Our test this time involves the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G video card. We express our gratitude to the Artline store for providing the video card for testing.
| APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
This subsection of our review highlights the main aspects of the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G, such as appearance and hardware configuration.
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| APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G comes in a very compact package, where everything is aesthetically and beautifully laid out.
The AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G kit includes the video card itself and supports for it.
The AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G video card occupies 4 PCI-E slots.
On the side we have 3 8-pin additional power connectors.
The video card has 4 video outputs – HDMI and 3 DisplayPort, all of which support 8K resolution.
On the reverse side of the back plate of the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G has a cutout to provide better airflow through the radiator array.
The AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G looks monstrous even compared to the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC.
AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G is built on RDNA 3 with 6144 cores. The frequency limit of this instance is 2498 MHz, but in games it sometimes reaches 3000 MHz. The video card received 24 GB of GDDR6X memory with a frequency. Memory bandwidth is 0,959 TB/s.
| TECHNOLOGIES |
WINDFORCE COOLING SYSTEM
The WINDFORCE cooling system includes three 100mm fans with unique blades, alternating rotation, 10 composite copper heat pipes, a large vapor chamber directly touching the GPU, active 3D fans and screen cooling, which together provide highly efficient heat dissipation.
The airflow is distributed along the triangular edge of the fan and is smoothly guided along a three-dimensional curve on the surface of the fan. Graphene nano-lubricant can extend the life of the fan by 2,1 times, which is close to the life of a double ball bearing, and is quieter.
The large vapor chamber is in direct contact with the GPU, coupled with composite heat pipes that quickly transfer heat from the GPU and VRAM to the heatsink.
Each fan rotates in a different direction than its neighbor. This special mechanism reduces turbulence and increases air pressure, minimizing the displacement that occurs between air streams.
3D Active Fan provides semi-passive cooling and the fans remain off when the GPU is in low load mode or playing a low-power game.
To create more space for airflow, the heatsink protrudes above the PCB and hence increases ventilation. This screen cooling design ensures better heat dissipation.
RGB FUSION
Iconic three-ring lighting provides superior visual enjoyment. You can choose any lighting effect or sync it with other devices in GIGABYTE CONTROL
center.
DUAL BIOS
The factory default setting is OC mode, providing users with the best performance. However, switching to silent mode will be quieter.
PROTECTIVE METAL BACK PLATE
The metal back plate not only gives an aesthetic shape, but also improves the structure of the video cards, providing complete protection.
ANTI-SAG BRACKET
The new anti-sagging bracket is adapted for each video cards. This ensures optimized reinforcement and better appearance.
POWER INDICATOR
If any irregularities in the power supply are detected, the indicator will alert players by flashing the light.
BOARD COATING
Dust Tight – Protects against dust, insects, dropped screws, chips and abrasion. Moisture Resistant – Prevents unwanted conduction paths and damage to the board. Corrosion Resistant – Protects against salt spray, humidity and corrosion.
| HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION |
The gluttony test of the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G was carried out in conjunction with an Intel Core i9 13900K 3.2 GHz + Z690 AORUS MASTER in a closed Thermaltake Core V51 case. Now let’s put these temperature and energy consumption indicators into tables, with the results we obtained earlier:
As we can see, in FurMark the power consumption of the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G card is 462 Watts, and in games 464 Watts.
The temperature of the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G card reaches a maximum of 54 degrees in games and up to 52 degrees in the stress test.
It is also worth noting that the GPU frequency of the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G in games did not drop below 2750 MHz, and in FurMark it dropped to 2500 MHz.
| TEST PART |
| Test configuration | |
| test stands |
GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING XAX 32 GB DDR5 6000@6400 CL30 Kingston FURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD MPG CORELIQUID K240 housing |
| Multimedia equipment |
Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 power supply |
| Software configuration |
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| Operating system | Windows 10 21H2/ Windows 11(Alder Lake) |
| Graphics driver |
Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 528.49 WHQL AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 |
| Monitoring programs |
MSI Afterburner |
| GAMES |
| The Callisto Protocol |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with and without ray tracing).
| forspoken |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with and without ray tracing).
| Dead Space |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with and without ray tracing).
| Hogwarts Legacy |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with and without ray tracing).
| return |
Testing took place at maximum quality settings (with and without ray tracing).
| CONCLUSION |
AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G has excellent performance, delivering high speed performance. It shows excellent performance compared to other competing video cards. It also has an advanced cooling system with three fans and copper heat pipes, which provides good cooling and maintains low temperatures even under high loads.
The graphics card has a beautiful and stylish design that goes well with other PC components. Additionally, the presence of RGB lighting adds to the aesthetic visual appeal. AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G belongs to the category of high-end video cards and has a corresponding price.
Overall, the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G is a more advanced and powerful version of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, delivering better gaming performance and more advanced cooling. Also, without using native ray tracing, it is a better choice than the RTX 4080, showing better performance
Advantages
– excellent cooling system
– the fastest Radeon RX 7900 XTX we’ve tested
Disadvantages
– dimensions, you need a fairly spacious case…
– power consumption is quite high and will require an appropriate power supply
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