Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+

[W1zzard]

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 8-pin inputs.

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[btk2k2]

Nice.

Great to see that the Nitro + and the TUF got very similar OC results in CP2077.

 

[Chaitanya]

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

 

[Bet0n]

If I were to buy a AIB 7900 XTX this would be it or the Asrock Taichi. I can see on this card the effort they put into it and it looks like a quality piece of hardware. I've seen in some shops it's just +$100 over the reference version.

 

[zo0lykas]

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

I notice the same, wanted post same thing but you was a bit faster

Btw is sure nice what we have some headroom, and proper cooling like water block can help achieve nice results

 

[sector-z]

If I were to buy a AIB 7900 XTX this would be it or the Asrock Taichi. I can see on this card the effort they put into it and it looks like a quality piece of hardware. I've seen in some shops it's just +$100 over the reference version.

We need to see the Aorus Elite and MSI if they not skip Series 7****. Sapphire have only 2 years warranty versus 3 to 4 years for others

 

[MachineLearning]

Hard to beat the TUF here.

 

[Bet0n]

We need to see the Aorus Elite and MSI if they not skip Series 7****. Sapphire have only 2 years warranty versus 3 to 4 years for others

Where I live (EU) Sapphire gives 3 years of warranty. I don't like the look of the Gigabyte, it looks like a big plastic-brick.

 

[HD64G]

"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!

 

[sector-z]

Where I live (EU) Sapphire gives 3 years of warranty. I don't like the look of the Gigabyte, it looks like a big plastic-brick.

Here in NA it 2 years only so very short

 

[Gan77]

Thanks for the detailed review!

Looking forward to testing the ASRock RX 7900 XTX AQUA.

 

[MrDweezil]

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

Seems like they had power efficiency targets they weren't willing to miss for the reference card. Partner cards are another story.

 

[Gucky]

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

 

[Morgoth]

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

 

[Christensen]

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?

 

[r3ptil3]

OC is pointless.
Undervolting has never made so much sense as it does now.

Hopefully ASUS will bring a Strix.

The Video playback power consumption looks horrible.

 

[ARF]

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

This sums it up all

@ AMD

 

[phanbuey]

Holy crap. The OC is impressive but I can now see why they released it at 355W with those clocks.

 

[sector-z]

OC is pointless.
Undervolting has never made so much sense as it does now.

Hopefully ASUS will bring a Strix.

The Video playback power consumption looks horrible.

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.

 

[Space Lynx]

overclocked nitro is a monster. damn. not going to lie I am tempted. it would be very suiting to retire with this card, considering Sapphire was my first AGP card back in the day, and Sapphire consistently throughout the years until only recently.

hmm. decisions... I always turn my PC off when not playing games really, so the idle power draw isn't end of the world...

 

[ARF]

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.

It isn't about the bill. Undervolting is a must and is of a higher intention to make a good, quiet, efficient card. It makes a perfect sense since the factory completely screws the settings and everything is a chaos.

 

[Veseleil]

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.

You're missing the point. It's about the operating temperatures, not an electricity bill... Not like everyone want a custom loop setup.

 

[ARF]

You're missing the point. It's about the operating temperatures, not an electricity bill... Not like everyone want a custom loop setup.

Longevity - higher power draw means limited working time for the components.

 

[Veseleil]

Longevity

Another factor to consider, yes. But it's all about the temps really. No one wants a 100 Celsius room heater. With an AMD or Nvidia badge, whatever.

 

[sector-z]

Another factor to consider, yes. But it's all about the temps really. No one wants a 100 Celsius room heater.

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