Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+... one heck of a card!

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  • Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
  • Today we are testing our first custom RX 7900 XTX card, with a look at the Sapphire Nitro+ model. It's quite a looker and boasts a number of cool features - we find out exactly how good this card is, and whether or not you should buy one... Read more in the written article: bit.ly/3WHcFJ8
    00:00 Start
    00:52 Design overview + RGB
    02:12 Fans and dimensions
    03:05 Backplate / Dual-BIOS
    04:28 PCB and cooler analysis
    05:48 Test setup
    06:17 Thermals and noise
    07L27 Coil whine soundtest
    07:44 Noise-normalised thermals
    08:16 Power and efficiency
    08:44 Clocks and game benchmarks
    09:45 Overclocking/undervolting
    11:20 Closing thoughts
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  • @Zordonzig
    @Zordonzig Рік тому +88

    I'm sure someone else has already pointed this out, but the card has DisplayPort 2.1 not 1.4.

    • @steve42069master
      @steve42069master 7 місяців тому +6

      Just have to wait for monitor manufacturers to actually put a DisplayPort 2.0/2.1 on a device. Good to know AMD future proofed the 7900 XTX for future displays

    • @Games_and_Tech
      @Games_and_Tech 3 місяці тому +1

      Quite relevant these days with the 4k 240hz oleds...

    • @phucvo4325
      @phucvo4325 2 місяці тому

      It is kind of pointless for now. Like thunderbolt 5.0, pcie 5.0, m.2 gen 5, wifi 7.. DP 2.1 is good to have but not actually need to use. 4k 240hz is kind of expensive and not sure if the others manufacture put DP 2.1 on their monitor for this time.

    • @Games_and_Tech
      @Games_and_Tech 2 місяці тому +2

      @@phucvo4325 not at all. It is important to have the proper bandwidth for the proper resolution and refresh rate...

    • @flitai
      @flitai Місяць тому

      @@phucvo4325 I have a gen5 ssd and two GPU's with enough lanes to handle all 3....
      seriously the crucial T700 gen SSD is 20% faster than any other gen5 ssd and my mobo didnt officially support it.

  • @Buffinator1988
    @Buffinator1988 Рік тому +26

    Staying under the 4 figure price bracket is important to buyer psychology, whats a couple hundred more when your already commited to spending over a grand?
    The 999 price really gave the AIB's nowhere to go.

  • @Toki1908
    @Toki1908 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for all the great efforts! I really appreciate the sound of the card.

  • @chieppachat9381
    @chieppachat9381 Рік тому +41

    I’ve owned a sapphire rx580 and I currently own 6600xt by sapphire they’re always so quiet and preform amazingly.

    • @prophetgoogle7071
      @prophetgoogle7071 Рік тому +4

      Sapphire makes amazing cards.

    • @crhoads4278
      @crhoads4278 Рік тому +3

      @@prophetgoogle7071 and really sharp looking, I pulled my RX580 a few months ago and still pop the box from time to time just look at the thing.

    • @prophetgoogle7071
      @prophetgoogle7071 Рік тому +3

      @@crhoads4278 :) my HD 6570 still working I had that way back in 2011 or 2012 cool..

    • @Irnwkr28
      @Irnwkr28 11 місяців тому

      This freakin card is screaming. Was about to buy it. Big turn off. Who can listen to that lol.

    • @leogodofnone2706
      @leogodofnone2706 11 місяців тому +1

      I have sapphire rx580 nitro lol

  • @historianfabulousio5128
    @historianfabulousio5128 Рік тому +2

    awesome card and another great review Dominic, good way to end 2022 !

  • @matanteyeyez4379
    @matanteyeyez4379 Рік тому +4

    Been looking forward to seeing a custom RX 7900 for a while.

  • @Cruusher
    @Cruusher 8 місяців тому +15

    My sapphire 7900 XTX idles at 29 to 31 degrees. Under load gaming about 60-62 / It's a bad ass card visually as well. I switched from Nvidia back to AMD graphics recently. The 7900XTX is powerful.

    • @RTXRetroGo
      @RTXRetroGo 6 місяців тому

      Do you regret it? Everyone says the Nvidia cards perform alot better.

    • @Cruusher
      @Cruusher 6 місяців тому +4

      @@RTXRetroGo ...man.. I regret just buying a PC ...takes up too much my time.

    • @guest971
      @guest971 5 місяців тому +7

      ​@@RTXRetroGonvidia and AMD are basically tied. Or they were before the 4090 came out, overall AMD is better because of the price and extra vram. That's my personal opinion doe

    • @devjitdutta5670
      @devjitdutta5670 29 днів тому +1

      @@RTXRetroGo Ngreedia is better only if you care about RT, DLSS or power consumption. If you don’t care for these Radeon cards are better. I just wish AMD can make FSR equivalent to DLSS.

