For those who are afraid of broken pcbs: Gigabyte has Changed the design. Additionally: in Germany the Card was only 20€ above msrp (ye 569 instead of 549 ). Obviously sold out on day 1.
Be aware of bad gigabyte rma support. Previous (nvidia) released cards would be declined rma if pcie was broken, which will happen due to gigabyte cheaping out and killing traces when breaking. If you see them cheaper than other cards in your region, beware.
I had a Gigabyte 3080Ti explode on me, the VRM's popped after 6 months and Gigabyte wanted nothing to do with it. Luckily I got a full refund from where I bought it from, but it took 11 weeks of angry emails and threats of getting UK trading standards involved to get a refund. Gigabyte are absolute trash, and their customer support is somehow worse.
What I really want is a card that does not go balls to the wall power-gobbling and instead has a bios that focusses on low power consumption, undervolting and whisper quiet fans at base clocks. I don't care for hot and loud cards, I want good performance at minimum noise, without having to spend a day tinkering myself. It is a shame that this kind of optimization still does not seem to be on the radar of any manufacturer to date.
yeah, the Hellhound and Sapphire Nitro+ do offer a Silent BIOS with lower power, but it's still about the same as reference. You could always undervolt/reduce power limit yourself further but i agree, a proper 'ECO' mode option out of the box would be nice to see
Gigabyte tends to be more aggressive with its fan profiles than other brands from what I've seen, so this is nothing new. It is a little surprising to see how aggressive Gigabyte seems to also be with their pricing on these, considering the size of the cooler on these. Gigabyte versions of the RTX 4070 were also the first 4070's in the US to see a widely available drop to 550 USD in the US after the 7800 XT launch (possibly only a temporary drop, but still). I'm not the biggest fan of Gigabyte, and I have heard about some of their cards having weaker PCB strength lately, but that shouldn't be an issue as long as you properly support the card, or just put the card into a case with a horizontal motherboard. I have also heard some bad things about potential security flaws with their bios firmware used in their motherboards. All that being said, they seem to have some very competitive graphics cards lately. Gigabyte is one of the biggest manufacturers of motherboards and graphics cards, and they always seem to have some good products. Like all of these big companies, they have some bad products, but don't let that stop you from buying some of their good products. Personally I would probably prefer to look to get something from Sapphire or Powercolor, but just finding a good card in stock for a good price from any brand should be the #1 priority.
@@syncmonism yeah set my card on quiet mode and now it’s nice and quiet. Only game that ramps up the fans to max is sea of thieves main menu… it’s so weird but when I’m in game it’s back down to being quiet again.
I personally love the Hellhound version of the card ☺😉🥰👍. But here in Australia 🇦🇺 most MSRP / RRP models of the 7800XT are dearer to buy than many RTX4070s here 🤦🤦♀💩. AMD and all manufacturers need to start selling their products at equivalent currency USD prices as this world stimulate more sales abroad 😇🥰👍🤩. The US isn’t the only country that buys products 🤯😅😂🤣
@@sql64 tax same in the UK. If you go on US site and put a gpu in the cart most of the time it will show you around 80-100 euro import fees on a 400-500 dollar card. So the import taxation is what is making them more expensive. This can only change if there is production in the EU.
Good review. Only thing missed is talking about how long the card is. The other cards are an extra 1" longer than this gigabyte card and it is way longer than the reference. For tight fit cases, that is a factor.
This is true, and it was a factor to consider for my ITX case. Thankfully PCpartpicker gave me confidence it would fit in my Lian Li A4 H2O case with 322mm length clearance and 3 slot support.
Its a beast but overclocking it is just not worth it the power consumption goes out of the charts even sbove 7900 xt while still being considerably worse. Good card and here where i live they work a lot with gigabyte so i may have to buy this particular model anyway
Sapphire or XFX, sapphire has the best build quality hands down although you pay for it. My nitro 7900xtx is the nicest built card I've ever seen, and I collect cards with every flagship going back to 2006.
i would choose different card, but this does fit in my case.. those others are over 32cm long, its crazy. Nice review... maybe i will be able to tame down the power draw in the radeon software.
