Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Review [Overclocking | Power | Thermals]

[@eTeknix]

Will you be picking up this model?

[@JezyYT]

Easily the sexiest GPU available to date!

[@Bostonski]

RED Devil limited OC with custom plates, one i picked up for 1099$, looks quite nice. Still little disappointed with AMD. 55-60w in Idle (4090 idles at 30W ) , 20-30 % gpu usage while watching KZbin video, performs way behind 4090 while pulling same 435 watts in OC bios mode.

[@dkphantomdk]

Nope, I allready picked up a Powercolor Red Devil rx7900xtx. - but the prices are stupid high here in denmark, nothing is near msrp !

[@swizzler8053]

The best XTX in my imo. Keep up the great work bro and stay safe.

[@wenderajade]

This is definitely the one I want to get. Unfortunately it's only available from scalpers atm charging 1500+ USD not including tax.

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

This Saphire card at $999 USD (as of December 2023) is a whopping $350 less than the lowest-priced RTX4080

[@Aries_Alpha]

I love Sapphires Nitro+ line, I adored my old RX580 Nitro+ 8gb back in the day the thing ran for years it even did ok at 1440p at the end of it's life.

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

This is the card I have, absolutely love it!! Your B-Roll is impeccable.

[@countvonaltibar236]

I have this card for around a year now and it’s served me well. You can get a significant oc from it and it’s a reliable top of the range performance. Close enough on performance to an RTX 4090 but way cheaper I’m glad I switched from Nvidia.

[@wdunn06]

What a brilliant post to read after I just bought one of these. It's coming tomorrow.

[@ahmedalhoseini6891]

After a year from usage, did you have any problem with temperature and hot spot Specifically , thx

[@countvonaltibar236]

@@ahmedalhoseini6891 I have absolutely no issues at all, it has served me well

[@dellicheese8685]

Do you still use it

[@countvonaltibar236]

@@dellicheese8685 I do, it's a great card

[@michaelthompson9798]

Sapphire always coming in clutch wth their GPU design, thermals & performance 🤯🥰💪👍🥳! Thanks for this review Andy 😇🥰

[@cjpp78ytube]

card design, they don't design GPUs. Thats AMD and Nvidia's job

[@glorytoglorzo5591]

my pulse 7900xt has worse coil whine than the reference model.

[@Brabant076]

@@glorytoglorzo5591 Don't buy the budget version then, go with the nitro+

[@DeadPiixxel]

​@brabant6571 don't assume his budget

[@pn1386]

@@Brabant076 what a weird thing to say, hope it made you feel better

[@lindsayaddie8554]

Thanks for the informative review. I ordered one of these today and cannot wait for it to arrive early next week.

[@Games_and_Tech]

You are doing the best amd 7000 series reviews. Hopefully you can get the powercolor red devil 7900xtx and the asrock 7900xtx taichi to make a final statement

[@joely6699]

Good review, would have been good to have a PowerColor Red Devil to compare against over the Hellhound.

[@LilUziDirt]

i have this model and its amazing! looks amazing runs amazing 10/10!!!!

[@swizzler8053]

Have any coil whine?

[@lyntonbell7604]

Thanks, think that's got me to a buy decision. I appreciated the power optimisation stats. Been deciding about which model as I might add a water block one day and this seems to have the best power availability to push it properly

[@anthonybalao9517]

Did you buy it? Hows the drivers/stability? I'm looking to by the 7900 XTX too and wondering which brand/model to go for

[@lyntonbell7604]

@anthonybalao9517 I did order but then cancelled and decided to spend more on 4090. The nitro gets great reviews and I'm still fascinated by it however I decided I wanted to go all in on witcher3 and cyberpunk raytracing so annoyingly I've gone green team for a while. Watching fsr3 developments very closely though 😉

[@anthonybalao9517]

@@lyntonbell7604 i just ordered the 7900 XTX nitro+ :D pretty excited

[@akafractalz3998]

​@@anthonybalao9517so it's been a few months how it is?

