Review and testing of the Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC graphics card

Written by Boldson on 09 May 2023. Posted in Test Video Cards

In our test today, we'll take a look at the Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

This subsection of our review reveals the main aspects of the Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC, such as appearance and hardware configuration.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

The Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC comes in a compact package that stands out for its aesthetic design. This shows the attention to detail and concern for quality from the manufacturer. This package also protects the video card during transport and is convenient for storage.

The Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC looks powerful and is made in the style of the TUF Gaming series. It is equipped with high quality components and has high reliability, which is the main principle of the TUF Gaming series. In addition, the design of the video card is made in black and gray tones, which makes it an ideal addition to any gaming system.

Yes, you're right, the Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC takes up 3.5 expansion slots, which is the standard for many high-end graphics cards. This means that you must have enough space on your system to install it.

The Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC has three 8-pin power connectors. Make sure you have a powerful enough power source to power this graphics card as it requires a lot of power to run.

The Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC is equipped with one HDMI output and three DisplayPort outputs that support high resolution 8K. This allows you to connect the video card to various monitors or TVs and get a high-quality image with excellent resolution.

Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC has a powerful cooling system that ensures the graphics card performs efficiently under high load. The heatsink and fans help keep the temperature within the normal range, preventing overheating and improving the stability of the graphics card.

The Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC features a cutout on the back plate that improves cooling performance. This cutout helps improve airflow through the heatsink, allowing for more efficient cooling of the graphics card and improved stability. This design helps keep the graphics card cool, even under heavy load, which is important for gamers and users who demand maximum performance.

The Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC has a BIOS switch that allows users to choose between Quiet Mode and Performance Mode. In quiet mode, the graphics card runs slower, but with less noise, which is ideal for users who prefer a quiet graphics card. In performance mode, the graphics card runs faster but with more noise, ideal for gamers or users who demand maximum performance.

Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC is built on RDNA 3 architecture and has 6144 cores, making it very powerful and suitable for the most demanding tasks.

The maximum GPU frequency of this instance is 2500 MHz, but thanks to AMD Smart Access Memory acceleration and other technologies such as Boost Clock, the graphics card can sometimes reach up to 3000 MHz when running games or other demanding applications.

The graphics card is also equipped with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, which has a very high frequency and bandwidth. With a memory bandwidth of 0.959 TB/s, you can achieve high performance when working with large amounts of data, such as 4K and 8K videos, high-quality textures in games, and more.

The combination of a powerful GPU, large memory and high bandwidth makes the Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Pulse one of the most powerful and advanced graphics cards on the market, suitable for the most demanding tasks and games.

GPU Tweak III OPERATING MODES

Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC is fully supported by GPU Tweak utility. This utility is a powerful tool for tweaking, monitoring, and overclocking your graphics card, and it offers many useful features such as automatic profile replacement, monitoring session logging, improved interface, and 0dB fan technology. The GPU Tweak utility allows users to easily adjust clock speeds, create performance profiles, and monitor various graphics card parameters to optimize its performance according to individual user needs.

In standard mode, the card frequency is 3000 MHz with a 100% overlimit, while the frequency in games reaches 3000 MHz.

In the automatic overclocking mode, the card receives a frequency of 3020 MHz and the power limit increases to 115%.

In silence mode, the processor frequency is reduced to 2980 MHz, and the power limit is also reduced to 90%.

HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION

Gluttony test Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC was carried out in conjunction with Intel Core i9 13900K 3.2 GHz + ASUS Z790 ROG SRIX GAMING in a closed case Thermaltake Core V51:

FurMark 2023 05 07 15 35 43 521

Now let's summarize these temperature and power consumption indicators in tables, with the results we obtained earlier:

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As can be seen from the test results, the power consumption of the Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC graphics card in the FurMark benchmark is about 377 watts, while in games it drops to 378 watts.

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The temperature range of the Asus TUF Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC graphics card reaches a maximum of 57 degrees Celsius when tested in FurMark and 57 degrees Celsius during games.

TEST PART

Test configuration
test stands	ASUS Z790 ROG SRIX GAMING 32GB DDR5 7200 KingstonFURY Renegade Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Case MPG CORELIQUID K240
multimedia equipment	Monitor Philips 326M6VJRMB/00 Power Supply Seasonic PRIME TX-1000
Software configuration
operating system	Windows 10 21H2/ Windows 11(Alder Lake)
Graphics driver	Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 531.79 WHQL AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 23.4.3
Monitoring programs	MSI Afterburner

GAMES

All games were taken at the discretion of the editors, from the position for which it would now be possible to buy this new product. We have not taken synthetics seriously for a long time, we are only interested in games:

Age of Wonders 4

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

The Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC is a high-performance graphics card that can deliver high performance in games and other graphics-intensive applications. In the Age of Wonders 4 test at 3840x2160, it showed a result of 82 frames per second, which can be considered a good result.

Relative to other graphics cards such as Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC, Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC and ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition, we can see that they performed better

The Invincible Demo

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

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In the test "The Invincible Demo" at 3840x2160, the Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC video card showed a result of 102 frames per second. This performance is higher than the Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC which hit 72fps and the Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC which hit 94fps and the ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition. which showed 95 frames per second.

Dead Island 2

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

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In the "Dead Island 2" test, the Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC video card showed a result of 116 frames per second. This performance is higher than the Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC which achieved 78 fps, and the Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC and ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition which both achieved 100 and 102 fps. per second, respectively.

redfall

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

In the "Redfall" test at a resolution of 3840x2160, the Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC video card showed a result of 108 frames per second. This performance is higher than the Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC, which achieved 82fps.

Resident Evil 4

Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing.

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In Resident Evil 4, the Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC graphics card performed at 93fps, which is higher than other graphics cards: Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC, which showed 66fps, Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC, which hit 83fps, and ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition, which hit 84fps.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor

Testing took place at maximum quality settings and with ray tracing.

As a result of testing the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a resolution of 3840x2160, the Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC video card showed a result of 38 fps, Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC - 46 fps, ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition - 47 fps, and Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC - 49 fps. Thus, Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC showed the best result among all tested video cards.

The Last of Us Part I

Testing was carried out at maximum quality settings.

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When testing the game "The Last of Us Part I" at 3840x2160, the Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC graphics card showed a result of 49 frames per second. The Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC video card showed a result of 58 frames per second, which is higher than the previous result. The Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC and ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Editon graphics cards achieved 64 and 65 fps respectively, which are higher than the Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC.

Hogwarts Legacy

Testing took place at maximum quality settings (without ray tracing).

In the results of testing the game "Hogwarts Legacy" at a resolution of 3840x2160, the Asus ROG GeForce RTX 4070 Ti STRIX OC graphics card showed a result of 48 fps, while the Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC - 74 fps, ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua OC Editon - 75 fps, Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC - 75 fps.

CONCLUSION

The Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC is a high performance graphics card that performs well in various games such as The Last of Us Part I, Hogwarts Legacy and Resident Evil 4. your price segment.

It is equipped with efficient system cooling, which ensures reliable operation of the video card in high-load conditions. In addition, it is fully supported by the GPU Tweak utility, making its tuning and performance monitoring accessible and easy for any user.

All in all, the Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF OC is a good choice for gamers who are looking for high performance and a good price.