I got up to 2900core/2600vram/960mv stable in all the benchmarks but when I tried playing Cyberpunk 2077 instant crash. My true stable OC was 2714core/2580vram/1050mv and stable in all the games I've played.
Gygabyte 7800XT Gaming OC. Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 20950 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=315W(+15%), Fans = 1500RPM) Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 19900 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=289W(default), Fans = 1300RPM) Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 17500 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=261W(-10%), Fans = 1100RPM) In case it comes in handy for someone. A stable option with a reserve. It is optimal to set the middle option. For experienced ones who are looking for the maximum, reduce gpu_v even lower until you find a stability point.
In Canada I snagged this model on cyber monday open box for 649.99 cad or $486 usd, after a 5 minute oc it trades blows with a 4070ti while being half the price it's wild I don't use rt prefer as high of fps as possible. Also FMF works with any dx11 or 12 game + fsr 3 is open source so there's alot of mods coming out nvidia's overrated when it comes to gaming. 🤷♂️
tried the phantom gaming, nitro plus, gigabyte and now the hellhound 7800's. The Gigabyte has a great cooling solution but it's let down by the super loud fans, i mean why do i have 4100rpm 90mm fans ?! too bad.
I bought it 3 days ago and I’m having some issues. A: Display Port doesnt give signal but hdmi does and B: I’m getting constant crashes in Helldivers 2. I’ve set minimum fps to 60 and I played for 2 hours without issues. Today, the screen started flickering, turning on and off and a horizontal line appeared in the middle of the monitor. Any advice?
That should be fine, we saw 503W total system power draw with an i9-13900KS but if you have a lower power CPU that'll obviously bring the figure down. Amd does officially recommend 750W but 650W should be fine
I love those 7800xt, they are so cool and no wonder they are selling them like popcorns,, Gigabyte is the least cool looking out of the bunch in my opinion, it is fast at least
Mine crashes to green screen (blank green without text). After reviewing OC profile I noticed it had 2665 Mgzh at max for core clock which is 100 Mghz bigger then stated on official gigabyte website. I'm going to test it with 2565 Mzhg. But I have a feeling mine card has hardware issues. Bought AMD for the first time and regret it. I've never had any issues with Nvidia
That's because they cheap out on cooler, it's a 4070 cooler with one heat pipe less, being one of the smallest and lightest triple fan 7800xt these thermal and noise are to be expected. Had it used a 4070 ti cooler it'd be a different story. The same is also true for gigabyte 7900xt and 7900xtx where they use a 4070ti cooler to cool a 330/360w card
@@KitGuruTech really? I cant wait to see it, i already bought it from amazon but the card will arrive on october :c so i want to see all of the features including the rgb efects, can you tell me if the logo on the backplate had rgb effects? And in the review you will show an unboxing? (Sorry for the bad grammar, im still learning english and its a little bit hard jaja.)
The 'Hellhound' looks like my weapon of choice RX 7800 XT-wise atm. Asus & Gigabyte? You have to be kidding; both have queered their pitch for me. I'll see what the remaining AIBPs have to offer but I think PowerColor are to beat here and I don't expect better all round; so it'll come down to other things like aesthetics and who sucks least at Customer Support/RMA.
asus tuf model is the coldest card,its a beast. they slapped huge cooler on that 275w card and it shows with my temps its chilling in the low 50s while overclocked hard.
Thumbnail says $499 which is £402. Looks like we here in the UK are getting a bum deal with the price a £100 more is ridiculous. How is that even possible?
Gigabyte have a bad rep. tear downs have shown sloppy build quality. And I hear the PCB's have been cracking. I am not buying one of theirs. I would pick MSI and Asus over them.
