ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi

[W1zzard]

ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi is the company's flagship Navi 31 design. The card comes with a large factory overclock, an upgraded 3x 8-pin power capability and a triple-slot, triple-fan thermal solution. Our review confirms that the card is whisper-quiet at full load with the quiet BIOS, making it the quietest RX 7900 XTX we've ever tested.

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[Denver]

The new driver has slightly improved the XTX's positioning against the competition. I wonder how much AMD is currently whipping engineers to extract every last bit of performance...

 

[rlifeh]

great review as always
I see some big differences between techpowerup and hardwareunboxed reviews
as a sample, F1 on 1440p:

they use 5800X3D with reference card, and you use 13900K with the same card
this is strange to me.

 

[Tarkinator]

I legit just created this account to let you know that this has been my go to site for YEARS just for reviews like this. Super detailed, lots of gaming benchmarks and a plethora of images to go with the card. Awesome job, @W1zzard!!!

Curious to see how AMD will improve if ever on the Ray Tracing performance. Raster performance is STRONG.

 

[vbq7qK68eyYAH4iR]

In the conclusion, there is still "High multi-monitor and media playback power consumption". Is the a copy paste error, or still a valid point? Seems the multi monitor power usage has more than halved since the launch day reviews.

 

[Xeanoa]

RX 7900 XT & XTX: 23.1.2 Beta
AMD: 22.11.2 WHQL

@W1zzard Did you forget to update this or test with old drivers?

 

[qubit]

Yes, but it doesn't have power connectors that catch fire like the superior in every way NVIDIA, so it's rubbish.

Seriously though, having a card that isn't a safety hazard, is a dealmaker.

 

[Denver]

@W1zzard Did you forget to update this or test with old drivers?

I think he just got the version number order wrong... The correct is Adrenalin 23.2.1

 

[Xeanoa]

I think he just got the version number order wrong... The correct is Adrenalin 23.2.1

Actually, going back, it looks like only the results for the Taichi are new.
The results for the MBA 7000 series models and 6000 series models are identical with the 4070 Ti AMP review.
So it appears the version numbering is correct. Unfortunate

 

[Ando]

In the conclusion, there is still "High multi-monitor and media playback power consumption". Is the a copy paste error, or still a valid point? Seems the multi monitor power usage has more than halved since the launch day reviews.

It's still has the highest number in power consumption on both charts. It is considerably more reasonable than it used to be, but it could still be better technically. That said it doesn't seem to be a deal breaker like it was before.

 

[Xeanoa]

23.2.1 improved idle power consumption for me. 23.1.2 or older did not.

 

[Chaitanya]

Power consumption for video playback has improved but its still quite high.

 

[TheDeeGee]

Yes, but it doesn't have power connectors that catch fire like the superior in every way NVIDIA, so it's rubbish.

Seriously though, having a card that isn't a safety hazard, is a dealmaker.

You mean user error?

 

[cellar door]

I just wanna say thank you W1zzard for switching to GTE1 for the OC section comparison section.

Edit: It still reads "we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven"

 

[mama]

Nice card and comprehensive review. Thanks.

 

[Garrus]

I legit just created this account to let you know that this has been my go to site for YEARS just for reviews like this. Super detailed, lots of gaming benchmarks and a plethora of images to go with the card. Awesome job, @W1zzard!!!

Curious to see how AMD will improve if ever on the Ray Tracing performance. Raster performance is STRONG.

RDNA3 is a MASSIVE leap in RT performance for AMD. It beats the 3090 Ti.

The XTX is the most in demand card of the new generation. Every card always sold out, even way above MSRP. Highest perf/dollar.

It has been more than 2 months, would like to see more on the shelf. An actual one on AMD's website once would be nice.

 

[qubit]

You mean user error?

No, design fault. It's been shown to be by professional reviewers, so isn't a matter for debate.

