XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6
The GPU delivers strong performance in games, especially at 1440p, with many users reporting high frame rates and quiet operation. However, there are notable complaints about coil whine developing after months, graphical artifacts, and one unit being faulty out of the box, which tempers overall satisfaction.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Runs cool
- Great 1440p performance
- High frame rates
- Handles demanding games
Cons
- Coil whine after months
- Graphical artifacts
- Faulty unit out of box
- No power to GPU
- Crashes and screen tearing
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming | ASUS GeForce 8600GTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | GeForce 8600GTS |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | — |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 80★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 91.95999908447266★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 45.97999954223633★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | No data | |
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 245★ | — |
| Recommended PSU | 700★ | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Passive |
| Fans | 3★ | 0 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express X16 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1★ | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840 x 2400 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 335★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | — |
| Weight | 1.70 kg | 1.50 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD Radeon Super Resolution | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong ai (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (11th percentile)11th %ile
ASUS GeForce 8600GTS DDR3
- Strong affordability (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Below average ai (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average rt (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 81 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 35 specs.