Radeon RX 7900 GPU unboxing videos and articles are now live

AMD Radoen RX 7900 pictured alongside thicker RTX 40 GPUs

AMD RDNA3 desktop cards have now been profiled and photographed up close.

Time to check out your favorite YouTuber or website for a preview of the Radeon RX 7900 series. AMD just lifted the ban on unboxing content, which means reviewers and influencers can now view their samples in detail. What they can’t show yet are their performance numbers or card breakdowns.

Most, if not all, creators received both Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPUs. This is a reminder that these cards are not identical, even though they look very similar. For starters, the full Navi 31 GPU is slightly larger, and it has built-in RGB lighting. However, both cards are a 2-slot design and they both have two 8-pin power connectors.

AMD RX 7900 XT motherboard number, source: Overclock3D

Thanks to these new images, we now have confirmation that the RX 7900 cards don’t use the same board layout, but that wasn’t entirely a secret because the XTX card has a wider PCB. The RX 7900XT uses a D704 PCB while the RX 7900 XTX is equipped with a D702 board. Once the full revisions are posted, we’ll have the full details on the exact changes.

This is also the first time we’ve seen the Radeon RX 7900 series next to GeForce RTX 40 GPUs. Some of our unboxing coverage has focused entirely on this topic. The Radeon cards are a two-slot design at most, and are obviously much thinner than the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 Founders Edition cards.

Radeon RX 7000 vs. RX 6000 vs. GeForce RTX 40, Source: TechPowerUP & ComputerBase

For those wondering where the dedicated RDNA3 GPUs are, overclock Are you covered? They appear to be the only outlet that offered a dedicated XFX MERC 310 GPU along with their AMD reference cards.

AMD RX 7900 MBA vs. XFX RX 7900 XTX MERC 310, Source: Overclock3D

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 series is scheduled to launch next week on December 13th. AMD has set a price of $899 and $999 for the XT and XTX variants, respectively.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 specifications
VideoCardz.com	Radeon RX 7900 XTX	Radeon RX 7900 XT	Radeon RX 6950XT	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 4080
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General engineering	RDNA3 (TSMC N5)	RDNA3 (TSMC N5)	RDNA2 (TSMC N7)	Ada (TSMC 4N)	Ada (TSMC 4N)
GPU	Navi 31 XTX	Navi31XT	Navi 21 KXTX	M 102 – 300	AD 103 – 300
GPU clusters
FP32 cores
base clock
clock game				–	–
clock increase
memory
memory bus
memory speed
Great hideout
bandwidth
power board
power connectors	2 x 8 pin	2 x 8 pin	2 x 8 pin	1 x 16-tooth	1 x 16-tooth
PCIe interface	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16
MSRP
Lunch date	December 13, 2022	December 13, 2022	May 10, 2022	October 12, 2022	November 16, 2022