[@littlethunder5054]

I just got this nice upgrade for me. I was using a 970 for the past 3years. I hope this card will last for a long time for me.

[@crithi1401]

In contrast to 90% of all other graphic cards from both AMD's and Nvidia's partners, this one indeed looks simplistic, humble (apart from the LED strips), like digging into the design philosophy apple pursues and also reminiscent of Intel's Arc. It's a design that, next to Gainward's GTX Phoenix 10-series for example, I really fell in love with.

[@Annihilation99]

It looks premium thats what i like about this. Comes the closest to FE rtx 30/40 cards which imo are the best looking cards ever released.

[@davetheslayerfan9357]

Subscribed. Good content. Been watching quite a few of your videos.

[@justsomeguywashwd_jbm821]

I'm glad I saw this vid, as I had seen the card on their site & from the images I saw there I wasn't too impressed with its aesthetics, but it doesn't look too bad here. I won't be getting 1 just yet, as I haven't had my 6900XT Nitro+ SE that long - got it just past the height of the shortages when it cost me about £100 more than what this 1 is going for from the same place (OcUK) at the moment. (£1299.95 @ time of writing)

[@FatandGod]

The 1% lows getting worse when overclocking could be due to the undervolting. Your fps could be better but 1% lows worse due to it not being a 100% stable undervolt. Couldve been something else but probably worth a try to increase voltage a little bit and see if it changed anything

[@AxleLotl]

I'll certainly be getting one of these bad boys once it finally comes in stock within AUS x'D Great vid mate!

[@Fritzouille5590]

Je l'ai achetée et c'est franchement une super carte. Puissance, refroidissement et un look d'enfer.. Tout ce que l'on demande en fait à une carte graphique ;-)

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

that is a really nice card, just what I have been looking for to go in my new build.

[@MrHollow]

Great review even though i skipped through it, you covered the all important OC/Undervolting/GPU temps with this. Would've been cool to hear how loud it is at 50% fan speed but oh well you can't have everything. Compared to the reference models how noisy is it?

[@alderoth01]

I'm getting the Saphire 7900xt Pulse. I thought it was the nitro, but newp. Oh well, i'll still be satisfied.

[@zaraizara2794]

i like this simple, clean and very human design. Unlike most other cooler that look like aliens product.

[@PsychoBenches]

It's why I got the nitro, i also love brands like XFX very simple industrial but cool looking designs.

[@MrAscetic23]

Now if I could find it in stock

[@seyahtan24]

Just bought mine! Pairing it with the 5800x3d. I like the AM4 platform and will hopefully last me until AM6 or AM7.

[@yogiwp_]

Indeed truly beautiful piece.

[@Nick_R_]

I see that Sapphire are making the three power fuses a selling point. Suggesting that when they fail we can desolder them, find new fuses that match and solder them into place. Or at least someone with the skills and access to the parts can. Which makes me wonder how common it is for video cards to fail and be repaired. In turn are these repairs carried out by a bevvy of board fiddlers with steady hands or do the manufacturers do this under warranty?

[@napoficial7123]

In Argentina price is around 1100 USD. Also some are sold at 950.

[@EliPorterMahn]

I got mine new for 920 USD no tax, def worth waiting for pricing to make sense and for overstock deals to pop up like I found.

[@AcTofGoD210]

Very similar results to my Gigabyte Aorus Elite 7900 XTX. Any plans on doing that one for a review?

[@nixxinn]

darn, now all your missing is the red devil card, that one also has beefy cooler and 3 8pin, will be exiting to see how it does :)

[@cjpp78ytube]

Just got the red devil yesterday for $1049 st microcenter.. interested to see how it compares to sapphire also

[@swizzler8053]

And way more coil whine.

[@cjpp78ytube]

@@swizzler8053 it does have some coil whine

[@SamB-rk9qb]

@@cjpp78ytube I got he powercolor 6900xt red devil ultimate and the coil whine is the worst ive seen.

