As the year comes to a close (very soon), this is normally the season for new hardware to appear, boasting all the performance, power, and FPS statistics that compel buyers to learn more and maybe purchase one as an upgrade.
We’ll take a quick look at the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, one of two AMD offerings (along with the AIB) and part of AMD’s latest Radeon series of GPU that brings in the new RDNA 3 GPU architecture, which arrives in our lab for performance benchmarks and testing alongside our new test companion motherboards, processors, and memory to pair with and keep the fierce GPU competitions on par.
To begin, this card competes with Nvidia’s new RTX 4080 and 4090, putting the RX 7900 XTX among the top tier level GPU capable of delivering insane framerates for almost all games at a slightly lower price tag, while AMD still brings in several new features under the RDNA3 GPU architecture, such as having an 8K display while still enjoying up to 165Hz refresh rate, as well as game developers bringing in new updates to existing games to support. We’ll list some of the important features of the new RX series below under features in summary so you can have a look.
Specifications (Compared to RX 6700 XT)
| RX 7900 XTX | RX 7900 XT | RX 6700 XT | |
| PCI-E Interface | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Compute Units | 96 | 84 | 40 |
| Memory size | 24GB | 20GB | 12GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Frequency | 2500Mhz | 2400Mhz | 2581Mhz |
| Memory Speed | 20 Gbps | 20 Gbps | 16GBPS |
| Memory Interface | 384 bit | 320 bit | 192 bit |
| Ports | 1 X HDMI, 2X DisplayPort, 1 X USB C | 1 X HDMI, 2X DisplayPort, 1 X USB C | 1 X HDMI, 3X Displayport |
| Power Connector | 2 x 8 Pin | 2 x 8 Pin | 2 x 8 Pin |
Unboxing & Contents
Because we have the reference unit, it will just include the Graphics Card unit and the box. The remainder of the information and drivers are available at amd.com.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Features
- AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) – uses cutting-edge upscaling technologies to help boost your framerates in select titles and deliver high-quality, high-resolution gaming experiences, without having to upgrade to a new graphics card.
- AMD Smart Access Memory – Combine an AMD Ryzen 5000/7000 Series processor with an AMD Radeon RX 6000/7000 Series graphics card to boost system’s performance. Enjoy increased performance with all-AMD system for the better gaming advantage.
- AMD Radeon Anti-Lag – Controls the pace of the CPU work to make sure it doesn’t get too far ahead of the GPU, reducing the amount of CPU work queued up by shrinking input lag by almost a full frame, helping to restore the responsiveness to your game.
- 2nd Generation AMD Infinity Cache – Allows fast data access and acts as a high performance bandwidth amplifier with great power efficiency delivering 2912GB/s of bandwidth
- AMD RDNA 3 – Featuring new AI acceleration and 2nd generation Ray Tracing for maximizing image quality while delivering high framerates.
- AMD Radiance Display Engine – This is one of the known Graphic Cards that features DisplayPort 2.1, which can output at 8K resolution, 165Hz
- 8K Video Encoding/Decoding – It Supports AV1, H.264 and HEVC codecs
Card Output Ports Lists
- Output : USB C with DP 2.1 X 1
- Output : Display Port 2.1 with UHBR13.5 X 2
- Output: HDMI 2.1a X 1
Test Setup
We will be using the below as a test setup for the Radeon RX 7900 XT for the purpose of the benchmark, with comparison used on other cards, SAM/BAR is enabled.
Note : since we have passed embargo dates, the 7900 XTX will be tested on official drivers
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
| Motherboard | ASRock X670e Pro RS |
| System Memory | Kingston Fury 16GB X 2 (32GB DDR5 total, 6000MT/s) |
| Primary Drive | NVME SSD @ 500GB (PCIE Gen4 X4) |
| Secondary Drive | NVME SSD @ 500GB + 2TB (PCIE Gen4 X4) |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 750W Platinum |
| Operating System | Windows 11 64bit Professional |
Cards in reference
| Brand | Model |
| AMD (Reference Model) | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| AMD (Reference Model) | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| AMD (Reference Model) | Radeon RX 6700 XT |
Benchmark Scores (With BAR Enabled). Ambient Room Temp : 25 Celsius
Verdict & thoughts
This is aimed at individuals who really wanted the newest from the Radeon portfolio, yet latest featured, with all the raw rendering, gaming power that the card truly has, and it is even somewhat less than the competitor brand that just released not too long ago. Back to gaming performance stats, you can easily game up to acceptable high framerates above 90FPS even in 4K when paired with the Intel 11th generation i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 5000 series and higher across all triple A titles.
If you utilise it for rendering, encoding/decoding, it will undoubtedly crush through with the support of main codecs that are commonly used. Highly recommended for anyone looking to upgrade from the NVIDIA mid-tier 30 series cards lower or AMD’s Radeon 6000 series and older, just make sure to match with a reasonably capable processor and you’ll be fine. From a financial aspect, if you are on your way to obtaining a flagship graphics card, you might want to add this to your list, as it is believed that from a price to performance standpoint, this is marginally feasible and slightly reasonable compared to the current flagship cards. Overall if you a streamer, you have a pretty broad headroom with OBS and the games you wish to play on.
Pricing and Availability
It is announced that the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX will start from 999USD, however branded AIB cards price may varied. So far we have not receive any AIB cards yet, but if we do we will review it as well.
For More information on the Product, Visit Below for more info.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | AIB : ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
Special thanks to AMD, ASRock, Kingston, Thermaltake on providing/loaning us the needed hardware for this review