  • @canarychrome7012
    @canarychrome7012 Рік тому +76

    I love sapphire AMD hardware, they always make great coolers. this is a good model for sure

    • @inlovewithmycar7085
      @inlovewithmycar7085 Рік тому +6

      Sadly the new AMD range isnt wonderfully exciting, so they have limits to what they can do, but I can see this one being in the top 5% if you really wanted a 7900 XTX

    • @camotech1314
      @camotech1314 Рік тому +1

      Yup I love my Sapphire RX6800 🥳

    • @johnerikson2443
      @johnerikson2443 Рік тому +2

      4080 is a better card with proper support for ray tracing and dlss 3

    • @TheManCraZy12
      @TheManCraZy12 Рік тому +10

      @@johnerikson2443 depends on the game.
      it really comes down to personal preferance and game choice. Lastly AMD is "cheaper" while both cards are ridiculously overpriced..

    • @spaceli0n
      @spaceli0n Рік тому +11

      @@johnerikson2443 good to see you shilling multiple comments LoL

  • @boltsandbraces6261
    @boltsandbraces6261 Рік тому +5

    merry christmas DOminic, thanks for all your hard work this year, ive enjoyed your indepth honest reviews this year. happy 2023!

  • @marcin_karwinski
    @marcin_karwinski Рік тому +14

    On the plus side, the fan serviceability is a great step towards a design with 3rd party easy replacable slim fans someone might consider manufacturing, and the extra fan connectors for close-by case fans PWM control based of GPU thermals/fan curves might pave a way for more of similar solutions...

    • @amdforlife5591
      @amdforlife5591 Рік тому +1

      yeah its a good idea, was happy to see it.

    • @piedpiper1172
      @piedpiper1172 Рік тому

      @@innocentiuslacrim2290 There was a Noctua edition of some of the 3000 series NVIDIA cards. The lack of 4000 series updates suggests it didn’t do as well as we would hope, unfortunately.

    • @highpraise-highcritic
      @highpraise-highcritic 2 місяці тому

      Chiming in from the future, and we have Noctua 4000 series here.
      Does this change your opinion on this topic?

  • @TJMotard
    @TJMotard Рік тому +1

    Love the fan header on the card 🔥🔥

  • @SpoonHurler
    @SpoonHurler Рік тому +74

    I've been very happy with my Nitro card too... Getting a very stable 15% overclock with just the Adrenaline software. A ton of other outlets are saying the AIB cards aren't better than the reference (without testing it themselves of course) but that's not my experience. Maybe I got a golden sample though, who knows.

    • @markjacobs1086
      @markjacobs1086 Рік тому +10

      How can AIB models be worse when the reference cards overheat? 😛
      That would've been the worst engineered generation of GPUs in a long time.

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n Рік тому +3

      ​​​@@markjacobs1086 Ignorant of the facts much?
      Did you look into why it has such issue?
      Nvidia GPU also have idle power draw if you connect multiple 4k displays at 240hz.
      None of the reviewers talk about the overheating, because it's a bug you can easily bypass.
      If its such a big deal, why aren't more tech channels posting about it like Nvidia's melting cable?

    • @markjacobs1086
      @markjacobs1086 Рік тому +1

      @@dra6o0n We're not even considering the idle power draw here, which is very much a thing that happens on both manufacturers GPUs. That's something I'm not going to deny, I definitely don't appreciate you putting it as if I ever claimed that.
      What is however an issue is designing a cooler that by design lets memory modules overheat, something that was an issue with Nvidia reference designs for the 30XX series as well.
      The melting power cables are very much user error it seems, I.E. something that can be avoided by connecting your GPU properly. A not well performing cooling solution however has no real fix outside of replacing it, so long as AMD doesn't offer that, it's as much of a don't buy it advice as it is for reference 30XX GPUs from Nvidia. The problem here is that the better designed AMD GPUs (AIB models) for this generation happen to be seriously marked up to the point that it's no longer even close to MSRP. I.E. as lacklustre in value as Nvidia 40XX GPUs are right now.

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n Рік тому

      @@markjacobs1086 Perhaps AMD was expecting people to not overclock their reference cards or try to break the power limit through soft power plan hacks.

    • @markjacobs1086
      @markjacobs1086 Рік тому +3

      @@dra6o0n There're people with stock reference cards experiencing overheating & even shutdowns. Just take a look over at r/AMD. Surely you're not going to be the ignorant one that's calling me ignorant right?

  • @fatih_sultan_mehmet_1453
    @fatih_sultan_mehmet_1453 Рік тому +4

    Love seeing these cards without the heatsinks, as that is bleeding edge tech you’re seeing right there.

  • @davelee73
    @davelee73 9 місяців тому

    amazinggggg review.. the power draw is a crucial part which many reviewers cant even explain.. love u

  • @QuentinStephens
    @QuentinStephens Рік тому +3

    Great work and merry Christmas.
    You mentioned coil whine: have you considered doing a video on it? The subject in general, not just the whine of this card, that is. Like the frequencies of the whine. Someone who's deaf above 8000Hz may tolerant of a whine that someone who's deaf above 10,000 Hz may not if that whine is at 9,000 Hz.
    Here's looking to more great content in 2023!

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n Рік тому

      Coil whine is generally the result of too much voltage trying to pass through a PCB or Voltage Regulators maybe, it's often a result of extremely high power use due to the system being confused from bad sensors and bad thermal conductivity...

