PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound 24GB GDDR6
The 24GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 384-bit memory bus on the RDNA 3 chipset deliver strong 4K gaming performance without exhausting VRAM. Its triple-fan cooler and 320mm length fit a clean all-white build, while the dual 8-pin power connectors avoid the melting concerns of newer 12VHPWR cables. This card is best for 4K gamers who prioritize high rasterization performance and a specific white aesthetic over top-tier ray tracing.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compute (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong ai (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong vram (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong rt (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
- Q1 2023100/100
Buyers praised the card as quiet, powerful, and good value, with one noting minor coil whine but overall satisfaction.
- Card is quiet and powerful, recommended for those with budget.
- Good value compared to other AIB cards and worth the money.
- Coil whine present but common among GPUs; not a dealbreaker.
- No issues reported despite common complaints about 7900 XTX.
- Q4 202280/100
Buyers praise the 7900 XTX's speed and value, but warn about extreme power draw and transient spikes requiring a quality PSU.
- Fast performance, competitive with 4090 when overclocked, good for 4K gaming.
- Extremely power hungry with high transient spikes; needs a quality power supply.
- Excellent value compared to Nvidia alternatives.
- Availability was tight at launch but buyers were happy to secure one.
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384 |
| Bandwidth | 960 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 6144 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 96 |
| Base Clock | 2330 |
| Boost Clock | 2525 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 122.8 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 61.39 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 28965 |
| GPU Compute | 17736 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 355 |
| Recommended PSU | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2525 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 355 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 384 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound | 94.6 | 88.1 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 86.3 | 37.3 | 87.1 | 74.3 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.3 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.1 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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