Gygatrash never fails to disapoint. It simply does not worth the noise, the extra heat and basic design compared to the hellhound. Powercolor is by far the best or second to best for AMD AIB brands. Sapphire, TUL or XFX should be the only options to consider, plain and simple, saving 20-30 bucks and get a subpar, mediocre product is not worth it when you take into consideration it is a card that will last you at leat until the end of 2025 (if rumors are true about AMD and NVIDIA not pushing nothing new until those dates). Do not waste money on this crap and go straigth for the hellhound, just consider that the cheapest AIB card aftermarket, you will see how it makes more sense if you just look at the reference model then hellhound and then the other models from XFX or Saphire
![AMD RX 7700 XT Review Ft XFX, Sapphire & Gigabyte [Benchmarks | Power | Thermals]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xlWLmTge2hk/mqdefault.jpg)
For those who are afraid of broken pcbs:
Gigabyte has Changed the design.
Additionally: in Germany the Card was only 20€ above msrp (ye 569 instead of 549 ). Obviously sold out on day 1.
danke, I really needed this comment
May i ask for the source? Thank you
659 in Belgium right now...
@@nuytes559 eur in the Netherlands, maybe you can order from here if you are still looking?
619€ in Finland atm.
Its the best looking 7800XT so far in my opinion.
Weird UA-cam didn’t recommend this video to me and I’m subbed. Had to manually look for it. Seems like a good card thanks
Be aware of bad gigabyte rma support. Previous (nvidia) released cards would be declined rma if pcie was broken, which will happen due to gigabyte cheaping out and killing traces when breaking. If you see them cheaper than other cards in your region, beware.
Was that in US or Europe?
They have the worst rma.
I had a Gigabyte 3080Ti explode on me, the VRM's popped after 6 months and Gigabyte wanted nothing to do with it. Luckily I got a full refund from where I bought it from, but it took 11 weeks of angry emails and threats of getting UK trading standards involved to get a refund. Gigabyte are absolute trash, and their customer support is somehow worse.
Oh boy that doesnt sound good. I’ve never had any gpu die on my luckily enough.
ASUS customer support is just as bad
3:52 didn't expect a powercolor ad in the middle of a gigabyte review. still, nice results.
Why are you watching ads lol?
Pretty impressive its clinging to the coattails of the 4070ti.
I got my son the 7800XT Red Devil. Amazing card, well built, and same factory OC as the Gaming OC here, but I took it further.
How far did it go before artifacting ?
Got the xfx 7800 XT MERC, to bad I don't see it in the review. Still very happy with it!
What I really want is a card that does not go balls to the wall power-gobbling and instead has a bios that focusses on low power consumption, undervolting and whisper quiet fans at base clocks. I don't care for hot and loud cards, I want good performance at minimum noise, without having to spend a day tinkering myself. It is a shame that this kind of optimization still does not seem to be on the radar of any manufacturer to date.
yeah, the Hellhound and Sapphire Nitro+ do offer a Silent BIOS with lower power, but it's still about the same as reference. You could always undervolt/reduce power limit yourself further but i agree, a proper 'ECO' mode option out of the box would be nice to see
@@KitGuruTechcan’t we just limit the power draw in AMD’s driver?
@@_TrueDesire_ yes you can 👍
Its nice to see that you can overclock this quite a bit.
Love their fan / cooler setup.
That Radeon chip does look very cool when you see it without a heatshink.
These are very insightful reviews :) I hope the Red Devil is next!
It’s a good card but that powercolor one you reviewed this week is my choice
I like gigabyte gpu's they rma'd one for me which failed a few years ago, were quite helpful too
So in the states it is $499... meanwhile a 3 fan 7700 XT is 520 euros/$ in Germany. I give up
UK prices are much higher than USA too. Sad Europeans are paying so much lately...
got this card it is amazing loved it!
How is it going so far
Awesome card ! Shame about the noise levels but like you said a revised fan curve will sort that out.
Let’s hope so
Gigabyte tends to be more aggressive with its fan profiles than other brands from what I've seen, so this is nothing new.
It is a little surprising to see how aggressive Gigabyte seems to also be with their pricing on these, considering the size of the cooler on these. Gigabyte versions of the RTX 4070 were also the first 4070's in the US to see a widely available drop to 550 USD in the US after the 7800 XT launch (possibly only a temporary drop, but still).
I'm not the biggest fan of Gigabyte, and I have heard about some of their cards having weaker PCB strength lately, but that shouldn't be an issue as long as you properly support the card, or just put the card into a case with a horizontal motherboard. I have also heard some bad things about potential security flaws with their bios firmware used in their motherboards. All that being said, they seem to have some very competitive graphics cards lately.
