Will you buy Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB or XTX 24 GB?

mechtech · Dec 16, 2022

Nope, and that goes for any video card.

Just upgraded the RX480 to a 2nd hand RX 6800 this past summer.

Good for at least another 5 years now.

QuietBob · Dec 16, 2022

I really wanted to buy a reference 7900XTX at launch, for a number of reasons. For one, I'm limited to 30.5cm for the graphics card, and I don't feel like replacing my case -- which leaves out the AIB models.
My current GPU would get moved to a secondary AM4 rig, which I'm planning to build in a few months. As I rarely replace the graphics card, I want to see at least double the performance. The 7900XTX fits that requirement, and would also nicely complement my recently purchased 4K monitor. I play older games, but wouldn't mind giving a few newer ones a try.

That said, I'm a little disappointed with the performance of the reference model. Obviously, I didn't expect it to rival the 4090 in 4K, but I was hoping for a decisive 10-20% win over the 4080 across all resolutions. Though the slightly lower than expected performance wasn't a critical factor in putting my purchase on hold. Coming from a 6600XT, I find the 7900XTX's power consumption during video playback abhorrent. Unless this can be fixed in the driver, I may have to skip this card altogether, regrettably.

I was also expecting a bit better efficiency in games, though for me it's easily fixed with a 60 fps lock. And hopefully the woeful acoustic performance of the reference model's cooler can be sorted out by adjusting the fan curve.

All in all, I feel the reference 7900XTX is somewhat overpriced for what it offers. Not to mention the AIB cards, which are now showing with the same price as the 4080. I may re-consider buying the XTX next year, when the prices drop to more reasonable levels.

Zach_01 · Dec 16, 2022

No

…because my GPU budget always is/was below 500€.
Bought the 5700XT for 410€. And the higher price I ever spend was about 450€

So I’m willing to go as far as 500€ if the right GPU is there.

AusWolf · Dec 16, 2022

No - I don't buy Nvidia x90 or AMD x900 class GPUs anymore. The last one I had was a Radeon HD 7970. I recently bought a 6750 XT, and even this is overkill for most of the things I need it for.

Zach_01 said:
No

…because my GPU budget always is/was below 500€.
Bought the 5700XT for 410€. And the higher price I ever spend was about 450€

So I’m willing to go as far as 500€ if the right GPU is there.

I'm right with you on that.

And before somebody starts, it's not because I can't increase my budget. I could, but I consider it a waste spending so much on a GPU that I don't even need.

Gmr_Chick · Dec 16, 2022

ARF said:
The conclusion from reviews:
View attachment 274591
Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Review - Maxing out 3x 8-Pin - Value & Conclusion | TechPowerUp

View attachment 274592
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Review - Value & Conclusion | TechPowerUp

Care to share the PROS for both of those reviews or are you just gonna keep skewing things in a negative way?

And I voted "no" in the poll because both cards (and competing cards from Nvidia) are unnecessary for my meager gaming needs/monitor resolution. That said, I'm looking to get a 6650 XT next month to replace my aging GTX 1660 SUPER.

Tunaboy · Dec 16, 2022

I did just buy a RX 7900XTX and It is an amazing improvement over the 6700XT. Factory overclocked I'm getting 40 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 with all graphics maxed Ray tracing ultra 4k. This thing is a powerhouse! 380w power draw! File size too big to upload lol

Fleurious · Dec 16, 2022

Not at or anything even close to MSRP.

ARF · Dec 16, 2022

Gmr_Chick said:
Care to share the PROS for both of those reviews

No because they are very subjective, bordering with outright lies.

Big performance jump vs last generation

is a lie

Ray tracing performance improved

very controversial?

Beautiful design

??

Backplate included
No 16-pin power cables required

Err??

Toothless · Dec 16, 2022

I'll buy one if someone funds it. One of y'all gotta think I'm cute enough or something.

64K · Dec 16, 2022

No new card for me from the red or green team. Pricing has gotten ridiculous.

Omga4000 · Dec 16, 2022

Nope.