    • @amdforlife5591
      @amdforlife5591 Рік тому

      its usually more noticeable too at massively high frame rates. like over 200+

  • @noodlehair6566
    @noodlehair6566 Рік тому +2

    waiting for the 7700/XT nitro model ^^

  • @Hietakissa
    @Hietakissa Рік тому +18

    looking forward to seeing which AIB model is the best, this one seems like a pretty solid candidate

    • @hairsprungdutchtechnique9626
      @hairsprungdutchtechnique9626 Рік тому +6

      Yeah id say this is right up there. I refuse to give Nvidia my money for the 4000 series, its massively overpriced.

    • @buyingastairwaytoheaven5252
      @buyingastairwaytoheaven5252 Рік тому +5

      Yeah this one is the best, Sapphire are brilliant. always have been.

    • @narfsc2657
      @narfsc2657 Рік тому +8

      @@hairsprungdutchtechnique9626 bruh, as is AMD aswell with its 7000 series, whats your point? Just hating?

    • @Hietakissa
      @Hietakissa Рік тому +8

      @@hairsprungdutchtechnique9626 both are overpriced rn but at least the xtx is slightly better value

    • @Drip7914
      @Drip7914 Рік тому +2

      @@Hietakissa this card costs 1300 which is more than even the best £1200 ASUS tuf and gaming X trio 4080. So how is it better depsite having only equal raster, 50-60% less Rt in CP, DL2, Witcher 3, worse upscaling, no frame gen, no rtx remix, less efficiency and SIGNIFICANTLY worse vr performance

  • @fairycat
    @fairycat Рік тому

    That is cool videocard. Thanks for review.

  • @yusufdoga3526
    @yusufdoga3526 Рік тому +4

    Looks like a really high quality card.

  • @1DensuN
    @1DensuN Рік тому

    Hello. First of all nice video, but a Question, @4.25 ish you say that the card offers 2 x HDMI 2.1 och 2x DP 1.4 - Is this correct? Aint the new cards with DP 2.1?!

  • @siveonfarcloud4190
    @siveonfarcloud4190 8 місяців тому +1

    I got mine a few days ago and the coil wine is crazy. I'll be sending it back.

    • @Player7BR
      @Player7BR 8 місяців тому +1

      :( I got an rtx 4080 from Inno and it came with a hum problem too, can you name some cards that don't have this problem? I'm after one at the level of the 4080

    • @siveonfarcloud4190
      @siveonfarcloud4190 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Player7BR if you are talking about a whining sound (ant not just the fans) it's luck based.
      Even within the exact same model some will have it while other won't.

    • @worldwar208
      @worldwar208 3 місяці тому +1

      What size if your PSU I had coil wine until I went with 1000watt Asus

    • @siveonfarcloud4190
      @siveonfarcloud4190 3 місяці тому

      Funny thing... the coil wine turned out to be from the PSU not the GPU. Only noticed it after I decided to run a test with the PSU on the outside of the case.

    • @siveonfarcloud4190
      @siveonfarcloud4190 3 місяці тому

      Funny thing... the coil wine turned out to be from the PSU not the GPU. Only noticed it after I decided to run a test with the PSU on the outside of the case.

  • @SascosCorner
    @SascosCorner Рік тому +5

    Interesting to see the power draw, thanks!

  • @uteopia
    @uteopia 10 місяців тому +9

    Personally, I thought the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ RX 5700 XT was one of their best-looking designed GPUs

    • @LambdaTheory
      @LambdaTheory 4 місяці тому +1

      I miss my Nitro+ 5700 XT, one of my favourite ever cards!

  • @rehdax
    @rehdax Рік тому

    Thanks for the nice boxing day review guys.

  • @hman2875
    @hman2875 11 місяців тому +2

    Yeah seems like keeping it at 350watts + some undervolt is the way to go for thermals and noise (perf doesnt increase much anyway).

  • @CrankHeaD87
    @CrankHeaD87 Рік тому +1

    How far away from the GPU was the microphone during the coil whine test?

  • @recklessthor4
    @recklessthor4 Рік тому +2

    I am happy with my 7900xtx purchase so far, I never use ray tracing and I use it in my Lenovo P620 case.

    • @stevecolianni1499
      @stevecolianni1499 11 місяців тому +3

      This is why I am leaning toward an AMD card for the first time. The 7900 XTX seems like, from a pure rasterization standpoint, the best card on the market from a price to frame standpoint.

    • @recklessthor4
      @recklessthor4 11 місяців тому

      @@stevecolianni1499 100%

  • @rorinsh
    @rorinsh Рік тому

    When additional overclocking
    Does the adrenaline power consumption display show power over 430W?

  • @bardactic3302
    @bardactic3302 Рік тому +15

    I have a reference powercolor 7900xtx, and it runs and overclocks just like this card does. Hot spots usually don't hit more than 84, but the average hotspot is in the 60s... sometimes low 70 depending on game. I think that the thermals are being blown out of proportion by anti AMD outlets.

    • @NelekGamingNG
      @NelekGamingNG Рік тому +1

      4k is more demanding than 1080p

    • @zuhaeraziz7966
      @zuhaeraziz7966 Рік тому

      Apparently gpu orientation (ie is it horizontal or vertical) and contact pressure are causing most of the hot spot temperature issues rather than the coolers themselves being insufficient.

    • @bardactic3302
      @bardactic3302 Рік тому

      @@zuhaeraziz7966 so I've heard. Mine is horizontal.

