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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX ships in a compact black box. A semi-obscured image of the graphics card is visible on the front, while AMD highlights the Adrenalin software on the back.
Inside, we find only two small pieces of documentation – a quick-start guide and an invitation to sign up to AMD's community forum.
Taking a look at the graphics card itself, I think it is immediately clear that AMD has really stepped up its game with the 7000 series. Yes, the overall design is more of an evolution of the RX 6000 series, rather than a revolution, but the all-black aesthetic is very alluring in my opinion and is much cleaner-looking than the previous black and silver design.
The shroud is also incredibly well built, manufactured with an aluminium alloy, with three 85mm fans sitting within the shroud. The 7900 XTX also features two RGB LED strips, positioned above and below the central fan.
Meanwhile, much has been made of the size of AMD's reference cards, with the RX 7900 XTX measuring 276mm long, 135mm tall, and 2.5 slots thick (approx. 50mm). That is a fair bit smaller than the RTX 4080 Founders Edition, which itself measures 304 x 147 x 61mm.
The front side of the card is left fairly bare, with the aluminium finstack occupying most of the space. 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.
It's also noteworthy that AMD has opted for two 8-pin PCIe power connectors. Of course this was not a last-minute decision in response to the controversy around the 12VHPWR connector, but it does mean no new cables or adapters are required.
For display outputs, AMD has made the switch to DisplayPort 2.1, offering two full size connectors and DP 2.1 functionality over the USB-C port as well. We also find a single HDMI 2.1 output.