[@weskirkland5850]

Being able to attach case fans to it is a huge thing. it'll let the bottom half of the case run automatically to cool the card like the top half does to cool the CPU. I just don't know how many fans you can hook up to it though. I'm emailing Sapphire and waiting on their answer. Only thing irritating me was the first few emails they thought I was trying to replace the stock cooler and told me it will void my warranty. took 3 emails for them to figure out i want to know the specs for the fan out header on it. It's the weekend now so waiting for Monday for them to get back to me. They have been quick to respond to my questions though. a day or less for each reply. If I get an answer I'll post what I find out about the fan header. I've been wanting a fan out header for case fans for 20 years. All gpus should come with that by now.

[@munozyoshi]

I just got my alphacool water block for this card. Glad I was able to get the card for 1099

[@Nikola-wn5uu]

Thank you for perfect rewievs sir keep good work!

[@LiVeWiRez]

Def a great looking card and very good performance. I'm patiently waiting for at least a couple more driver releases from AMD because there has to be a ton of performance waiting to be unlocked in these 7900 range cards. FSR 3 for example whenever that ships will greatly improve frame rates in games that support it. FSR 2.x should continue to see improvements also and I'm betting the current 2.2 version does not yet utilize the new gpu chiplet design optimally yet.

[@dra6o0n]

It's a bit limited by PCI-E 4.0, it should perform a little better on 5.0 but not a ton. I think it needs more features from drivers unlocked to give it another boost too, to optimize communication speeds and reduce latency which helps the card out massively. The weak points of chiplet design is thermal and latency basically.

[@LiVeWiRez]

@@dra6o0n i see they just released a 23.1.1 driver last night for mostly bug fixes. Waiting to see if it improves any game performance.

[@samghost13]

Awesome Card! Looking forward to buy the ""cheaper"" Nitro+ XT

[@squallloire]

Sapphire knocking it out of the park again

[@wildfir83]

Hi and thanks for the video! I just ordered the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX, I can't wait to see what it can do. Do you believe it will make a good pair with the i7-13700K?

[@Alekouzos]

just got it today!!!

[@hotdog9262]

as of now, seemingly not much point in pulling out some slight oc performance increase with this card. id just go for as little power draw and noise as possible

[@classified1985]

still one of the best workhorse's on the market. even in 2025! 😊

Sapphire is simply the best, specially their Nitro + Line. ❤❤

[@Kylethejobber]

Thanks for this vide i wish i had this card

[@hardecore1978]

AMD should thank you I've just ordered this 7900xtx along with the 7800x3d this coming from i74790k and gtx980 think I will be more than happy with the upgrade 😂

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

This gpu looks absolutely AMAZING.... thinking of changing my 4070ti for one....

[@PatonCavaney]

it is close to the best, shame about the no usb-c, but never used it b4

[@brovid-19]

I need to find more modern / in depth breakdowns of this gpu cuz everyone's raising the min freq like rdna2 but every forum post says don't touch it

[@robertstan298]

Great review, awesome looking card, too bad for the pricing. But why don't you detail your test setup? What driver did you use? Release on or the slight newer 22.12.2 one? It's said a big Adrenaline driver update is coming this month (probably no FSR3 or HYPRX yet tho) which may improve performance and clocking behavior by quite a bit. Hope you guys give it some coverage if that happens, thanks!

[@namelessdata4608]

Hey, good video. Hard to tell if the nitro is worth the extra $$ when the Merc is essentially the same and even surpasses it in some benchmarks. I guess it comes down to overall lowest cooling temp which would mean longevity in the end 🤷‍♂️....so the nitro wins? Man, I could save $100 thou, lol.

[@neddz6503]

I have this card and I have similar temperatures except for the Memory Junction, mine easily goes up to 100-105C, is this something concerning?

[@JP-jq7ob]

I would be concerned if it were me, that's pretty high

[@bengal85]

@eTeknix has there been any resolution on the overclocking/fans situation in the past year? I got this card and love it, if there’s a more current recommendation on OC I’d love to hear it

[@starjones101]

i just bought this gpu, high hopes

[@NetworkNinja84]

When you do custom OC you have to adjust fan as well. That’s part of custom OC. It will otherwise ramp up the fan to 100% fast. I thought reviewers would know this lmao.