    • @syed2694
      @syed2694 Рік тому +1

      Nice n=1 Vs dozens of reports confirming the issue

    • @bardactic3302
      @bardactic3302 Рік тому

      @@syed2694 I don't doubt peoples' cards are overheating, I just doubt how bad it is based on what news outlets are saying. It's hard to tell. I'm certainly willing to accept it's bad, but I just imagine it's a small percentage of users who will somehow wind up being helped.

  • @jefflubinski5569
    @jefflubinski5569 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m really hoping I made the right choice. Got the card off Amazon last night on sale.

  • @Shulcyo
    @Shulcyo 3 місяці тому

    When overclocked and UV did you stay in Bios 1 or 2 ?

  • @milanmejzr7637
    @milanmejzr7637 Рік тому +14

    This is maybe the best GPU visual design I have ever seen. Sapphire - congrats!

    • @johnhenderson7285
      @johnhenderson7285 Рік тому +2

      I do not like the rounded edges of the card. A better looking card, imo was sapphire's 6950XT Nitro + Pure. Of course MSI's SUPRIM is the nicest looking card of all.

    • @hellrep
      @hellrep Рік тому

      Best = Zotac 4090

  • @PaddyMayneUK
    @PaddyMayneUK 5 місяців тому +2

    I've just bagged a new one of these for £999.99p, happy with that now I realise it's £300 cheaper than launch...

  • @woki
    @woki 6 місяців тому +1

    I don't have many resources and that's why I hesitate more in my purchases, but would you say that it is a good purchase for €950, without knowing what is coming in the future in terms of prices or new models?

  • @Legion15243
    @Legion15243 6 місяців тому +1

    Hello, can I put this video card in Aorus elite b650m AX (microATX), or do you need an ATX motherboard? thank you

  • @caraccidents6616
    @caraccidents6616 Рік тому +3

    Agree with Dom this is a really nice designed graphics card.

  • @petespc5216
    @petespc5216 Рік тому

    I really like the look of this one. Looks clean

  • @jimmyhughes5392
    @jimmyhughes5392 Рік тому +3

    i'm still running a sapphire nitro+ 8gb rx570, still a 1080 beast

  • @johnoquinn626
    @johnoquinn626 Рік тому

    i have a RedDevil 7900xtx Limited Edition.. an it run some good.. it pulls 430watts getting around 2900MHz gpu temp 45c junc teamps 77c... i must say the Red Devil run so good

  • @videocardzrule354
    @videocardzrule354 8 місяців тому

    I’d love to see one of these on chilled water. I got a 3090 Kingpin Hydro Copper, and I might grab one of these for some daily ice water running through it. As for performance, I don’t think it’s anything huge over my current GPU, due to my overclock. But I still really like this Nitro+ GPU.

    • @d0sk3y
      @d0sk3y 6 місяців тому

      It WILL be a huge upgrade over your current GPU. The 3090 is no match whatsoever for the 7900XTX.

  • @terrynichols3852
    @terrynichols3852 10 місяців тому

    Do all 4 ports enabled for 4 similtanous monitors at the same time?

  • @userbosco
    @userbosco Рік тому

    Killer review. But man, that thing is a beastie! Watch you power meter spin when you're gaming!

  • @praveenpillai9291
    @praveenpillai9291 9 місяців тому

    I just the other day nearly had a heart attack when the thumbscrew fell into the cooler housing while I was trying to install the card.

  • @ChadKenova
    @ChadKenova Рік тому +1

    While I have a gaming oc 4090 I’m gonna pick one of these up early next year to tinker with.

  • @arasmashregi7822
    @arasmashregi7822 Рік тому +6

    A powerful brand and first class giant from AMD side. He should be grateful for it

  • @tuckerhiggins4336
    @tuckerhiggins4336 Рік тому

    Wait, so you didn't turn on the tightened memory timings on the card?

  • @jesperdalsgaard5164
    @jesperdalsgaard5164 Рік тому +2

    Would love a 270mm pulse edition

  • @kdfgbksajdnskbnasjdsa
    @kdfgbksajdnskbnasjdsa Рік тому +7

    These cards are so quiet it is really impressive.

    • @selohcin
      @selohcin Рік тому +2

      I guess you didn't hear that coil whine, right? It's not terrible, but I wouldn't call that "quiet."

    • @pekkarasanen1161
      @pekkarasanen1161 3 місяці тому

      This card gave me no coil whine at all. Maybe some frequencies of my ears are shot, dunno, but@@selohcin so far the 7900xtx has been a beast with no whine or stuttering, working along a Ryzen 9 7900.

  • @cars291
    @cars291 Рік тому +2

    Excellent review. Thanks for checking and documenting the coil whine. That level of whine a definite no go to me.

    • @sudeshryan8707
      @sudeshryan8707 Рік тому +5

      These coil whine only happen during benchmarks due to high power draw, but not gameplay. Same is true for nvidia cards too.

    • @harleylover9446
      @harleylover9446 Рік тому

      @@sudeshryan8707 Yeah its true, its not often that prevalent when gaming, but its good to point it out for a 'worst case scenario' - but it wouldnt put me off buying one.