Gigabyte is one of the biggest manufacturers of motherboards and graphics cards, and they always seem to have some good products. Like all of these big companies, they have some bad products, but don't let that stop you from buying some of their good products. Personally I would probably prefer to look to get something from Sapphire or Powercolor, but just finding a good card in stock for a good price from any brand should be the #1 priority.
@@syncmonism yeah set my card on quiet mode and now it’s nice and quiet. Only game that ramps up the fans to max is sea of thieves main menu… it’s so weird but when I’m in game it’s back down to being quiet again.
@@ChopPvP Maybe set an FPS limit for Sea of Thieves, possible the menu has unlimited frame-rate causing your GPU to max out.
In poland gaming oc is one of the cheapest models available, it was an obvious buy, thx for a nice review
How much is it compared to the others ?
Hellhound FTW... Just waiting for stock...
another good GPU, could easily tweak the curve I think. i usually do with afterburner
AMD adrenalin software have the manual curve settings built in. U don't need msi afterburner for AMD cards. Actually only the NVIDIA guys need it.
Glad they used metal for the reverse of the card instead of plastic.
That gaming test rig is fantastic.
I personally love the Hellhound version of the card ☺😉🥰👍. But here in Australia 🇦🇺 most MSRP / RRP models of the 7800XT are dearer to buy than many RTX4070s here 🤦🤦♀💩. AMD and all manufacturers need to start selling their products at equivalent currency USD prices as this world stimulate more sales abroad 😇🥰👍🤩. The US isn’t the only country that buys products 🤯😅😂🤣
Did you buy the hellhound ?
Its the Australian tax imposed on all electronics and PC parts.
They know they can impose it willy-nilly and they wouldn't suffer from it.
in denmark everything is 25% more expensive than in the us
@@sql64 tax same in the UK. If you go on US site and put a gpu in the cart most of the time it will show you around 80-100 euro import fees on a 400-500 dollar card. So the import taxation is what is making them more expensive. This can only change if there is production in the EU.
Good review. Only thing missed is talking about how long the card is. The other cards are an extra 1" longer than this gigabyte card and it is way longer than the reference. For tight fit cases, that is a factor.
thanks - dimensions are mentioned at 01:33
This is true, and it was a factor to consider for my ITX case. Thankfully PCpartpicker gave me confidence it would fit in my Lian Li A4 H2O case with 322mm length clearance and 3 slot support.
Yeah these OC Settings Crash mine for sure, you won the silicon lottery dude
Not bad thats a fair clock speed bump.
Should review the ASRock Steel Legend version for those people who would like a white version
Looks like they have put a real effort into the cooler.
Good review Dominic thanks 🎉
Its a beast but overclocking it is just not worth it the power consumption goes out of the charts even sbove 7900 xt while still being considerably worse. Good card and here where i live they work a lot with gigabyte so i may have to buy this particular model anyway
Undervolt?
Sapphire or XFX, sapphire has the best build quality hands down although you pay for it. My nitro 7900xtx is the nicest built card I've ever seen, and I collect cards with every flagship going back to 2006.
Why do they offer only 2 years warranty though? Others offer up to 3, some even 5 years.
nicely done, this card seems like a winner
i would choose different card, but this does fit in my case.. those others are over 32cm long, its crazy. Nice review... maybe i will be able to tame down the power draw in the radeon software.
Do you have a full video of the teardown of this card?
can't decide between this and the Asus tuf version....
Me too, have you already chosen?
@@eduardobarroso5089 I've choosen Gigabyte version not tried yet. If I won't forget, I'll update.
@@sonicaxy any update?
Which is the best this gigabyte rx 780 xt gaming oc or sapphire pure rx 7800 xt ??
I got up to 2900core/2600vram/960mv stable in all the benchmarks but when I tried playing Cyberpunk 2077 instant crash.
My true stable OC was 2714core/2580vram/1050mv and stable in all the games I've played.
Gygabyte 7800XT Gaming OC.
Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 20950 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=315W(+15%), Fans = 1500RPM)
Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 19900 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=289W(default), Fans = 1300RPM)
Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 17500 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=261W(-10%), Fans = 1100RPM)
In case it comes in handy for someone. A stable option with a reserve. It is optimal to set the middle option. For experienced ones who are looking for the maximum, reduce gpu_v even lower until you find a stability point.
That Red Devil ad at 3:41, is there actually a PC case like that?
In Canada I snagged this model on cyber monday open box for 649.99 cad or $486 usd, after a 5 minute oc it trades blows with a 4070ti while being half the price it's wild I don't use rt prefer as high of fps as possible. Also FMF works with any dx11 or 12 game + fsr 3 is open source so there's alot of mods coming out nvidia's overrated when it comes to gaming. 🤷♂️
Not sure if its worth getting one of these cards OCd.
The only 7800 XTs worth getting are Hellhound/Sapphire Nitro/Red Devil
I'd say XFX got their shit together after the 5700 XT debacle several years ago and ASRock has great cards.
This looks like the most premium RX 7800 so far.
Think the PowerColor may be better
Overclocked this is quite a bargain given the performance youre getting out of it.
tried the phantom gaming, nitro plus, gigabyte and now the hellhound 7800's.
The Gigabyte has a great cooling solution but it's let down by the super loud fans, i mean why do i have 4100rpm 90mm fans ?! too bad.
Can you Do benchmark with Red devil and sapphire PULSE? Would be pleasure to see!
awesome review
Cheaper in US for me. 7900XTX pumps out a lot of heat, my 3060 is cool, maybe this would be in between.
I bought it 3 days ago and I’m having some issues. A: Display Port doesnt give signal but hdmi does and B: I’m getting constant crashes in Helldivers 2. I’ve set minimum fps to 60 and I played for 2 hours without issues. Today, the screen started flickering, turning on and off and a horizontal line appeared in the middle of the monitor. Any advice?
This one or the Asus TUF?
Asus tuf 😊
If RX 7800XT & RTX 4070 are of the same price, then which one is a good buy according to you?
If they're the same price I'd go for a 4070 personally, but you can easily argue the other ways, it's a closely matched contest
@@KitGuruTech Thank You for your prompt reply.
Lucky you. In SEA, the 4070 is about $200US more.
I hope gigabyte fixed their boards and they dont get as many cracks and fissures.. Id be scared to buy heavy cards from them.
I have rtx 3060 with 650w and i am going to upgrade to rx 7800xt . is it ok to use 650w?
That should be fine, we saw 503W total system power draw with an i9-13900KS but if you have a lower power CPU that'll obviously bring the figure down. Amd does officially recommend 750W but 650W should be fine
Can this GPU be placed in an asrock b550 phanton gaming 4?
I love those 7800xt, they are so cool and no wonder they are selling them like popcorns,, Gigabyte is the least cool looking out of the bunch in my opinion, it is fast at least
Mine crashes to green screen (blank green without text). After reviewing OC profile I noticed it had 2665 Mgzh at max for core clock which is 100 Mghz bigger then stated on official gigabyte website. I'm going to test it with 2565 Mzhg. But I have a feeling mine card has hardware issues. Bought AMD for the first time and regret it. I've never had any issues with Nvidia
are you happen to be testing asus tuf in near future? :)
That's because they cheap out on cooler, it's a 4070 cooler with one heat pipe less, being one of the smallest and lightest triple fan 7800xt these thermal and noise are to be expected. Had it used a 4070 ti cooler it'd be a different story. The same is also true for gigabyte 7900xt and 7900xtx where they use a 4070ti cooler to cool a 330/360w card
its 100g more then hellhound
Gıgabyte'mı powercolor red devil which one would you prefer ?
Kanka hangi modeller arasinda kaldin yazsana
Makes sense. Either you get better cooling or better noise. Very hard to have both.
Most others succeeded though 😂
Nice review! Are you going to review the sapphire nitro + next? O:
Working on it as we speak!
@@KitGuruTech really? I cant wait to see it, i already bought it from amazon but the card will arrive on october :c so i want to see all of the features including the rgb efects, can you tell me if the logo on the backplate had rgb effects? And in the review you will show an unboxing?
