The Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) Owners Thread.

[hamburgerFan1337_69_420]

23.4.x are some really bad drivers - random pc crashes, davinci resolve is utterly ****** on these and the card's VRAM fill up to maximum during regular playback at a rate of 1gb/sec (LOL), resulting in a PC crash - i'm back on 23.3.1 and none of these problems are there

 

[Robi]

I was also In the process of reordering a 7900XTX and saw the prices of the 4080 and starting to wonder. I still think the XTX is the overall better value as I don’t use RT or any of the stuff Nvidia has that makes people choose their GPU. The 24GB of VRAM and displayPort 2.1 I feel adds more value especially for the future in my opinion

At the same price point it becomes a tricky decision, with the XTX at a cheaper price point I think it's an easy decision - you go with the XTX.

The Sapphire Nitro+ XTX, arguably the best AIB XTX, is available for £1100. Zotac Gaming Trinity 4080 is available for the same price, but looks to be one of the worst non-reference cards (boost and base clocks are the same as reference).

Sapphire Nitro+ 7900 XTX - £1100
+ Identical rasterised performance to 4080 and in some cases beating the 4090
+ More VRAM than 4080 which may offer greater longevity
+ Can be used with AMD Smart Access Memory for a notable performance boost at 1080p/1440p and marginal at 4K
+ AMD software better than NVIDIA's
+ More room to overclock
+ Better thermals and design
+ Driver updates will hopefully improve performance over the long-term
- Worse RT performance than the 4080
- Worse productivity performance than the 4080 (irrelevant to me personally)
+/- FSR 3.0 may bring it closer to DLSS 3.0 (speculative)

Also comes with a free copy of The Last of Us.

Zotac Gaming Trinity 4080 - £1100
+ Greater RT performance than the 7900 XTX
+ Greater productivity performance than the 7900 XTX
+ DLSS 3.0
+ 5 year warranty vs 3 year with the 7900 XTX
- Less VRAM than the 7900 XTX which may impact longevity
- NVIDIA software is worse than AMD's
- Cannot be used with AMD Smart Access Memory
- Less room to overclock
- Worse thermals and design
+/- More stable drivers at this current moment in time

It basically comes down to RT performance and DLSS, which is something I don't really have an opinion on because I've never used either before. Driver updates for the XTX should hopefully yield performance improvements and FSR 3.0 should be an improvement over 2.0 (to bring it closer in line with DLSS 3.0). RT performance on the XTX isn't terrible by any means, but it's a good 10-20% behind the 4080.

My head is saying the XTX will be the better long-term pick. It should improve over time with driver updates and things like FSR 3.0. Higher VRAM should be of more significance a few years down the line when AAA titles start eating up more memory.

If the 4080's continue to drop in price then it will definitely become more of a difficult decision, but then you'd expect the XTX to follow the same trend (the Nitro+ XTX was £1170 less than a month ago).

 

[Jono8]

At the same price point it becomes a tricky decision, with the XTX at a cheaper price point I think it's an easy decision - you go with the XTX.

The Sapphire Nitro+ XTX, arguably the best AIB XTX, is available for £1100. Zotac Gaming Trinity 4080 is available for the same price, but looks to be one of the worst non-reference cards (boost and base clocks are the same as reference).

Sapphire Nitro+ 7900 XTX - £1100
+ Identical rasterised performance to 4080 and in some cases beating the 4090
+ More VRAM than 4080 which may offer greater longevity
+ Can be used with AMD Smart Access Memory for a notable performance boost at 1080p/1440p and marginal at 4K
+ AMD software better than NVIDIA's
+ More room to overclock
+ Better thermals and design
+ Driver updates will hopefully improve performance over the long-term
- Worse RT performance than the 4080
- Worse productivity performance than the 4080 (irrelevant to me personally)
+/- FSR 3.0 may bring it closer to DLSS 3.0 (speculative)

Also comes with a free copy of The Last of Us.

