XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Merc - The best value for money GPU in SA

XFX's Radeon graphics cards are often the best bang for buck AMD GPUs in SA par none. However the XFX 7900 GRE as sold by ‪@WootwareComputers‬ makes a fantastic offering that's impossible to beat right now in SA. At R12,999 you'll not find a faster GPU and as is, represents the most obvious choice for those looking for a GPU upgrade.
Add FSR3.1 that's coming soon with AMD Frame Generation and we have a GPU that should last years on end.
The memory OC is impressive and brings plenty additional performance to the otherwise bandwidth starved GPU.
If you're in the market, this is the most obvious place to start.
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[@kitsin326]

Also from South Africa, thinking of getting this too

[@SirYello]

What were your overclock settings? What were all the various changes you made in the Radeon software?

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Just memory slider increase as shown in the video in the default Radeon adrenaline software suite.

[@DevChallenger002]

@@TheOverclockerMagazine so 2700Mhz?

[@ignaciohayabusa8663]

2700MHz is not common, I'd say even rare, but all can do 2600MHz. Doubt if the extra 100MHz would make such a huge difference

[@Ziplock9000]

I just got one on a flash sale for £381 in the UK as an upgrade for my 5700XT.. Over the moon!

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Hope it's treating you well thus far.

[@ishiddddd4783]

only a heads up, because the merc models of the 7900XT and XTX suffer from thermal paste pump out, some revisions supposedly fixed that problem, but in the xfx forums they are still decently prevalent, so in case they haven't fixed that problem, expect having to repaste the gpu in around 4-6 months after purchase, maybe more since it uses less power than it's bigger brothers

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Thanks for the info. Hopefully this GRE doesn't suffer from that.

[@Neo-TechInsights]

Boss card for a boss price

[@k1cs1m3a8]

Nice to see memory oc results. I’m curios if this card is better in oc or faster than the 7900 nirto plus. I saw your timespy score 24.9k i saw on 3d mark 26k plus. Wondering which card they use

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Driver differences, OS differences etc. Lots could lead to score variations. However, they may have used a model with a higher OC out the box.

[@valgarisericsson6945]

Lekker boet! I'm about to buy this or or 4070ti

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Hmmm I'd say go with the 4070Ti if you are able to pick between the two depending on your games. That Ray Tracing achilles of the RDNA GPUs is a bit much, and DLSS simply has more room to grow it seems than FSR. And you can use FSR Frame Gen on Nvidia GPUs as well

[@Kyton72]

got the XFX 7800XT Merc. Great cards, but still feel it could be lacking a bit

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

That's interesting. How is it lacking according to you? Lighting, Heatsink design, lack of XFX software or what?

[@Kyton72]

@@TheOverclockerMagazine i think it is the Amd drivers that are not consistent. It took 3 months after getting the card to finally have a stable driver. Amd need to look into microstutter and shader cache as i see a lot of people complain about those issues on the forums. In all my next GPU will be a Xfx again. This is my 3rd card. Went from 6600xt to 6750xt and now 7800xt. All XfX Merc

[@Kyton72]

@@TheOverclockerMagazine i think it is the drivers . Not the card. Took over 3 months for me to have a stable system with drivers. AMD need to look at some stuff like micro stutter and shader cache limits maybe increasing in the drivers

[@maag78]

Do you guys in SA have good experiences with AMD?

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Yes we do, just like in any other county

[@skarrerx8493]

Anyone here used the xfx speedster and can report good memory oc performance/no thermal paste issues? It's on special in Aus at the moment

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

I've used other models of the speedstar not the 7900GRE however I'd assume XFX would be using the same memory IC's. As for the thermal paste issues, I didn't come across any buy I can't speak to all the models.

[@JimmyJr630]

Is the xfx model quiet and good for over locking?

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Overclocking yes, at least the memory. Also very silent

[@jakoj2098]

dont think the Hitman test was fair as RT was on and we all know RTX would be better with that on

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Fair enough, that said RT is only going to become more relevant and necessary for games. So worth checking out still. Hopefully FSR3.1 and FG help RDNA here

[@qweasdzxc]

GPU review with 0 information about noise level? Or at least the fan speed so we can estimate it? Unacceptable tbh

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

Wasn't an issue for me so didn't think to record it. Was quiet enough to not be a factor, however clearly others such as yourself care. I'll see about including in future.

[@jhendra83]

Who cares about noise level 😂 just put your headphones and game on 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@qweasdzxc]

@@jhendra83 I don't use headphones.

[@makuthreesixty8228]

You sound like such a robot ... It's like they wrote the script for you

[@SquishyBoi5463]

7900 GRE is a pretty good priced GPU but just dishout the small bit extra for 4070ti

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

4070Ti in SA is a lot more than GRE about $300 more

[@Hunty49]

It's still not as good a price as before the crypto mining boom.

[@TheOverclockerMagazine]

The 7900, GRE didn't exist before the Crypto mining boom, so not sure what you mean exactly.

[@Hunty49]

@@TheOverclockerMagazine An example, before the mining boom, RX 5700 XT MSRP was $399. RX 6700 MSRP was $479. That's a 20% increase just because the mining boom created a shortage and the manufacturers thought they can milk their customers. Now demand has dropped off, people are still waiting for prices to drop to affordable prices. Current prices aren't "the norm", they are still overpriced because of the mining boom in 2021.

[@williamstriker2299]

It's also because of inflation. Accounting for 5% inflation for two years, it's about the same price

[@Hunty49]

@@williamstriker2299 Prices will get better soon. Nobody will be buying any tech because there will be new CPU and GPU releases and people will hold off until then.