AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Video Card Review

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Test Setup

Please read the information on our GPU testing procedures and methodology here.  Note that our GPU Testing Bench has been upgraded to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU and AM5 platform.

System Setup Table

Note that we have the 1602 BIOS installed, which uses AGESA version Combo AM5 PI 1.0.0.7c. We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS.  This means we are utilizing Resizable BAR on NVIDIA GPUs and AMD Smart Access Memory on AMD GPUs in all our testing.  We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory.

We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 22H2 Fall 2022 update. We have the latest drivers installed including the latest chipset drivers from AMD.  We are using the “Balanced” power profile in Windows Settings.  Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling is ENABLED in Windows.  VBS is DISABLED and Game Mode is ENABLED.

When comparing video cards in this review, we are using an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon RX 6800, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition. Keep in mind launch prices by MSRP for comparison, the Radeon RX 6800 XT launched at $649, the Radeon RX 6800 launched at $579, and the GeForce RTX 4070 FE launched at $599. The Radeon RX 7800 XT has a launch MSRP of $499.

We are going to compare the video cards by launch MSRP compared to the previous generation, and the current generation, to see the performance improvement at similar price segments generation-to-generation.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

Gaming Performance
9
Power Efficiency
6
Build and Cooling
7
Price Value
10

SUMMARY

We reviewed the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT video card and tested it at 1440p, with ray tracing, and FSR in games. The Radeon RX 7800 XT performs well, when compared at the right price point to the last generation, though its power efficiency is lacking, with high power usage and temperatures. The build is good, but cooling could be improved, the price value for what you get at $499 is tremendously high.
Brent Justicehttps://www.thefpsreview.com
Former managing editor of GPUs at HardOCP for 18 years, Brent Justice has been reviewing computer components since the late 90s, educated in the art and method of the computer hardware review, he brings experience, knowledge, and hands-on testing with a gamer-oriented and hardware enthusiast perspective. You can follow him on Twitter - @Brent_Justice You can sub to his YouTube channel - Justice Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/JusticeGamingChannel You can check out his computer builds on KIT - @BrentJustice https://kit.co/BrentJustice

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We reviewed the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT video card and tested it at 1440p, with ray tracing, and FSR in games. The Radeon RX 7800 XT performs well, when compared at the right price point to the last generation, though its power efficiency is lacking, with high power usage and temperatures. The build is good, but cooling could be improved, the price value for what you get at $499 is tremendously high.AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Video Card Review