RTX 4080 Killer? Radeon RX 7900 XTX Review & Benchmarks

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Video Index:
0:00 - Welcome back to Hardware Unboxed
06:25 - Test System Specs
06:46 - Watch Dogs: Legion
07:27 - The Calisto Protocol
08:00 - Forza Horizon 5
08:42 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
09:16 - Far Cry 6
09:47 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10:34 - Hunt: Showdown
11:04 - The Outer Worlds
11:35 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II [MP]
12:31 - Hitman 3
12:57 - Horizon Zero Dawn
13:29 - F1 22 [DX12]
14:26 - Cyberpunk 2077
15:04 - Dying Light 2 Stay Human
15:42 - Halo Infinite
16:30 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider [DX12]
16:53 - 16 Game Average (1440p)
17:29 - 16 Game Average (4K)
17:54 - 16 Game Average (1080p using 5800X3D)
18:17 - Ray Tracing + DLSS (F1 22)
19:12 - Ray Tracing + DLSS (Watch Dogs: Legion)
19:52 - Ray Tracing + DLSS (Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy)
20:18 - Ray Tracing + DLSS (Dying Light 2 Stay Human)
21:15 - Ray Tracing + DLSS (Cyberpunk 2077)
21:54 - Power Consumption (Dying Light 2 Stay Human @ 4K)
22:17 - Power Consumption (Doom @ 4K)
22:31 - Power Consumption (Hitman 3 @ 4K)
22:42 - Power Consumption [Locked 90 fps]
23:00 - Cost Per Frame (4K MSRP)
23:30 - Cost Per Frame (4K Newegg)
24:36 - Cooling
25:18 - Final Thoughts

RTX 4080 Killer? Radeon RX 7900 XTX Review & Benchmarks

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Outro music by David Vonk/DaJaVo

[JohnSmith-swzy]

I remember buying my GTX 1060 in 2016 for about EUR 220, whilst thinking to myself that it is insane to pay around EUR 500-600 for a high-end graphics cards at that time. Oh my... times have changed...

[wootniceone]

GPU release dates are always fun for us viewers, it's like a final exam day for tech youtubers

[bendavis]

The fact that the market can "tolerate" any high-end gpu above $600 is disappointing, period. Thanks again for an honest review--no need to make people feel better about driver issues; it is what it is. As the saying goes, "under-promise, over-deliver".

Edit: That's not something I see from either manufacturer right now.

[wehavetogoback]

Been using my 7900XTX for a few months now. The only issue I really have is the high idle power usage with multiple monitors, otherwise I love it.

[MrAtthedrivein]

Thank you for the detailed benchmark Steve we appreciate your hard work

[Tubes]

Exactly what I expected, I also expect the drivers to improve performance in the next couple of weeks/months. If the 7900xtx can stick close to MSRP it’s a winner in my book. The 4080 price is nowhere near MSRP over here.

[ruicastro]

Clicked faster than my teacher removing the exams from desks after the bell rang

[mdubz]

I went with the 7900xtx upgrading from a 1080ti and I couldn't be happier. Running all modern games at 4k max settings with FSR on max quality and stable 144 fps. I actually haven't had any driver issues or system instability either. 7900xtx is a solid 10/10 for me.

[benjaminoechsli]

The length of the conclusion demonstrates how difficult it is for a quality channel like Hardware Unboxed to sum up this card. The 7900 XTX seems to be in a difficult position where the price doesn't really justify the performance, but the price/performance is _much_ better than the card it's designed to compete against. Thanks, Steve.

[TrebleSketch]

Felt like the longest wait between release xP

Thanks for the review!

[AbbreviatedReviews]

It's weird how crazy pricing is now. It just feels like there's not that "mid tier" card anymore. Not many years ago you could spend ~$300 and get solid performance from a GPU, now to achieve the same level of performance you have to spend more like $500 for a last gen mid tier GPU from two years ago. And looking at the new price points and performance increases, this generation's "mid tier" isn't going to improve the situation.

Somehow in the 30 series hierarchy of nine cards including the Ti versions, the 3060 being the second from the bottom is "mid tier" to several people. That's surprising.

[daycooldown]

idk what people were expecting, something better than a 4090 for half the price? obviously it's gonna be worse, if it was better, then they could have priced it harder. people's expectations were not just unfair but outright stupid. getting 3/4 of the performance of a 4090 for 1000 bucks less is a GREAT deal, don't undersell a good value gpu just because you couldn't have realistic expectations

[knightsljx]

Nvidia left the goalpost wide open and told the the goalkeeper to go for a coffee break, and AMD still missed the shot

[DxBangD]

Thanks for also showing the RTX 3000 series in the benchmark results so we have something to compare with. (Unlike what other hardware channels didn't do, .. Jay & Linus, you know who I am talking about)

[Ayns.LA]

Thanks Steve, let's see what the price is like in 6 months, the rx6950 started at £1600 in the UK, now it's £800, I expect the same will happen with the 7900 series, also let's revisit the benchmarks in 6 months, after 6 months of driver tweaking,

[captainculpeper]

2 Years later.... 7900xtx with 24 gb of Vram is a Awesome choice to game! Vram is becoming the most important necessity for gaming new titles. the 4080 and next month 5080 with 16gb vram is just a JOKE for the price they are asking and this card is faster in pure rasterization and more future proof. Nvidia knows to skimp on Vram and soon your card will be obsolete.

[MrGman]

The 1% lows, 1080p and 1440p results are pretty shocking to me. I was expecting it to suffer due to the chiplet design but it appears to work just fine.

[projectjet]

I would also say that the 7900xtx size being only 2.5 slots is worth mentioning as well. I have a mini ITX setup myself and can not fit the 4080/4090 founders editions in my case without buying a whole new case which goes against my needs for a small form factor setup in my current living space. The 7900xtx though will fit right in with no issues.

[onlyphileth]

Thanks for considering Hunt Showdown in your benchmarks! Great quality as ever!

[PseudoDak]

It might be copium, but I don’t think this is that bad.
If the 7950XTX competes with the 4080, but not the 4090, I’ll still probably buy it. I can’t justify the $1600+ price tags we’re still seeing for the 4000 series Nvidia, and Nvidia has been a bad actor in the market since 2020.

The card is smaller, uses less power, and isn’t suffering a 50-80% upmark, while still loosely competing with the 4080, and sometimes give the 4090 a run for its money. Not the absolute best card, but it seems that if you’re looking for top end GPU it might be the best value.