SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Video Card Review

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Power and Temperature

To test the power and temperature we perform a manual run-through in Cyberpunk 2077 at “Ultra” settings for real-world in-game data.  We use GPU-Z sensor data to record the results.  We report on the GPU-Z sensor data for “Board Power” and “GPU Chip Power” when available for our Wattage data.  For temperature data, we report the GPU (Edge Temp of the GPU) as well as the Hot Spot (Junction Temperature) when available for our temperature data.

Power

Here we see the power data recorded in GPUZ. The RTX 4070 Ti has a lower demand than the SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT by a significant margin, over 1/3 less. The software does not capture GPU Chip data on AMD cards.

Temperature

This data clearly demonstrates the cooling prowess of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7900 XT. Despite a 30% greater power draw, the heatsink did its job. Part of the 14% lower temperature was no doubt the fan cycle which was running at 67% versus 35% on the default card and the ASUS card. As we discussed above, the cooling does come with a price. The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7900 XT fans are noticeably loud at 67%.

This is a screen capture of the GPUZ sensor data for our review video card. The default card data is on the left.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

Gaming Performance
8
Power efficiency
8
Build and Cooling
8
Price and Value
9

SUMMARY

This review is about the SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT video card. Overall this is a card positioned in the middle of the product stack from SAPPHIRE. Gaming performance is great in raster performance and is good at 1440p with FSR. This is a custom-build from SAPPHIRE which has cooling that is more than satisfactory, though the fans can be on the noisy side on automatic, compared to the reference card. Currently, the price is identical to the competition and the reference AMD model making it a strong consideration in this category of video cards.
Rick Patterson
Rick is an avid gamer that enjoys the latest and greatest video cards in his rigs. For the past few years, he's shared that expertise with The FPS Review's audience as a GPU reviewer.

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This review is about the SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT video card. Overall this is a card positioned in the middle of the product stack from SAPPHIRE. Gaming performance is great in raster performance and is good at 1440p with FSR. This is a custom-build from SAPPHIRE which has cooling that is more than satisfactory, though the fans can be on the noisy side on automatic, compared to the reference card. Currently, the price is identical to the competition and the reference AMD model making it a strong consideration in this category of video cards.SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Video Card Review