Fasola · Dec 16, 2022

No. Aiming towards a 6800 due to a better balance of price and power, as well as the option of W7 drivers.

wolf · Dec 17, 2022

At this point it seems like buying either makes you a beta tester of a 900$+ product, no thanks.

Space Lynx · Dec 17, 2022

Fasola said:
No. Aiming towards a 6800 due to a better balance of price and power, as well as the option of W7 drivers.

this is one thing that does bother me about my 6800 xt, its the msi trio version, uses 3x8 pin connectors? why i have no idea. but it draws about 300 watts when gaming, so same as a 7900 xtx when gaming... which makes me a bit sad, cause its like all that performance for the same electricity price.

but eh, whats done is done.

Zach_01 · Dec 17, 2022

Space Lynx said:
this is one thing that does bother me about my 6800 xt, its the msi trio version, uses 3x8 pin connectors? why i have no idea. but it draws about 300 watts when gaming, so same as a 7900 xtx when gaming... which makes me a bit sad, cause its like all that performance for the same electricity price.

but eh, whats done is done.

Reference 7900XTX is a 355W card and AIBs are 400+W.
Reference 7900XT is a 300W card.

There is nothing really to complain as every new gen improves perf/watt ratio.

As for the 3x8pins, probably your card has potentially increased power limit. But you have to increase it yourself from drivers. Not worth it if you ask me.

AusWolf · Dec 17, 2022

ARF said:
No because they are very subjective, bordering with outright lies.

Big performance jump vs last generation

is a lie

Ray tracing performance improved

very controversial?

Beautiful design

??

Backplate included

No 16-pin power cables required

Err??

Thanks for your extremely useful and well-explained comments on the very few points that you selected. Here's the full conclusion if anyone is interested (and can't be asked to look at the full review):

7900 XTX:

7900 XT:

Fasola · Dec 17, 2022

Space Lynx said:
this is one thing that does bother me about my 6800 xt, its the msi trio version, uses 3x8 pin connectors? why i have no idea. but it draws about 300 watts when gaming, so same as a 7900 xtx when gaming... which makes me a bit sad, cause its like all that performance for the same electricity price.

but eh, whats done is done.

Indeed. The power difference between non-XT and XT doesn't match the performance uplift. And besides, the XT doesn't even lead in price/performance ratio where I live.

gffermari · Dec 17, 2022

I would buy the XTX if it was cheaper.
Being stuck with a 2080Ti, the only alternative is a second hand 3080 Ti/3090.

GamerGuy · Dec 17, 2022

That the AIBs' 7900 XTXs can be overclocked to >3GHz is a plus, can hardly wait to get back and see what that badboy can do. With a 20% OC, framerate in games should see some uplift...

P4-630 · Dec 18, 2022

Just get a Yeston!!

AusWolf · Dec 18, 2022

P4-630 said:
Just get a Yeston!!

View attachment 274948 View attachment 274949

View attachment 274950

How about No-ton? (I don't mind the box art, though) :roll:

damric · Dec 18, 2022

I don't plan on buying either one. But who knows? I actually wanted to get a 6800XT for $650 when those came out in 2020. It never happened. I managed to snag an overpriced RTX 3080 combo from the newegg shuffle in 2021. I luckily sold that before the price crash and ended up with two new 6900XT for $700 a piece this year.

I see the 7900s falling in price once the cheap 6900XTs finally dry up. Same thing with the RTX supply.

LFaWolf · Dec 18, 2022

GamerGuy said:
I believe the AIB's RX 7900 XT have 2x 8pin connectors, only their RX 7900 XTX have 3x 8pin connectors.