(Sorry for the bad grammar, im still learning english and its a little bit hard jaja.)
my friends said Gigabyte gpus are not great, gonna get a Sapphire, their build quality is insanely good
No stock for any of these in the uk :/
The 'Hellhound' looks like my weapon of choice RX 7800 XT-wise atm. Asus & Gigabyte? You have to be kidding; both have queered their pitch for me. I'll see what the remaining AIBPs have to offer but I think PowerColor are to beat here and I don't expect better all round; so it'll come down to other things like aesthetics and who sucks least at Customer Support/RMA.
ASUS no chance. Wasn’t sure if gigabyte were better at least they don’t want to buy reviews. Hell hound looks like a winner. Hope their rma is good.
Hell hound looks hard to beat. Bit more expensive
asus tuf model is the coldest card,its a beast. they slapped huge cooler on that 275w card and it shows with my temps its chilling in the low 50s while overclocked hard.
Anyone know if the Gigabyte rx 7800 xt has coil whine?
kindly include asus tuf 7800xt oc in your testing
Thumbnail says $499 which is £402. Looks like we here in the UK are getting a bum deal with the price a £100 more is ridiculous. How is that even possible?
Tax. The YankieDoodles don't pay 20% tax at checkout.
no testing of undervolt and under freq for minimum powerdraw/noise. pretty big mistake
Missing the RT results there Dom.
That gigabyte is using a fair bit extra power there - 50 watts is quite a lot.
ну для разгона это хорошо .но можно вручную понизить питания
bro moaning about 37db .... 30 dB: Whispering nearby
40 dB: Quiet library sounds
Looks like they have overclocked it just a bit too hard looking at that power consumption.
Kindly review asus tuf 7800xt
The hotspot is not okay
price isnt too bad I guess considering the messed up state of the market in 2023
Makes the powercolor look like a very silent card.
Good card this as well. Shame about the price
Probably go water cooling if you want to be silent.
Really dont buy the airflow turbulance reducing central fan.
Yeah think its just one of those things that looks cool.
Gigabyte have a bad rep. tear downs have shown sloppy build quality. And I hear the PCB's have been cracking. I am not buying one of theirs. I would pick MSI and Asus over them.
anybody else getting crashes with a green screen with this card?
Good price. But not where I live. Americans have it easy
Pretty good but they are all so expensive for what you get now b
The noise level isn't that bad especially when you compare it against the reference.
That’s a bit of a hefty power draw. Almost 300 watts is insane for that.
Ideally you want to underclock it for more performance.
Gygatrash never fails to disapoint. It simply does not worth the noise, the extra heat and basic design compared to the hellhound. Powercolor is by far the best or second to best for AMD AIB brands. Sapphire, TUL or XFX should be the only options to consider, plain and simple, saving 20-30 bucks and get a subpar, mediocre product is not worth it when you take into consideration it is a card that will last you at leat until the end of 2025 (if rumors are true about AMD and NVIDIA not pushing nothing new until those dates).
Do not waste money on this crap and go straigth for the hellhound, just consider that the cheapest AIB card aftermarket, you will see how it makes more sense if you just look at the reference model then hellhound and then the other models from XFX or Saphire
Only hellhound/nitro+/phantom are quieter then this and theyr litteraly +70/100$ more in poland. XFX is also loud
Don't forget that you live in the real world. I don't have the opportunity to buy these cards, only yeston and gigabyte.
Gygabyte 7800XT Gaming OC.
Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 20950 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=315W(+15%), Fans = 1500RPM)
Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 19900 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=289W(default), Fans = 1300RPM)
Timespy 1440p Graphic Score - 17500 (GPU=2700Mhz, Mem=2500MHz, GPU_v=1100mV, P_limit=261W(-10%), Fans = 1100RPM)
Everything is not as scary as you described.
The cooler doesnt work cirrectly at mine and coil whine is terrible. Please dont bux this card
RGB is a bit disappointing.
Meh... gigabyte is bad
Es buena esa GPU de esa marca de ellos