Gigabyte RX 7900 GRE GAMING OC Magic Eagle 16G graphics card review: Large graphics memory is good, 4K games can run smoothly

In July last year, AMD officially launched the Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card. From the naming point of view, the product with the GRE suffix is ​​obviously to cater to Chinese users. However, as this card is sold to other countries, the price has also dropped to a certain extent. Its cost-effectiveness is naturally Higher. I recently got the RX 7900 GRE GAMING OC 16G graphics card from Gigabyte. I would like to take this opportunity to see with you whether it is worth buying at this point.

Before the evaluation begins, let me introduce the test platform this time. This time we chose the 3A platform. The specific configuration is as shown in the figure below:

Appearance design

The Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card has chosen a simple design that is not easy to make mistakes. The entire graphics card has square and tough lines. There are no fancy paintings on the armor, only very simple line embellishments, and the color scheme is also the simplest. Dark gray. There is a small detail on the front of the graphics card armor. The left and right fans are surrounded by a lens protection ring-like design, but the middle fan is not. Three 90mm diversion fans, with a 3D stripe curve texture on the surface, support forward and reverse technology and 3D smart start and stop. Regarding the back panel, the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card is made of silver-gray aluminum alloy, which can better protect the PCB of the graphics card. There are some black hard-core texture decorations printed on the surface, and there is no use on the right side. Instead of the mainstream single large-area air inlet, three groups of openings of different sizes and shapes are opened below and on the right side to help air circulation. The Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card is equipped with a mirror-like RGB light plate printed with the GIGABYTE logo on one side. It supports 16.8 million color adjustments, and the lighting effects can also be customized in the Gigabyte Smart Butler. Or lighting synchronization, there is also a gray splicing style RADEON decorative strip on the right side. The power supply interface part is two traditional 8-pin ports, and there is no need for a secondary transfer when connecting the power cord, which is very convenient. In addition to the metal armor extending from the top to the side, the other side of the graphics card has an open design. You can see the heat dissipation module exposed inside, which contains 7 composite heat pipes. The touch-type heat-conducting copper plate and the large surface area heat dissipation grille can fully dissipate the internal heat generated by the GPU core in all directions. The IO interface of the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card uses silver and white colors, and comes standard with Gigabyte's traditional 2*HDMI2.1 and 2*DP2.1 interfaces, allowing you to connect external devices more freely.

Theoretical Performance

Compared with its big brother RX 7900XT, the RX 7900GRE we are talking about today is also based on the Navi31 GPU architecture design, but there are certain differences in core scale. . The first is that it lacks a set of SEs on the complete Navi31 core, that is, 32 ROPs, 16 CUs, and 1 raster unit, so it only has 80 CUs, Infinity Cache ( Equivalent to L3 cache) is reduced to 64MB, the base frequency is 1880MHz, the video memory capacity is 4GB less, and the specification is GDDR6 16GB. Due to the use of dual 8pin interfaces, the default power consumption has also become 260W. As for the actual performance release performance, we directly look at the performance of the oven. Before baking the machine, I need to explain that our performance test and game test are all based on the quality mode of the AMD driver, and the driver version number is 24.2.1. Use FurMark to bake the GPU alone for 20 minutes. At this time, the temperature of the GPU is not high, only 66 degrees, and the hot spot temperature reaches 77 degrees. The GPU power consumption at this time is about 280W. The GPU frequency is 1916MHz. It can be seen that when the driver is set to quality level, the graphics card power consumption is 20W higher than the default power consumption, but the temperature is controlled quite well. Next is the theoretical performance test of 3D Mark. First, we go through the TimeSpy stress test to see whether the performance release of the graphics card is stable enough under continuous high load conditions. Judging from the results, the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card easily passed the test with a score of 99.2%. In the DX12-based 3D Mark Time Spy and Time Spy Extreme tests, the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card obtained graphics card scores of 22301 and 10496 points respectively. The public version of RTX The scores of 4070 SUPER are 21130 points and 10110 points respectively. The RX 7900 GRE has obvious advantages. In the DX11-based 3D Mark Fire Strike series tests, the graphics card scores of Gigabyte RX 7900 GRE GAMING OC 16G were 58138 points, 28413 points and 14620 points respectively. The scores of the public version RTX 4070 SUPER were respectively 49821 points, 24985 points and 12220 points. It’s clear that the RX 7900 GRE still leads the pack. One more thing to mention here. From its launch in July last year to now, everyone generally believes that the RX 7900 GRE is a sniper against the RTX 4070 next door. However, in reality, the theoretical performance is about 20% better than the RTX 4070. The same is not true. Opponent, the performance of RX 7900 GRE is closer to that of RTX 4070Ti, and the memory size and power consumption are also closer.