No, there are a few of them. You can see them on Newegg. Listing a couple here.
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-7900-xt-rx-79tmercb9/p/N82E16814150877?Item=N82E16814150877
https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-r...g-e-oc/p/N82E16814131809?Item=N82E16814131809

GamerGuy · Dec 18, 2022

LFaWolf said:
No, there are a few of them. You can see them on Newegg. Listing a couple here.
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-7900-xt-rx-79tmercb9/p/N82E16814150877?Item=N82E16814150877
https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-r...g-e-oc/p/N82E16814131809?Item=N82E16814131809

IF you look closely at the pics of the MERC 310 RX 7900 XT, you'd find that it has only 2x 8pin, place where the 3rd 8pin connector's supposed to be is empty. As for the pic of the Red Devil RX 7900 XT at newegg, I think they had used pics of the RX 7900 XTX instead. The PowerColor site itself states that the Red Devil RX 7900 XT has two 8pin PCIe power connectors.

Vayra86 · Dec 18, 2022

AusWolf said:
How about No-ton? (I don't mind the box art, though)

I keep wondering if those girls ever get back to standing up straight after hanging to the front like that.

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	PC on since Aug 2019, 1st CPU R5 3600 + ASUS ROG RX580 8GB >> MSI Gaming X RX5700XT (Jan 2020)
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X (July 2022), 200W PPT limit, 80C temp limit, CO -6-14, +50MHz (up to 5.0GHz)
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro (Rev1.0), BIOS F39b, AGESA V2 1.2.0.C
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420mm Rev7 (Jan 2024) with off-center mount for Ryzen, TIM: Kryonaut
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo GTZN (July 2022) 3600MT/s 1.38V CL16-16-16-16-32-48 1T, tRFC:280, B-die
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900XTX (Dec 2023) 314~467W (382W current) PowerLimit, 1060mV, Adrenalin v24.12.1
Storage	Samsung NVMe: 980Pro 1TB(OS 2022), 970Pro 512GB(2019) / SATA-III: 850Pro 1TB(2015) 860Evo 1TB(2020)
Display(s)	Dell Alienware AW3423DW 34" QD-OLED curved (1800R), 3440x1440 144Hz (max 175Hz) HDR400/1000, VRR on
Case	None... naked on desk
Audio Device(s)	Astro A50 headset
Power Supply	Corsair HX750i, ATX v2.4, 80+ Platinum, 93% (250~700W), modular, single/dual rail (switch)
Mouse	Logitech MX Master (Gen1)
Keyboard	Logitech G15 (Gen2) w/ LCDSirReal applet
Software	Windows 11 Home 64bit (v24H2, OSBuild 26100.2605), upgraded from Win10 to Win11 on Jan 2024

Processor	Various Intel and AMD CPUs
Motherboard	Micro-ATX and mini-ITX
Cooling	Yes
Memory	Overclocking is overrated
Video Card(s)	Various Nvidia and AMD GPUs
Storage	A lot
Display(s)	Monitors and TVs
Case	The smaller the better
Audio Device(s)	Speakers and headphones
Power Supply	300 to 750 W, bronze to gold
Mouse	Wireless
Keyboard	Mechanic
VR HMD	Not yet
Software	Linux gaming master race

System Name	The Captain (2.0)
Processor	Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X670E-A
Cooling	280mm Arctic Liquid Freezer II, 4x Be Quiet! 140mm Silent Wings 4 (1x exhaust 3x intake)
Memory	32GB (2x16) Kingston Fury Beast CL30 6000MT/s
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 SUPRIM X
Storage	1x Crucial MX500 500GB SSD; 1x Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SSD; 1x WD Blue HDD, 1x Crucial P5 Plus
Display(s)	Aorus CV27F 27" 1080p 165Hz
Case	Phanteks Evolv X (Anthracite Gray)
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2021) 1000W 80-Plus Gold
Mouse	Varies based on mood/task; is currently Razer Basilisk V3 Pro or Razer Cobra Pro
Keyboard	Varies based on mood; currently Razer Blackwidow V4 75% and Hyper X Alloy 65

Will you buy Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB or XTX 24 GB?

Will you buy Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB or XTX 24 GB?