    • @lucifersheadscarf6988
      @lucifersheadscarf6988 Рік тому

      You will likely only get that whine if you are running at over 200 fps with a high refresh monitor in some games.

    • @cars291
      @cars291 Рік тому

      As I am on the market for a new card to benefit my competitive gaming with even higher fps I do believe the whine likely may occur with this card. Wouldn’t you say?

  • @m-vendor
    @m-vendor 6 місяців тому

    I wish you also add linux benchmarks in the future :) Thanks for the review. I think i will buy this card

    • @KitGuruTech
      @KitGuruTech  6 місяців тому

      Thank you, its something we would love to add, but sadly we are always fighting against the clock !

  • @sab9620
    @sab9620 Рік тому +5

    Funny thing is 320mm length is short compared to the other customs

  • @moth4658
    @moth4658 Рік тому

    Whats the PCB length? Looking for a waterblock.

  • @saschak2414
    @saschak2414 Рік тому +11

    may I correct the error which was made by the tech data reading? It´s not 2x 1.4 Displayports. It´s 2x 2.1 Displayports as you can read in the Sapphire specs on their site

    • @OscyJack-
      @OscyJack- Рік тому

      Certainly worthy of correction. Just an empty spec on this gen :/

  • @ThunderingRoar
    @ThunderingRoar Рік тому +1

    You said those are Display port 1.4 but isnt it suppose to be DP 2.1?

  • @osmium_fps6082
    @osmium_fps6082 4 місяці тому

    my nitro topped out on 526 watts, pretty insane when you see how easy this card does that.

  • @rkntrknt
    @rkntrknt Рік тому

    THAT CW THOUGH!!!

  • @blakeeiu
    @blakeeiu 3 місяці тому

    Which bios is default? I dont feel like opening my PC back up to check and i installed mine a couple weeks ago. I want to make sure I'm getting the highest performance.

    • @TheSwayzeTrain
      @TheSwayzeTrain 2 місяці тому

      The Quiet BIOS will be off by default as it reduces performance.

  • @robertmyers6488
    @robertmyers6488 Рік тому +1

    Are you limiting the oc/uv potential or are the 7900 XTXs less tunable than the 7900 XTs? I have the XFX Merc 7900 XT. I am able to stably run Time Spy Extreme @ 3050 MHz and undervolted to 960 mv. I am also able to oc the memory to 2810 MHz with a +15% power limit. I first set the memory. Then I set the max oc to 3.3 GHZ @1 V. I run the program and look for the max produced frequency. I lower the max oc to 50-100 MHz over the observed frequency and begin lowering the voltage until I hit instability. I back off 10mv. I can get the memory to 2828 without performance loss in Port Royal.

    • @amdforlife5591
      @amdforlife5591 Рік тому +1

      It can be very hit and miss - silicon lottery really. thats a good result you got Robert

    • @robertmyers6488
      @robertmyers6488 Рік тому

      @@amdforlife5591 Do you have a 7900 xt?

    • @Shulcyo
      @Shulcyo Місяць тому

      Lowest i can go with this card is 1090mv. Tried 1050 and it crashed 5 times in a row in game. 960mv seems like a fairytale

  • @Porgeot
    @Porgeot 3 місяці тому

    How does coil sound change on BIOS 2?

  • @-7719
    @-7719 Рік тому +27

    We are living in an era of enormous graphics cards.

    • @D90NAS77
      @D90NAS77 Рік тому

      Very true I have a 4080 but what you lose in size you make up for in temps ans noise. Mine is whisper quiet and never breaks 60c

    • @AKSBSU
      @AKSBSU Рік тому +1

      Mine is supposed to ship today or tomorrow. It's going to be like trying to squeeze a console into a PC case. These flagship cards are massive.

    • @draco147
      @draco147 10 місяців тому

      ​@@D90NAS77 these huge cards must have a great passive heat dissipation. I wonder if I can play some games with the fans at zero rpm.

  • @Moedaprince
    @Moedaprince Рік тому +10

    Sapphire & Power Color are the real beasts of an AMD card 💪

  • @DarkNice1988
    @DarkNice1988 Рік тому +4

    So around 9:16 is that Bios 1 or 2? Because it looks like you're using bios 1 and it's drawing more than 100W extra for 1 to 4 fps increase. To say that it's stupid would be an understatement. Please specify for all benchmarks what bios are you using and if possible I'd like to see the power drawn compared to the reference card. I was about to buy it until I saw this video. I can do without nVidia's DLSS and RT performance but stupid power consumption is where I draw the line. I was fine with 50-60W more than a 4080 but that's insane

    • @Shulcyo
      @Shulcyo Місяць тому

      I keept it in bios 2 overclocked and undervolted. Power consumption is 390W at max. I get extra extra 10% fps increase when running FurMark with this setup. 109fps in stock bios 2 with 350w power draw to 122fps with 390w.

  • @ericshutter5305
    @ericshutter5305 Рік тому

    Love my Sapphire 6900XT Liquid ... really nice brand.

  • @saragoza6270
    @saragoza6270 9 місяців тому

    i am going to buy a nitro card and i have tt 750w 80plus psu . is this psu enough for this card ?