[@eTeknix]

Since when? That’s all part of measuring the fan curve. Otherwise just crank it to 100% and put up with the noise? That’s just stupid!

[@techspirit7]

Amazing video bro and Amazing Card (look and performance) but this is really weird, such video should have a lot of hype but there is no proper views u deserve thousands of views and likes bro I'm really sorry to interfere with this but I feel it's not fair to have such low views and likes for such amazing video that u have worked very very very hard to make So, please try to check the name of the video it might be the reason since its very simple or it might be the tags Thanks a gain for the video and wish u all the best

[@eTeknix]

This video is unlisted. How did you find it? Lol

[@techspirit7]

@@eTeknix LOL .. I found it in my recommended videos and I got a notification as well 🤣😅

[@xXDESTINYMBXx]

Lol

[@Atlanticmantic]

For a $999 price tag the 7900XTX OC is on par with the 4090 $1600 dollar card in most performance deltas but it's still TO EXPENSIVE! The nice thing is i have seen people OC their cards and lower the power draw to around 290w and they are still getting huge uplifts in performance and huge drops in temp.

[@sephiroth4543]

It's not close to the 4090 what are you on about, it even gets beat by the 4080 in some titles and that is without looking at ray tracing, productivity and VR performance

[@ahmedkanoun1839]

😂

[@Dudebro665]

@@sephiroth4543 This particular model of 7900xtx is overclocked out of the box and should run better than a 4080 for gaming in most instances especially with some driver updates unless you're part of the small population that actually uses ray tracing, we're also talking about a $1000 card vs a $1200 card. There's also a tech radar article where they overclocked a 7900xtx and it matched a 4090 on the cyberpunk 2077 benchmark test although it was beaten on other game benchmarks but it's still a $1000 card versus a $1600 card (can't post links on youtube).

[@woadraven717]

@@sephiroth4543 he probably watched this video and saw the average fps numbers on the 4090 and the 7900xtx. Psh how dare he believe the charts that were presented, smh.

[@sephiroth4543]

@woadraven717 very stupid right, the 4090 is on a completely different tier. You get the 7900xtx if you can't afford the 4080, no other reason. The 4090 is on another level and is the world's best GPU. Anyone who thinks the 7900xtx gets close to the 4090 is stupid and probably is trying to make themselves feel better.

[@Paradigmfusion]

setting max GPU clock at 3025 I get an effective clock of around 2980mhz, setting the VRAM at 2725mhz I get a speed of 2686 (setting it higher causes artifacts) and have a good undervolt at 1075mV. Now if I set the VRAM to 2500, I can get the GPU up to 3140mhz bur it actually cost me performance. so I think 2686 (VRAM) is perfect.

[@TheI3ullet95]

As my RX7900 XTX Red Devil Limited is experiencing hot spot temperature issues lately (105° Celsius) and I have had it RMA'ed before - would you consider the Sapphire RX7900 XTX Nitro+ a worthy replacement?

[@Aedrrow]

What about Coil Whine, do your Sapphire Card has noticeable Coil Whine in Gaming/Benchmarks?

[@ApplesnCastles]

I've ordered one of these from Scan following this review - thanks (& for inc. the MSRP); they said eta

[@woki]

I don't have many resources and that's why I hesitate more in my purchases, but would you say that it is a good purchase for €950, without knowing what is coming in the future in terms of prices or new models?

[@BalkanBiker]

From what I can see, you can remove the backplate without voiding the warranty? I'm asking because I like a lot what XTX is compared to the competition, but I want a white card so I'd like to plastidip the backplate (and maaaaybe even the fan side).

[@mitchellcowan8558]

Would love for you to look into how overclocking works with these cards in a bit more detail in the future after driver updates. Im getting this card tomorrow and would find it really useful. Thanks for your review and thoughts

[@dra6o0n]

around 3200Mhz, give or take 100Mhz and silicon lottery. Do undervolt first to find the best voltage.