Game Performance

Of course, theoretical performance is one thing, and game performance is another. Currently, many models of the RX 7900 GRE can be purchased on e-commerce platforms for less than 4,500 yuan. On the other hand, the RTX 4070 SUPER basically costs more than 5,000 yuan, and the RX 7900 GRE is more cost-effective. For this game test session, we selected 8 mainstream games for actual testing, including performance at 2K and 4K resolutions. The first one is our old friend, the most popular online competitive game "CS2". After entering the game, we run it at the default high image quality, and then use Frame View software to capture and record data. At 2K resolution, the average frame number of "CS2" reached 556 frames, 1% Low frame was 238 frames, and the average delay was 6.7ms; then switched to 4K resolution, the average frame number There are also 272 frames, 164 1% Low frames, and the average latency increases to 10ms. The second game is a more hard-core online competitive game "Rainbow Six: Siege". After entering the game, select 2K resolution, the highest image quality, and run the game's own benchmark test, Gigabyte 7900 GRE The average number of frames of the Magic Eagle graphics card is 460 frames, and the 1% Low frame rate is 349 frames. At 4K resolution, the RX 7900 GRE has an average frame rate of 255 frames and a 1% Low frame rate of 208 frames. It is also very easy to conquer a 4K/160Hz high-brush monitor. For the third game, we chose the more stressful multiplayer battlefield online competitive game "Battlefield 5". After entering the game, we selected 2K resolution, the highest image quality, and used Frame View software to record data. It can be seen that this game has relatively high performance requirements. The average number of frames at 2K resolution is 247 frames, and the 1% Low frame rate is 182 frames. After switching to 4K resolution, the average number of frames is 128 frames, and the 1% Low frame rate is 128 frames. Low frame is 103 frames. Although the average frame rate is not as high as the previous two games, it still exceeds 100 frames, and it is still stress-free to play. The fourth game is the classic 3A action-adventure game "Shadow of the Tomb Raider". Although it is an old game and has been well optimized, it is 3A after all. After entering the game, select 2K resolution. At the highest image quality, turn on the FidelityFX CAS switch in the display settings. At this time, the average number of frames in the game is 182 frames. After switching to 4K resolution and running the game’s built-in benchmark test again, the average number of frames in the game is also 93. As a representative of rasterized games, the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card is enough to play this masterpiece. The fifth game is "Red Dead Redemption 2" with excellent graphics performance. After entering the game, select the highest image quality of 2K resolution and run the benchmark test that comes with the game, Gigabyte 7900 GRE The average frame rate of the Magic Eagle graphics card is 157 frames. Switch to 4K resolution, do not adjust other options, and run the benchmark test again. The average frame rate at this time is 93 frames. Let’s look at it and the frame rate of “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” The performance is relatively similar, and a smooth experience of nearly 100 frames can be achieved at 4K resolution. The sixth game is the Japanese RPG "Yakuza 8" released at the end of January this year. Although this game is designed with a small scene box and the narrative is a linear process, it actually has high performance requirements. . After entering the game, we chose 2K resolution and extremely high image quality. "Yakuza 8" also supports AMD FSR 3 technology, so we adjusted the FSR 3 option to image quality priority. At this time, the game The average frame rate was 306 frames; then switching to 4K resolution, the average frame rate was also 160 frames. Such excellent frame rate performance is all thanks to the blessing of AMD FSR 3 technology. After all, if this option is not turned on, then at 4K resolution, it will only reach an average of 60 frames. The seventh game is Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey". As a typical representative of "all beings are equal", it is also very configuration-intensive, and the Myth Trilogy has not yet added support for AMD FSR technology. Sure enough, after entering the game, I selected 2K resolution and extremely high image quality, ran the game's own benchmark test, and got an average frame rate of 122 frames, which was lower than the previous games. At 4K resolution, the average number of frames of the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card is 79 frames. Putting aside the light chasing game, without the assistance of AI frame generation technology, " "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" is in no way inferior to "Cyberpunk: 2077" in terms of performance requirements. Since we mentioned "Cyberpunk: 2077", the last game has to be it. After entering the game, we chose 2K resolution super image quality. At this time, the AMD FSR in the game The 2.1 option is turned on automatically, and the AMD FidelityFX option will automatically change to the quality level. When running the game's own benchmark test, the average number of frames is 126 frames. Then switch to 4K resolution, the Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card is just stuck on the passing line of an average of 60 frames. It is indeed the next-generation 3A masterpiece with the highest performance requirements, and can successfully control 4K / 60 frames, the RX 7900GRE still has something.

Summary

Looking at the performance alone, this Gigabyte 7900 GRE Magic Eagle graphics card may not bring a lot of freshness and excitement to everyone. After all, it has been more than half a year since the RX 7900 GRE model was launched. , but this card is lighter than the RTX 40 series next door, has better temperature control, and is more cost-effective. I think this is where ordinary players will find it more worthwhile. Especially judging from the game sales at the beginning of 2024 and the works that have been announced for release during the year, this year should be a big year for games. The game performance of graphics cards is naturally more valued by consumers. Where, with the same or similar performance, the RX 7900 GRE is significantly more cost-effective than the RTX 4070 SUPER, and it must be one of the first choices for gaming parties.

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