  • @Tristan87688
    @Tristan87688 Рік тому +1

    Someone would do an ML benchmark with this card pretty please. 24 GB RAM makes it a good candidate. And with the ridiculous pricing of NVidia I would go with the red team if the tradeoff is not that bad.

  • @ktpt3732
    @ktpt3732 Рік тому +3

    I got the Sapphire Nitro+ 7900 XT 20GB. I like the cooler, 3+pin power connector and it looks like my old Radeon VII without the red (R) on the right corner.

    • @Jurban5
      @Jurban5 Рік тому +2

      Looking to replace my Radeon VII with a Nitro XTX if one ever pops up. Guess it is the right time to upgrade from the VII since I'm not the only one it seems. 👍

    • @ktpt3732
      @ktpt3732 Рік тому

      @@Jurban5 I wanted a nitro XTX but that card is allusive. There's one on Newegg for $1500 scalper.
      Well at least I know the nitro XT can OC to nitro XTX version and gotten 4080 time spy extreme score 14500+ which is great while keeping temp between staying 60c-70c.

    • @Jurban5
      @Jurban5 Рік тому +1

      @Kt Pt yeah, I've been watching all of the pages like a hawk, can't believe the $1500 scalper premium. Figured I'd try and wait it out until I get lucky enough to snag one when it pops up. I would get the xt version but really want that extra 4gb vram for 4k stuff

    • @ktpt3732
      @ktpt3732 Рік тому +1

      @@Jurban5 yeah I feel the same way. I also wanted the extra 4Gb...I saw benchmark where the VRAM already between 12k-17k usage.
      Higher resolution require higher VRAM. I've settled for a 1440p 170-240hz maxed setting. If you can get a XTX you have more patience than I do haha!

    • @PsychoBenches
      @PsychoBenches 8 місяців тому

      Well now's the time if that starfield package is still available@@Jurban5

  • @Imperial_Venom
    @Imperial_Venom 8 місяців тому +2

    this card took the place of the 4090 in my cart for the next upgrade. I don't feel paying 2k on nvidia anymore. After all my life being faithful to nvidia, its time to say goodbye.

  • @Sbiridiu
    @Sbiridiu 7 місяців тому

    This beauty is the card that got me out of the nightmare of a Zotac Trinity 3090 that run at 77°C with fans at the speed of a raging McLaren.

  • @elusiveyt1610
    @elusiveyt1610 7 місяців тому +2

    Is a 850 watt psu enough for this card and a 7800x3d?

    • @Shulcyo
      @Shulcyo Місяць тому +2

      yes i run that setup

  • @Irnwkr28
    @Irnwkr28 11 місяців тому

    Was looking at this card the past few days. Then heard the coil whine and was like omg no freakin way.

  • @napalmarsch
    @napalmarsch Рік тому +2

    can we get a card like this and only 2x8 pin please

  • @Good_Username
    @Good_Username 7 місяців тому +1

    Although you said that it's similar to the 4080 in terms of performance and price, the 24GB is definetely a win over the 16GB that the 4080 offers. Especially with how demanding the games are in terms of VRAM and also for game development and Ai tool usage. So taking that into consideration is much more worth taking the XTX while only sacrificing a few frames in RayTracing but getting all the other benefits that come with higher VRAM

    • @psobbtutorials6792
      @psobbtutorials6792 6 місяців тому

      If you dont run RT the 7900xtx is def the better pick compared to the 4080. If you run RT then even the 4080 and 4090 barely work fine in 4k. In 4k gaming the 4080's VRAM won't outlast the 7900xtx. DLSS was a bad argument and still is a bad argument, but if you care about it..fs3 is proving to be very potent.
      Only usecase I've seen for 4080 is 1440p RT gaming and even then cyberpunk with RT runs at 50fps for instance. Not a big selling point to me

    • @Good_Username
      @Good_Username 6 місяців тому

      @@psobbtutorials6792 how about RT for 1080 with a 7900xtx?

    • @gabrielfpi3046
      @gabrielfpi3046 6 місяців тому

      @@Good_Username 6800 XT is for you... 7900 XT / XTX is better for 4K

    • @Good_Username
      @Good_Username 6 місяців тому

      @@gabrielfpi3046 I plan on connecting it to TV for couch gaming as well and the price difference is like 300$ so the 7900xtx is more versitile and future proof

  • @someonesgoat
    @someonesgoat Рік тому +49

    I wanted this card originally but the price is way too high, if it was around MSRP it would make more sense. People slate the 4080 for it's pricing but the XTX AIB models are proving to be the same price, so I would rather take a 4080 then.

    • @beeping2blipping
      @beeping2blipping Рік тому +7

      Considering how much power this AIB card will be able to draw with its 500 Watt range during load compared to RTX 4080 FE (around 300 Watt in graphs here), then RTX 4080 will be "cheaper" over time then those 3 x 8 PIN 7900XTX cards.
      Where I live it is very unlikely that price on electricity will go down within 5 year, so all those high end cards will not only be over priced, but also have a too high cost in usage.