[@engineercar]

Hello guys, I just both one of this, exactly this Sapphire one, so the problem is that in games the FPS cant stay constant, In Remnant from the ashes I have 200-250fps and then it drops to 40-50.. I did not manage to get a stable FPS with AMD Adrenaline software... I am thinking to return it and take a more efficient 4070Ti ...

[@josephoverstreet5584]

The sponsor you did was ignorant. Ddr4 is still fine. And works with that cpu.

[@the_rat_run]

I bought the Nitro+ last week... £1,300 all but... Very nice though!

[@LucidStrike]

I would've splurged for it in black. Instead, I went reference, fortunately without the vapor chamber issue.

[@sweep-.9128]

Which position for the Bios Switch is for OC bios

[@mase6292]

not 100% sure but normally its always the secondary one

[@dra6o0n]

My Pulse 7900 XTX does 2905 clock speed lol. Though in a way, my GPU cost $50 more than the Nitro+ being sold out on newegg. And I can undervolt it as low as 1035mV long term, though with constant stress test I need about 1050mV if I wanna push for 2900+ Mhz. For some reason, sapphire set it to 1150mV stock, which idles at a modestly hot temp.

[@AfroDominus]

I don’t know where do you get it for that price …I wish..

[@engineercar]

by the way , can you tell what settings did you use on the 7900XTX in the benchmarks , did you change any bios ? any additional OC , thanks..

[@shilu6979]

What software are you using to monitor GPU stats while in game? Thank you for this reviews! Awesome job

[@eTeknix]

CapframeX with rivatuner osd in the background.

[@Legion15243]

Hello, can I put this video card in Aorus elite b650m AX (microATX), or do you need an ATX motherboard? thank you

[@grumpysmurf127]

if I didn't have a reference card this card is what I'd want

[@rENEGADE666JEDI]

Silicon lottery for vram is quite high 2700 - 2800 mhz. I wonder how much my model will achieve when I finally get it ;)

[@iainballas]

This thing is so huge it barely fit in with my noctua DH15 fan. Two millimeter clearance, I almost had to buy a new case that could support a vertical GPU and riser kit. With a 1k dollar GPU, I'd absolutely eat the 150 on the prior case for a better one. Literally built my PC around this component!

[@Wyd4]

Finally an adult priced GPU that looks like an Adult GPU

[@KASE94]

any review on the Pulse model??

[@ih84runners]

Hallo, what app did you use for the gpu temp on screen display?

[@JohnnyMcPro]

In stock right now on newegg for $1199

[@bennja010]

The pulse already is 1450 euro in NL. I dont even wanna know how much the nitro is gonna be when it comes out.

[@superawesomefuntimego]

Beautiful card, if it was available at it's launch $1099 price I'd have bought it instantly, but NewEgg raised the price another $100, so I passed on it.

[@GoofieNewfie]

Newegg is getting on my nerves. Worse than scalpers. In Canada it is even worse for us with XT's ( not xtx) getting up to 1650 bucks!

[@dra6o0n]

@@GoofieNewfie I paid $1699 CAD (roughly $1200 USD) for that Pulse version because I know once it sells out it will not be in stock for another 6 months lol. It's that bad. Also it's import and duty fees included (which could be around $200 worth due to tariffs and such) since it has to be shipped all the way from Los Angeles, on top of shipping costs to get here in Canada. It's sold out now and any further ones that appear will likely be more expensive. Good thing I noticed Newegg has zip payments, so it's split into 4 equal payments.

[@vubobanh]

I just walked out of Microcenter with this card for 1199. I'm thinking that everyone is selling its for 1200. I was very hesitant for getting a 7900xtx at the cost of the 4080. What sold me was the aftermarket cooler and Microcenters warranty policy

[@MrTeknown]

1210 euro here in Romania. It was on sale for 1070 euro, but I couldn't get it as it went out of stock instantly. I got 7900 XT for 960 euro instead and I am thinking of returning it and get the 7900 XTX as it's a different category. 7900 XT Nitro+ is the one I bought.

