AMD RX 7900 XT Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Cyberpunk 20778. Days Gone9. Dying Light 210. Far Cry 611. Forza Horizon 512. God of War13. Horizon Zero Dawn14. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Resident Evil Village17. Total War: Warhammer III18. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)19. Cost Per Frame Analysis20. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207721. Ray Tracing: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered22. Ray Tracing: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition23. Ray Tracing: Resident Evil: Village24. Clock Speed25. GPU Temperatures26. Acoustics27. Power Draw: 1080p28. Power Draw: 1440p29. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)30. Performance per Watt: 1080p31. Performance per Watt: 1440p32. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)33. Total System Power Draw34. Overclocking35. Closing Thoughts36. View All Pages

The MSRPs

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the UK MSRP launch prices for each GPU.

In terms of cost per frame, at 1440p the 7900 XT comes in at £5.63. This is actually worse value than the more expensive XTX model, not something we typically see and it's certainly not what you want to see from a cheaper component. The 7900 XT is still an improvement on the 6900 XT, offering a 22% reduction in cost per frame. It's around the same level as the last-gen RTX 3080 10GB.

At 4K, the gap between the XT and the XTX widens, and not in the way you'd want – the XT is 6% more expensive per frame. It's still 22% better value than the 6900 XT using MSRP pricing.

Current retail pricing

Based on current pricing however, things are less appealing 7900 XT. At 1440p for instance, its overall value is a match for the RX 6900 XT and 6950 XT, both of which can now be found well below MSRP.

Likewise at 4K, this is very much a continuation of last-gen value – it's more continuation, rather than progression.

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