    • @vigilant_1934
      @vigilant_1934 Рік тому +12

      This card wouldn't make sense at MSRP at all. It's more expensive to make than the reference model (just look at it, it's easy to see that) and it's proven to be much quieter, cooler and overclocks better by about 7% or so. It's Sapphire's premium line so if you want cheaper you go for their Pulse line. This is currently their best engineered card until Toxic comes out which, if it does, will be even higher quality. Sheesh you're like going to buy a Calvin Klein shirt and expecting it to cost the same as Hanes. Learn what materials were used, the labor costs (good engineers deserve to get paid well), and the margins needed to keep making good products and pay for the research that goes into making better products. Even the fans on this Nitro+ are top tier technology and better than the reference. You sound like an uneducated consumer. Go buy a cheap, loud, warm card instead.

    • @xXDESTINYMBXx
      @xXDESTINYMBXx Рік тому +6

      @@vigilant_1934 ok, but how big of a premium is justified, 10, 20 or 30% and more?

    • @BigPaPaRu
      @BigPaPaRu Рік тому +9

      Yes but the 4080 AIB cards are also higher then reference

    • @MrTomatobear
      @MrTomatobear Рік тому +6

      @@beeping2blipping bruh are you comparing the max range of wattage when overclocked to a 300 watt stock number? If you got the new amd driver and you dont overclock its about the same. But the AMD card has the possibility to overclock

  • @razerhead9489
    @razerhead9489 8 місяців тому

    the 4080 costs here around +100 up to 300 euros more than the 7900 xtx.
    Considering the 4080 performs not quite as good id say the xtx is considering euros/fps the better deal.

  • @apiscator444
    @apiscator444 Рік тому +2

    17% more voltage for 8% max prob av 5% improvement at over 4800 prices, only going to sell to a few

    • @stickyfingers9710
      @stickyfingers9710 Рік тому

      The price is high on all the cards, but you gotta factor in the prices of Nvidia's cards. if you want a new card you wil be paying through the ying yang regardless

  • @dissya1
    @dissya1 Рік тому

    what do you do about the hot spot temps hitting 110 ?

    • @Analytical_Thinking
      @Analytical_Thinking Рік тому

      Custom cards doesn't have that issue....only reference cards

    • @Voids666
      @Voids666 Рік тому

      Yeah only some reference cards have this issue, i was one of the unlucky ones. I got a refund and bought the card in this video.

  • @danielf0124
    @danielf0124 Рік тому +1

    where is the sapphire pulse card. waiting for somthing other then reference card that can fit in me case.

  • @Tha-King-Arthur
    @Tha-King-Arthur Рік тому

    Is it normal for the back plate to get extremely hot? So hot that I can't even put my finger on the card around the chip. The temperatures in games are between 70-80 degrees and the wattage around 400.. Should I use more fans for better cooling in the case to keep the back plate cooler?

  • @abdolkarimmehrparvar6583
    @abdolkarimmehrparvar6583 Рік тому

    Glorious

  • @s13kuminachu
    @s13kuminachu Рік тому

    Love my Sapphire 5700x. Been a great card. Ordered a Pulse 7900xt but canceled the order. I'll take my chances with cooling issues on a reference xtx for the same price.

  • @spookyghost7524
    @spookyghost7524 Рік тому

    the issue over the pricing at the moment in the uk retailers are forced to seek supply from EU wholesalers who pay additional taxes that are passed onto consumers, if UK retailers were allowed to seek supplies from Hong Kong or the USA we would see around 10% -15% lower prices, but as a court ruling against tesco in 2001 over levis jeans supplied from the USA shows, that's not possible right now.

  • @vasya.sovari
    @vasya.sovari Рік тому +4

    Bought this on launch day on the assumption it would be best-in class. Very much a bitter pill in being £100 more than we'd have liked... but Nvidia's open source/Linux support is an utter disgrace so it really wasn't a contest. And, of course, it wasn't in stock so won't even arrive for at least another week.
    Here's hoping the drivers mature enough to make this not feel like a giant waste of money.

    • @OscyJack-
      @OscyJack- Рік тому

      It's a solid card. Just not efficient, cool, quiet. But it'll perform for sure

    • @xXDESTINYMBXx
      @xXDESTINYMBXx Рік тому +1

      @@OscyJack- it didn't seem loud to me

    • @OscyJack-
      @OscyJack- Рік тому

      @@xXDESTINYMBXx coil whine is quite loud on the 5 samples I got.

    • @damianwright3690
      @damianwright3690 Рік тому

      How're you finding it now that you've had some time with it?

    • @vasya.sovari
      @vasya.sovari Рік тому +1

      @@damianwright3690 It's been close to perfect. Running with mesa-git on CachyOS (Arch) and other that a few days of broken RT [caused by mesa, not the GPU] it's wildly exceeded expectations. Easily the most stable card we've ever owned and performance is a vast step up from the 5700XT. If you were holding off just to be sure, go ahead and buy

  • @nikruez3436
    @nikruez3436 10 місяців тому

    Would an 850 W power supply be sufficient for this GPU? (assuming you're running other hardware that is good enough to not bottleneck)

    • @easymoney8754
      @easymoney8754 8 місяців тому

      I run this card with an rog 850 gold haven't noticed any performance issues

  • @alexanderlmask6845
    @alexanderlmask6845 Місяць тому

    that coil whine is legit

  • @Coffeeandacigarette
    @Coffeeandacigarette Рік тому +6

    170mhz should increase fps far more than 2% I'll bet AMD messed something up and that's why they marketed efficiency so hard. Somehow they increased bus width and shaders but it didn't get a proportional return on their investment. I'd bet the interconnect between the central chip and the memory units is saturated. I doubt drivers are going to help much.

