AMD RX 7800 XT Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the RX 7800 XT Reference Card3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Cyberpunk 20778. Forza Horizon 59. God of War10. Horizon Zero Dawn11. The Last of Us Part 112. A Plague Tale: Requiem13. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart14. Red Dead Redemption 215. Resident Evil 416. Returnal17. Total War: Warhammer III18. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)19. Cost Per Frame Analysis20. Bonus Benchmark: Starfield21. Ray Tracing: Control22. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207723. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive24. Ray Tracing: F1 2325. Ray Tracing: Hitman 326. Ray Tracing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart27. Ray Tracing: Returnal28. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider29. Ray Tracing Performance Summary30. Clock Speed31. GPU Temperatures32. Acoustics33. Power Draw: 1080p34. Power Draw: 1440p35. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)36. Performance per Watt: 1080p37. Performance per Watt: 1440p38. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)39. Total System Power Draw40. Closing Thoughts41. View All Pages

The reference RX 7800 XT ships in a dark box, with a semi-obscured image of the graphics card visible on the front. Inside, we find just a couple of leaflets that link you to QR codes to read the assorted documentation that accompanies a purchase.

As for the card itself, it's immediately recognisable as an RX 7000-series card with its svelte black metal shroud – the design language is consistent throughout the RX 7900 XTX all the way to the RX 7600, and that is no bad thing.

This time around, the 7800 XT is a dual-fan model, with its two spinners spaced about 3cm apart. Each fan measures approximately 90mm in diameter.

It's slightly smaller than the RX 7900 XT, measuring 267mm long, approximately 135mm tall, and it's 2.5 slots thick (approx. 50mm). It should fit in pretty much any mid-tower case on the market, and even a fair number of ITX chassis, too.

The side of the card is left fairly open to allow for hot air to be dispersed from the heatsink, while we can note the three red heatsink fins positioned next to the power connectors – a signature of the RDNA 3 family.

A full-length metal backplate can be seen once the card is flipped over, with the Radeon branding printed in grey text towards the I/O bracket.

Power is delivered by two 8-pin connectors, while display outputs consist of 3x DisplayPort 2.1 and 1x HDMI 2.1.

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