Details about AMD's next GPU, the RX 7800 XT, have been slow to emerge. In fact, not even a name has been confirmed. But speculation has been rendered moot when someone at PowerColor accidentally posted the Red Devil Radeon RX 7800 XT product page. Oops!
The page (which has apparently been removed) was found by @All_The_Watts (via VideoCardz) and contained almost complete specifications. This means that the card is coming sooner than expected; it was only a few days ago that AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su said that AMD plans to launch an "enthusiast class" graphics card by the end of October.
That's it folks, except for the TDP and price of the card. But now we can speculate on how this long-awaited card will perform. With 3840 shaders, the 7800 XT has about 28% fewer shaders than the RX 7900 XT's 5376. Both have 16 GB of memory, but the 7900 XT is faster and has a wider memory bus.
The RX 7800 XT is slightly higher clocked, but if the 7800 XT is about 28% slower than the RX 7900 XT, it is not far behind the RX 6800 XT and certainly not ideal for AMD. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's see how this product performs.
Other key specifications include the expected complement of display connectors: one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 2.1; PowerColor mentions that only two DP 2.1 connections will be supported simultaneously.
How this card will ultimately perform in the market will depend on its price and performance relative to the RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070; the RTX 4070 Ti is likely to be out of reach as its performance is somewhat too close to the RX 7900 XT.
PowerColor's listing does not reveal the TDP, but given that the card features two 8-pin power connectors, it is likely to be a bit thirstier than Nvidia's offering. It is also a large triple-slot, triple-fan card, so it is not likely to be as efficient as something like the RTX 4060 Ti, which consumes a relatively slim 160W.
Of course, the Red Devil is a premium model, but one would be surprised if the entry-level RX 7800 XT is anything less than 250W.
Clearly, we won't have to wait long for AMD's midrange challenger. But one thing is for sure: someone at PowerColor got a tough call from the big boss. Or worse.
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