Zotac Gaming Trinity 4080 - £1100
+ Greater RT performance than the 7900 XTX
+ Greater productivity performance than the 7900 XTX
+ DLSS 3.0
+ 5 year warranty vs 3 year with the 7900 XTX
- Less VRAM than the 7900 XTX which may impact longevity
- NVIDIA software is worse than AMD's
- Cannot be used with AMD Smart Access Memory
- Less room to overclock
- Worse thermals and design
+/- More stable drivers at this current moment in time

It basically comes down to RT performance and DLSS, which is something I don't really have an opinion on because I've never used either before. Driver updates for the XTX should hopefully yield performance improvements and FSR 3.0 should be an improvement over 2.0 (to bring it closer in line with DLSS 3.0). RT performance on the XTX isn't terrible by any means, but it's a good 10-20% behind the 4080.

My head is saying the XTX will be the better long-term pick. It should improve over time with driver updates and things like FSR 3.0. Higher VRAM should be of more significance a few years down the line when AAA titles start eating up more memory.

If the 4080's continue to drop in price then it will definitely become more of a difficult decision, but then you'd expect the XTX to follow the same trend (the Nitro+ XTX was £1170 less than a month ago).

What resolution is your monitor?

The XTX is only ~12% faster than the XT at 1440p according to techpowerups relative performance charts

For me, the extra £300 (nearly 40%) was not worth it for that level of performance increase.

It made the XTX and 4080 look like poor deals in comparison.

 

[Robi]

What resolution is your monitor?

The XTX is only ~12% faster than the XT at 1440p according to techpowerups relative performance charts

For me, the extra £300 (nearly 40%) was not worth it for that level of performance increase.

It made the XTX and 4080 look like poor deals in comparison.

2560x1440, 165Hz x2 (FreeSync but G-Sync compatible).

Next upgrade will more than likely be a 4K monitor so I'll get more out of the XTX than the XT at that point.

Comparing like for like models the XT is £900 and XTX £1100, so a £200 difference.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Review - Maxing out 3x 8-Pin

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...

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Elden Ring 1440p / 4K
XT: 120.3 / 75.6
XTX: 132.1 / 85.9

+9% 1440p / +13% 4K

Control 1440p / 4K
XT: 140 / 70.3
XTX: 164.8 / 82.9

+16% 1440p / 16% 4K

Cyberpunk 1440p / 4K
XT: 108.8 / 51.4
XTX: 126 / 60.8

+15% 1440p / 17% 4K

Comparison between reference cards, not Nitro+. Differences raging from 9 to 17%, lower in some games and higher in others.

20% difference in price for up to a 17% increase in performance.

XTX still seems the better long-term option when moving from 1440p to 4K no? The Nitro+ XT at £700 would ask a lot more questions however, but that deal has long gone by the looks of it.

 

[Gibbo]

The XT at £749 is the far better value buy, the performance is very solid even at 4k due to a decent VRAM quantity and bandwidth.

 

[Jono8]

2560x1440, 165Hz x2 (FreeSync but G-Sync compatible).

Next upgrade will more than likely be a 4K monitor so I'll get more out of the XTX than the XT at that point.

Comparing like for like models the XT is £900 and XTX £1100, so a £200 difference.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Review - Maxing out 3x 8-Pin

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...

www.techpowerup.com

Elden Ring 1440p / 4K
XT: 120.3 / 75.6
XTX: 132.1 / 85.9

+9% 1440p / +13% 4K

Control 1440p / 4K
XT: 140 / 70.3
XTX: 164.8 / 82.9

+16% 1440p / 16% 4K

Cyberpunk 1440p / 4K
XT: 108.8 / 51.4
XTX: 126 / 60.8

+15% 1440p / 17% 4K

Comparison between reference cards, not Nitro+. Differences raging from 9 to 17%, lower in some games and higher in others.

20% difference in price for up to a 17% increase in performance.

XTX still seems the better long-term option when moving from 1440p to 4K no? The Nitro+ XT at £700 would ask a lot more questions however, but that deal has long gone by the looks of it.

You never know. The XT nitro x might come down to £800 again. The pulse is £800 now though and still a decent card.

Yeh I guess if you intend to go to 4k it might be worth it.

If you are going to stick to 1440p I think the XT is the better value option.

I just don't think the extra £300 is worth the relatively small gains at 1440p and below.

 

[Gibbo]

You never know. The XT nitro x might come down to £800 again. The pulse is £800 though.

Yeh I guess if you intend to go to 4k it might be worth it.

If you are going to stick to 1440p I think the XT is the better value option.

