The RX 7900-series graphics cards are out today, and I'll report back here with any available stock I find.
AMD’s RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT arrive today. That’s December 13, 2022, in case you’re reading this on a later date and missed out on the festivities. If you’re here live, however, there should still be a chance for you to scoop up one of AMD’s latest high-end graphics cards as we expect for them to go on sale starting at 6AM PST / 2PM GMT / 3PM CET.
These two graphics cards will be available in a few shapes and colors. Though the one I’m keeping a close eye on is AMD’s reference design. There are two available, the larger unit for the XTX and the ever-so-slightly smaller XT version. These are the models I’ve been testing over the past week or so, and generally I’ve been pretty impressed with the quality of the coolers, especially as they’re both MSRP cards.
The MSRP for the RX 7900 XTX is $999, and the RX 7900 XT $899. We would love to see a few options at this sort of price, especially as the XT can’t really afford to be much more expensive.
Quick links
AMD.com – the best place to shop for RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT reference cardsNewegg – likely place to find third-party RX 7900-series graphics cards B&H – $1,100 XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX and $980 RX 7900 XT listings are liveBest Buy – $900(?)XFX RX 7900 XT and $1,000 Gigabyte RX 7900 XTX currently listedAmazon – Likely not your best bet at launch but one to watch down the line
Specs
RX 7000-series specs
RX 7900 XTXRX 7900 XTArchitectureRDNA 3RDNA 3GPUNavi 31Navi 31Process node5nm GCD + 6nm MCD5nm GCD + 6nm MCDTransistors57.7B57.7BDie size300mm2 GCD, 220mm2 MCD (combined)300mm2 GCD, 220mm2 MCD (combined)Compute Units9684Stream Processors6,1445,376Ray Accelerators9684AI Accelerators192168Game clock (GHz)2.32Boost clock (GHz)2.52.4Memory24GB GDDR620GB GDDR6Memory bus384-bit320-bitInfinity Cache96MB80MBTotal Board Power (watt)355315Price (MSRP)$999$899
Reviews
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AMD RX 7900 XTX review: “The RX 7900 XTX is the best example of the all-encompassing upgrade to the Radeon DNA, and it’s a mighty 4K card for those improvements. Just one of the new things introduced with this graphics card may be one of the most significant changes in manufacturing and design that we’ve seen in a very long time: a chiplet-based GPU. I feel I’ve been waiting for years to say that in reference to a gaming card and yet this past week I’ve actually been playing games on a chip that’s made up of interconnected silicon wafers all working together seamlessly as one.”AMD RX 7900 XT review: “AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XT is a slightly slimmed back version of the Navi 31 GPU and the company’s top graphics card, the RX 7900 XTX. Starting at $899 and therefore offering a slightly cheaper way into the RDNA 3 generation, you could also be forgiven for thinking it’s not that much cheaper than the best. The RX 7900 XTX is priced tantalisingly close at $999.”
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XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX – $900 at Best Buy
Sometimes AMD’s partners sell the reference design for themselves, and that seems to be the case with this XFX RX 7900 XTX already listed over on Best Buy. You can’t carry the card to checkout, but we suspect this will be a page to watch once the sales embargo lifts later.
Funny thing about this card is that it’s listed for $900, which is $99 less than the MSRP for the XTX. I doubt this price will actually exist when these cards actually go on sale, but one to watch in case you really can score this card for cheaper.
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Gigabyte RX 7900 XTX – $1,000 at Best Buy
Here’s another early listing for a reference card, this time it’s Gigabyte’s name arbitrarily slapped on the box. Rest assured this is the same reference design as the one I reviewed.
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XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc310 – $1,100 at B&H
Here’s an actual third-party designed card from XFX. This RX 7900 XT comes in a whole $100 more than the reference design if this early listing’s price is to be believed.
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