speeds and the remaining specs are as announced by AMD.

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[Kapone33]

At least it looks like it's only 3 slots wide.

 

[TheLostSwede]

At least it looks like it's only 3 slots wide.

3.63-slots according to Asus.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

3.63-slots according to Asus.

I wonder if it needs more than 1 support stick. Need a forklift to install it.

 

[TheDeeGee]

I wonder if it needs more trhan 1 support stick. Need a forklift to install it.

Just the Lian-Li GB-001X.

All the other anti-sag brackets are ugly.

 

[phill]

Wonder why they made it so thick and why they haven't put on the USB C connection??... Interesting times ahead!!

 

[cvaldes]

Just the Lian-Li GB-001X.

All the other anti-sag brackets are ugly.

I own this bracket and yes it looks better than others.

However it only supports the edge closest to the motherboard. It provides no support for the top (where the power cables plug in).

But it's better than nothing.

At 3.63 slots wide, it's pretty close to the thickness of the previous generation TUF Gaming heatsink for the 3080 and 3090 series cards.

 

[Blue4130]

3.63-slots according to Asus.

Hmm what can I use the remaining 0.37 for?

 

[cvaldes]

Hmm what can I use the remaining 0.37 for?

More space for air to reach the card's three axial fans.

That helps with cooling.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

If heavy cards are the norm, maybe there needs to be a new card design standard to go with a case standard. That way the case can properly support the card by the tail end sliding into a slot. Yes, it could cut down on various designs, but even that could be mitigated through a proper card extension.

 

[Blue4130]

If heavy cards are the norm, maybe there needs to be a new card design standard to go with a case standard. That way the case can properly support the card by the tail end sliding into a slot. Yes, it could cut down on various designs, but even that could be mitigated through a proper card extension.

Like old school horizontal cases...

 

[Denver]

AMD creates a conservative design but AIBs corrupt it. lol

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

The asrock challenger D is one to look out for, their 6000 series cooler was surprisingly good.

Like old school horizontal cases...

Bring back the TRUE desktop! Down with ATX, all hail AT!

 

[DrCR]

If heavy cards are the norm, maybe there needs to be a new card design standard to go with a case standard.

PCI full length cards were supported. Not sure if PCIe retained that standard but only shows up in enterprise stuff.

I have multiple cases from ~2000 that support full length PCI cards. And they are steel to the extent that they could probably support the weight of a car. I gues that was before steel got expensive.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

PCI full length cards were supported. Not sure if PCIe retained that standard but only shows up in enterprise stuff.

I have multiple cases from ~2000 that support full length PCI cards. And they are steel to the extent that they could probably support the weight of a car. I gues that was before steel got expensive.

My 2010 Mac Pro has a support system like this too. The HD 5770 that it shipped with has an extension that slides in. That card has nowhere near the weight of today’s beasts. I believe the 2019 Mac Pro has something similar, but it is way more necessary since some of the custom GPUs they have are 4-slot behemoths. Those cards also have a second row of PCB pins that slot in and The card gets up to 400W right off the main board.

 

[ZetZet]

It's probably mostly based on the 4080 cooler. Would make sense since they have similar power draw.

 

[jesdals]

Wonder why they made it so thick and why they haven't put on the USB C connection??... Interesting times ahead!!

Well as a daily user of the USB C on the 6900xt I can say that I would love 3xdisplayport over 2+1 any day - its a pain to have to reconnect the cable several times a day to setup my Eyefinity setting proberly

 

[The Quim Reaper]

Asus unveils the first 7900 XT that will cost the same amount as the 4090 FE!

 

[bonehead123]

WOW, 3.63 slots...w*t*f* ??

If this trend continues, we gonna need a separate case (and PSU) just for the GPU's...

Quick, somebody start makin one & send me my royalty checks like, yesterday, hahahaha /s

 

[Bomby569]

so there it goes the "you don't need a new case"

 

[samum]

GG Asus - tack half the problems of the 4090 onto the 7900 XT/X. This one is automatically off my list.

 

[ItsAdam]

Absolutely nothing new or fancy, this is why Sapphire cards always win on AMD GPUs.

So typical ASUS.... Boring! And a plastic shroud.... Even on their £2000 4090s and on the 3090s they were tat plastic... Such a missed opportunity for extra cooling.

 

[mainlate]

Why Asus puts two HDMIs to GeForces and only one for Radeons?

 

[medi01]

I hope AMD is talking to EVGA.

Wonder why they made it so thick and why they haven't put on the USB C connection??... Interesting times ahead!!

Knowing ASUS, I wouldn't be surprised if it's just a re-use of some "for NV" design.

AMD creates a conservative design but AIBs corrupt it. lol

It's just one AIB, I'd wait to see what Sapphire does.

Curious "other" aspect is: three 8-pin and oversize kinda hints at OC-ability.