I just don't think the extra £300 is worth the relatively small gains at 1440p and below.

That was a one special we did to clear stock, which worked, rebuy is above what we sold at.

 

[henry hoov3r]

My only regret i have about buying a 7900xtx is that I didn’t buy the Nitro. That thing is a beast.

 

[Robi]

The XT at £749 is the far better value buy, the performance is very solid even at 4k due to a decent VRAM quantity and bandwidth.

Yeah it definitely looks that way when you price the cheapest XT against the cheapest XTX - circa £300 / 40% difference for 17% in performance terms. However, logic tends to go out of the window when you're looking at spending £1k+ on a GPU for some extra frames that have little to no impact on actual gameplay

I'd also feel a bit uneasy about spending £750 on a card that isn't even the flagship offering of the manufacturer. I'm already spending thousands on the machine, may as well spend a few hundred extra to get the best available / best in class.

 

[Kaapstad]

Finally got around to installing my 7900xt Nitro from the Gibbo special.

This is my first AMD card in absolutely ages ( i think the last one i had might have been a 9700 pro!!)

Have run the free Timespy and Firestrike benches and the scores seem to be in the ballpark i think and things seem stable so far. Bit of coil whine at high FPS but i think that is a given on most GPU's these days.

Never had such a ludicrously big GPU before. Made me laugh when i opened the box.

The cooler seems pretty epic. Didn't go above 60 degrees in any of the bench runs, and was very quiet.

Love the aesthetics of it - part of the reason i went for the Nitro is the colour and LED stuff.

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[kieran_read]

Finally got around to installing my 7900xt Nitro from the Gibbo special.

This is my first AMD card in absolutely ages ( i think the last one i had might have been a 9700 pro!!)

Have run the free Timespy and Firestrike benches and the scores seem to be in the ballpark i think and things seem stable so far. Bit of coil whine at high FPS but i think that is a given on most GPU's these days.

Never had such a ludicrously big GPU before. Made me laugh when i opened the box.

The cooler seems pretty epic. Didn't go above 60 degrees in any of the bench runs, and was very quiet.

Love the aesthetics of it - part of the reason i went for the Nitro is the colour and LED stuff.

Not usually a fan of white setups but that white LED bar on the GPU really makes that work.

 

[Jono8]

Not usually a fan of white setups but that white LED bar on the GPU really makes that work.

Yeh, the card is a nice match for the rest of the rig, as the motherboard is silver/metallic too, like the backplate.

 

[Andy Pandy]

I was dead set on buying a 4090 when I got my Dell oled monitor at 3440x1440p res. I’ve noticed in some games the fps has gone down a bit compared to 2560x1440p. My monitor has free sync premium pro and it got me thinking of amd cards.

The 7900xtx is quite a saving compared to the 4090, and now I’m really considering it.

 

[Trypta]

Gorgeous card, looks good on it's new home.

 

[Jono8]

Gorgeous card, looks good on it's new home.

Ah, a blue and white led man like myself

 

[eeii]

I was dead set on buying a 4090 when I got my Dell oled monitor at 3440x1440p res. I’ve noticed in some games the fps has gone down a bit compared to 2560x1440p. My monitor has free sync premium pro and it got me thinking of amd cards.

The 7900xtx is quite a saving compared to the 4090, and now I’m really considering it.

Come in the water’s lovely.

 

[Zaguer]

That was a one special we did to clear stock, which worked, rebuy is above what we sold at.

I was so close to pull the trigger on that one, I now regret very much not doing so

 

[JediFragger]

The 7900xtx is quite a saving compared to the 4090, and now I’m really considering it.

The 7900XT atm is even better at £750 atm considering the XTX is only 15/20% faster (sometimes even 10% in some stuff) and the reference card is quality!

Maybe @Gibbo is feeling generous again and will drop it for £699 briefly for the coronation weekend

 

[Robi]

Nitro+ owners, how customisable is the RGB? My build is mainly black/stealth/carbon with no RGB, so the option to pump out a dark shade of light would be awesome.

 

[LtMatt]

Nitro+ owners, how customisable is the RGB? My build is mainly black/stealth/carbon with no RGB, so the option to pump out a dark shade of light would be awesome.

Fully customisable, can sync to motherboard also if you use the supplied cable.