    • @dra6o0n
      @dra6o0n Рік тому

      Clock speeds don't mean better performance, its lower latency.
      The infinity fabric has its own speed limits, they use a 65nm interconnect under the chiplet modules.

    • @motorb1tch
      @motorb1tch Рік тому +1

      maxing out their own design, how messi! is this even legal? they should be required by law to leave more headroom for oc.

    • @larryrodriguez1977
      @larryrodriguez1977 Рік тому +2

      @@motorb1tch will you say that when nvidia goes to "chiplets"

    • @damianwright3690
      @damianwright3690 Рік тому

      @@motorb1tch lolol Expecting politicians to collectively have ANY idea at all about current and near-future tech. You've got to be aware that inviting politicians to rule an industry is just asking for stagnation in all but the most enlightened cases. When was the last time you had a bunch of politicians (eg a whole parliament, not just a simple majority) willing to work together in a way that significantly made things better for everyone in a short time frame?

  • @paulbaddiley7326
    @paulbaddiley7326 Рік тому +8

    And a £300 pound premium! Aibs are really taking the piss !

    • @V1CT1MIZED
      @V1CT1MIZED Рік тому +4

      The whole GPU market is taking the piss!

    • @Bang4BuckPCGamer
      @Bang4BuckPCGamer Рік тому

      Better cooling, better overclocking headroom. Vapor Chamber. Plus a lot quieter than the reference model. It's worth 1200 at the very least.
      It is hands down the best looking Radeon card I've owned. It was never going to go for 1K was it?

    • @celzolsen8988
      @celzolsen8988 Рік тому

      AIBs are forced to because Nvidia are total dickheads and leave them with almost no profit margin unless they crank the prices

    • @paulbaddiley7326
      @paulbaddiley7326 Рік тому +1

      @@Bang4BuckPCGamer but no better performance!

    • @keganjensen2605
      @keganjensen2605 Рік тому +1

      @@Bang4BuckPCGamer well based off the OC results in this video, this card was never worth the price hike was it?

  • @animegeek6118
    @animegeek6118 Рік тому +2

    These cards have the newer display port not display port 1.4.

  • @johnhiebert2089
    @johnhiebert2089 11 місяців тому

    Hey #KitGuruTech The display ports are (2.1) not (1.4) Got to read the box before writing the news script.

  • @MegaUnavailableusern
    @MegaUnavailableusern Рік тому +1

    4090 aibs are much much larger. 135mm height? try 150-162 on nvidia cards. that's what's also causing them not to fit in cases

  • @nebulous962
    @nebulous962 Рік тому +1

    How is the linux performance?

    • @rufusmctavish1164
      @rufusmctavish1164 Рік тому +1

      Not many people test linux performance, it would take a lot of time I guess for a small audience. I use linux too, but I base results on windows, you can get decent performance with these cards on linux

  • @mitchellcowan8558
    @mitchellcowan8558 Рік тому +2

    What's everyones thoughts on GPU longevity when maxing out the power delivery during overclocking? The Sapphire Nitro 7900XTX can pump 480W into the RDNA3 card whilst still maintaining reasonable temperatures. Any chance that this could have a detrimental effect on the cards function over 4-5years?

    • @proprietarycurez8463
      @proprietarycurez8463 Рік тому +2

      It's wasted energy and 4-5 years of 500w would almost certainly make this card much more likely to die sooner than later. Honestly, you're better off going the other way and seeing how little power it can sip while still maintaining it's 1440p legacy for as long as possible.

  • @LowKeyContender
    @LowKeyContender 9 місяців тому

    i have this same model......... its a great card....... after hours of gaming i only saw a high of 45c thats crazy. my 3080 was hitting 70-80c and this card just flies thru everything you throw at it. card seems rock solid....... build quality is excellent. love this card.

    • @marsruben
      @marsruben 9 місяців тому

      yes.... it.... is.... good......

  • @dallassallad8086
    @dallassallad8086 Рік тому

    bros eyelashes are on point

  • @mr.charizard9232
    @mr.charizard9232 10 місяців тому

    Why do cards have coil whine? Does that mean the coil whine will always be there?

  • @lynnmckenney1987
    @lynnmckenney1987 5 місяців тому +3

    This card is now $999 USD, which is huge for someone considering it vs a 4090.

  • @ElGorgon1
    @ElGorgon1 10 місяців тому +2

    Just bought one 200 cheaper than a 4080...love this card.

  • @SASenglish
    @SASenglish 10 днів тому

    my ASUS TUF Card constantly hits 500W+ on it's own with 1100mv and 15+ power limit increase.

  • @Mark_cheapskate
    @Mark_cheapskate Рік тому

    The Sapphire 7900XTX Power Hog King!
    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @FabiSiwssRock
    @FabiSiwssRock Рік тому

    DisplayPort 1.4? not 2.1?

  • @Yokogarai
    @Yokogarai Рік тому

    I wish I could find one