AMD RX 7900 XTX Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX3. 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.

Cost per frame is another key metric. At 1440p, the RX 7900 XTX comes in at £5.54 per frame, which is actually slightly better value than the 7900 XT, and it is very similar to previous-generation cards like the RTX 3080 10GB and RX 6800 XT, though it is 26% cheaper per frame than the 6900 XT.

At 4K, the 7900 XTX is 6% cheaper per frame than the 7900 XT, and basically matches the likes of the RX 6800 XT and RX 6800. It's also a hefty 35% reduction to cost per frame versus the 6950 XT.

Current retail pricing

Based on current pricing however, things don't look as attractive for the 7900 XTX. 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.

At 4K, the XTX does still offer very good overall value, but it's not really much of an improvement gen-on-gen – we're looking at just a 4% improvement versus the 6950 XT using current retail prices.

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