No

Yes

mechtech

QuietBob

Zach_01

AusWolf

Gmr_Chick

Tunaboy

New Member

Fleurious

ARF

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

64K

Omga4000

Fasola

wolf

Better Than Native

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Zach_01

AusWolf

Fasola

gffermari

GamerGuy

P4-630

AusWolf

damric

LFaWolf

GamerGuy

Vayra86

System Name	Current
Processor	i7 12700k
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z690-A
Cooling	Noctua NHD15s
Memory	32GB G.Skill
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070Ti
Storage	WD SN-850 2TB
Display(s)	LG Ultragear 27GL850-B
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic 1000W Titanium

System Name	Veral
Processor	7800x3D
Motherboard	x670e Asus Crosshair Hero
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	2x24 Klevv Cras V RGB
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx, 2x AOC 2425W, AOC I1601FWUX
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

Processor	i7 7700k
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Temporary MSI RTX 4070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Temporary Viewsonic 4K 60 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

System Name	MightyX
Processor	Ryzen 9800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X650I AX
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF RTX3080 Deshrouded
Storage	WD Black SN850X 2TB
Display(s)	LG 42C2 4K OLED
Case	Coolermaster NR200P
Audio Device(s)	LG SN5Y / Focal Clear
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RBG Pro SE
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Compact w/pudding
VR HMD	Meta Quest 3
Software	case populated with Artic P12's
Benchmark Scores	4k120 OLED Gsync bliss

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend
Cooling	Frost Commander 140
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p
Case	NZXT H710 (Red/Black)
Audio Device(s)	Asgard 2, Modi 3, HD58X
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x Gold

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS B550M-Plus WiFi II
Cooling	Noctua U12A chromax.black
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 4080 GameRock OC
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB + 980 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XV271UM3B IPS 180Hz
Case	Asus Prime AP201
Audio Device(s)	Creative Gigaworks - Razer Blackshark V2 Pro
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Razer Viper
Keyboard	Asus ROG Falchion
Software	Windows 11 64bit

System Name	DaBeast!!! DaBeast2!!!
Processor	AMD AM4 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C/16T/AMD AM4 RYZEN 9 5900X 12C/24T
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme/Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 360 AIO/Thermalright PA 120 SE
Memory	2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB RT DDR4 3600C16/2x 16GB Patriot Elite II DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX 24GB/Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT 16GB
Storage	500GB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe PCIe 4x4 + 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe PCIe 4x4 + TG Cardea Zero Z NVMe PCIe 4x4
Display(s)	Samsung LC49HG90DMEX 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2/Acer XR341CK 75Hz 21:9 Freesync
Case	CoolerMaster H500M/SOLDAM XR-1
Audio Device(s)	iFi Micro iDSD BL + Philips Fidelio B97/FostexHP-A4 + LG SP8YA
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Platinum/Enermax MAXREVO 1500
Mouse	Logitech G303 Shroud Ed/Logitech G603 WL
Keyboard	Logitech G915/Keychron K2
Software	Win11 Pro/Win11 Pro

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Main
Processor	Ryzen 5950x
Motherboard	B550 PG Velocita
Cooling	Water
Memory	Ballistix
Video Card(s)	RX 6900XT
Storage	T-FORCE CARDEA A440 PRO
Display(s)	MAG401QR
Case	QUBE 500
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z623
Power Supply	LEADEX V 1KW
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710
Keyboard	Huntsman Elite
Software	11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://hwbot.org/user/damric/

System Name	Main System
Processor	i9-10940x
Motherboard	MSI X299 Xpower Gaming AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S + Second Fan
Memory	G.Skill 64GB @3200MHz XMP
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix RTX 3090 24GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus; 2TB Corsair Force MP600; 2TB Samsung PM981a
Display(s)	Dell U4320Q; LG 43MU79-B
Case	Corsair A540
Audio Device(s)	Creative Lab SoundBlaster ZX-R
Power Supply	EVGA G2 1300
Mouse	Logitech MK550
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum XT Brown Switches
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20 - 6910; FireStrike Ultra - 13241; TimeSpy Extreme - 10067; Port Royal - 13855

System Name	Tiny the White Yeti
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	CPU: Thermalright Peerless Assassin / Case: Phanteks T30-120 x3
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
VR HMD	HD 420 - Green Edition ;)
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
Benchmark Scores	Over 9000