 

[W1zzard]

great review as always
I see some big differences between techpowerup and hardwareunboxed reviews
as a sample, F1 on 1440p:
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they use 5800X3D with reference card, and you use 13900K with the same card
this is strange to me.

They certainly use a different test scene

@W1zzard Did you forget to update this or test with old drivers?

I retested everything in January, spent two weeks on it. I'll retest again soon, it's just not possible to retest everything for every review

In the conclusion, there is still "High multi-monitor and media playback power consumption". Is the a copy paste error, or still a valid point? Seems the multi monitor power usage has more than halved since the launch day reviews.

It's halved but still very high

 

[the54thvoid]

@W1zzard - the sound chart doesn't list the card. I know you reference the sound levels in the summary but the graph doesn't feature it.

 

[TheDeeGee]

No, design fault. It's been shown to be by professional reviewers, so isn't a matter for debate.

Design fault... by whom?

The parents who birthed the child, who is not able to plug in a connector?

Not sure which "professional" reviewers you watched, they all came to the conclusion not plugging it in all the way causes arcing. They even cut away wires, did extreme bending and not even that would make it melt.

 

[TomTomTom]

Hi @W1zzard , thank you for all the work you're putting in the reviews.

I have a general methodology question, isn't Doom Eternal skewing the results of the review because it has a frame rate so much higher than any other game, and therefore the "average framerate" data is almost meaningless because it is being "pulled up" by Doom Eternal so much? i mean, 1 FPS of Doom Eternal does not equal 1 FPS of CP2077...the first is much "easier" to produce, hence the observed higher frame rate. i think the outliers like Doom Eternal need to be removed from the suite, or at least not included in the average.
in my opinion, the problem is exacerbated even more when the "relative performance" table is derived from the same "average framerate" data. making them both seem higher than they actually are in real life situations.
On the other hand, you could say that Doom Eternal runs butter smooth on ALL cards, so the "playing field" is even for all reviews.
what do you think on this matter?

 

[qubit]

Design fault... by whom?

The parents who birthed the child, who is not able to plug in a connector?

Not sure which "professional" reviewers you watched, they all came to the conclusion not plugging it in all the way causes arcing. They even cut away wires, did extreme bending and not even that would make it melt.

JayZee and GN if I remember correctly, been a while. As I said, it's established, so no need to argue.

 

[las]

LED OFF Switch? All other brands SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

 

[Daven]

“High multi-monitor and media playback power consumption”

I thought this was solved. Memory downclocks to 51 Mhz instead of running at full speed now.

 

[W1zzard]

@W1zzard - the sound chart doesn't list the card. I know you reference the sound levels in the summary but the graph doesn't feature it.

Fixed, might have to ctrl+reload for browser cache to clear the image

“High multi-monitor and media playback power consumption”

I thought this was solved. Memory downclocks to 51 Mhz instead of running at full speed now.

It's down from 100 W, so I guess you can consider it "partially solved", still high

when the "relative performance" table is derived from the same "average framerate" data

Relative performance is calculated from normalized values. Basically each game's FPS are multiplied so that the tested card is "100", and then averaged

isn't Doom Eternal skewing the results of the review because it has a frame rate so much higher than any other game, and therefore the "average framerate" data is almost meaningless because it is being "pulled up" by Doom Eternal so much? i mean, 1 FPS of Doom Eternal does not equal 1 FPS of CP2077...the first is much "easier" to produce, hence the observed higher frame rate. i think the outliers like Doom Eternal need to be removed from the suite, or at least not included in the average.

That's correct and the reason why I haven't included the average FPS chart for many years. But people have repeatedly requested it, and it's a useful additional. You will play not only one game, but games of varying framerates, so your averages will be skewed in the same way.

If I declare DOOM an outlier, then the game with the lowest FPS is an outlier too.

https://imgur.com/KkOqKZs

and here I have removed everything that could be considered an outlier, and I could remove even more.

Adding the median could be an option, but it's too complicated for most readers