[@jewelersofwhale]

I got the reference card, but my card was already set to 2750mhz memory clock and 3ghz core clock speed boost. When i OC i can lower the volt with 50mv and increase to core speed to 3.4ghz and 2.8ghz memory with a hotspot of 85c°(furmark) awsome card for OC sadly the fans are loud as hell 😅

[@jaxzor]

what clock speed did you use for game benchmarks? for some reason AMD Adrenaline base clock it at 2950Mhz..i have to downclock it at 2400Mhz to get bearable coil whine noise... also hot spot temp sometimes go over 85celsius at higher clock speeds than 2400Mhz

[@kavibaig8363]

This card has finally hit sub £1000 in the U.K. at one retailer

[@siveonfarcloud4190]

What are the noise and power consumption compared to the XFX?

[@krisanalfa]

7:38 “Giggity”

[@tapawanl]

Such a great looking card! Do you think this will fit inside an NR200 case?

[@swizzler8053]

It will.

[@Venture_Fanatic]

I got one a month ago, works great and quiet. But I only set the GPU to go only up to 2800 MHZ.

[@mlgpm_101]

Can we get a review of the red devil aib please.

[@watching_events447]

Just the review I needed as I'm looking for a good 4K card. This seems to tick all the boxes for me. Just wish it was nearer £1000.

[@kavibaig8363]

Down to £1099 on OCUK, very close to biting now

[@watching_events447]

@@kavibaig8363 I gave in and got it on PayPal credit. Beast of a card. Runs cool and quiet too. Last of Us in 4K is butter smooth.

[@kavibaig8363]

@@watching_events447 don’t tempt me buddy lol

[@hugo49i]

Should I get the 7900 xtx Hellbound for 1025€ or the Nitro for 1243€?

[@SkeIeton]

Hellhound

[@hugo49i]

@@SkeIeton thank you 😁

[@henriquecarvalho4868]

Can you please test this card with the overclock on ark survival ascended in ultra settings?

[@jjjsong0]

If I didn't already pick up the reference 7900 XTX and that this being $200 more, I would pick the sapphire nitro without hesitation (if it's just ~$100 more). It's one of the best looking cards this gen and also keeping the length short (320mm) !

[@alexandruilea915]

If yours is also affected by the hot spot problem you can send it back and get your money back from what I've heard.

[@jjjsong0]

@@alexandruilea915 Mine seems to run fine without the hotspot issue haha

[@alexandruilea915]

@@jjjsong0 then you can consider yourself lucky and unlucky at the same time lol

[@ghostbutnotintheshell9919]

@@jjjsong0 what are your regular temps and junc temp usually sitting at?

[@jjjsong0]

@Ghost But not in the Shell ~10 min of time spy extreme (4k) - gpu temp around 64 to 67, Hotspot around 78 to 80 (both vertical and horizontal)

[@Jalebi_waala]

Just bought this for 630 bucks off amazon, hope that was a good deal.

[@xXDESTINYMBXx]

Can you do the sapphire pulse 7900 xtx too?

[@eTeknix]

Will look into it sure.

[@xXDESTINYMBXx]

@@eTeknix cool, it doesn't look like there are any reviews for it atm.

[@kenfrmcape2355]

Can you turn of the RGB on the card? I wanted the Saphire 79000 XTX Pulse because it does'nt have RGB lights. But my microcenter is out of the Pulse.

[@stephenwalker1659]

You can turn off the RGB with the sapphire program on your pc.

[@rgzulim75]

How does it compare with the Red Devil 7900 XTX?

[@rare6499]

Lovely looking card

[@ando7020]

does the 7900xt nitro+ have the same cooler or am i wrong? Will you review it in the future?

[@nouveauangel747]

No, it doesn’t. According to a Sapphire rep the design is similar but not the same.

[@Sup3riorr]

They are still very expensive but so much better value than 4090. in sweden xtx is 1500$ and 4090 2500-2800$. having a hard time between this one and the aorus 7900xtx virtually impossible to see a tear down of the aorus that's what I want to see on that card

[@MrKeith5021]

How bad is the coil whine?