Sapphire, an AMD Add-In-Board (AIB) partner, is set to carry the Made by AMD (MBA) reference version of the Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card. This news comes as AMD prepares for the imminent release of its RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT graphics cards on Wednesday, September 6. Sapphire appears to be the only AIB partner to list the Radeon RX 7800 XT MBA version, adhering entirely to the AMD design, as noted by Videocardz.com.
AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT will also have a reference version design available directly from AMD's own webstore. However, the upcoming Radeon RX 7700 XT will solely be available as a custom design from various AMD AIB partners.
In addition to carrying the Radeon RX 7800 XT MBA, Sapphire is also expected to launch a full lineup of Radeon RX 7800 XT/7700 XT graphics cards, including Nitro+, Pulse, and all-white Pure design. The Nitro+ series will feature a premium triple fan cooler and larger heatsink design, possibly accompanied by a significant factory overclock. The Pulse series is planned as a less expensive variant with a dual-fan design.
Both the RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT graphics cards employ the Navi 32 GPU architecture and are designed to compete with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Ti 16GB models respectively. AMD has underscored this rivalry by presenting direct comparisons with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) GPUs and adjusting their pricing accordingly.
Benchmark results reveal that when ray tracing is not in use, the Radeon RX 7800 XT surpasses the GeForce RTX 4070 by an average of nearly 7%, maintaining a slight edge even when ray tracing is enabled. On the other hand, the RX 7700 XT shows a 16% performance advantage over the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB. However, when ray tracing is included, NVIDIA GPUs hold an approximate lead of 8.5% over AMD’s offerings.
Further details about these new graphics cards from Sapphire are expected to be available tomorrow when AMD's new Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT become available.
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