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

Here we present power draw figures for the graphics card-only, on a per-game basis for all twelve games we tested at 1440p. This is measured using Nvidia's Power Capture Analysis Tool, also known as PCAT. You can read more about our updated power draw testing methodology HERE.

Per-Game Results at 1440p:

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12-Game Average at 1440p:

Up at 1440p, we don't see much change in power draw – most games hover at or around the 250W mark, and we get an average reading of 247.8W.

Ray tracing results

As a bonus, we now include the power figures for all eight games we test with ray tracing enabled.

8-Game ray tracing average:

The same can be said for ray tracing, with an average power draw of 245.1W over the 8 games we test with RT enabled.

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