Unveiling AMD’s Powerhouses: Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT

AMD introduced new enthusiast-class graphics cards, the Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT, at Gamescom. For today’s and tomorrow’s AAA and esports games, the new graphics cards deliver high-performance, high-refresh 1440p gaming. AMD also announced AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3, the next generation of the popular upscaling technology that boosts game performance significantly.

The new graphics cards use the groundbreaking AMD RDNA 3 architecture to deliver fully immersive 1440p gameplay at 60+ FPS and significantly better performance-per-dollar than the competition across select titles. For high-resolution gaming, the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT graphics cards have 16GB and 12GB of high-speed GDDR6 VRAM and up to 50% higher memory bandwidth than the competition. The new AMD HYPR-RX technology and other advanced features boost performance and visual fidelity.

AMD senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, Scott Herkelman, said 1440p is the most popular display resolution among gamers. Games expect vibrant visuals and smooth, fluid gameplay from today’s high-refresh 1440p displays. We’re excited to offer a new class of graphics cards with the performance and visual fidelity gamers need to elevate their gameplay and enjoy today’s and tomorrow’s games as intended.”

Powering 1440p Gaming’s Future

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, the best 1440p graphics card, has 60 AMD RDNA 3 unified compute units and 20% more performance-per-dollar than the competition1. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT graphics card, with 54 AMD RDNA 3 compute units, provides 1440p performance with 20% higher performance-per-dollar than competitors. Both graphics cards are great upgrades for older cards. Key features and capabilities are:

The AMD RDNA Architecture includes redesigned compute units, unified raytracing and AI accelerators, and second-generation AMD Infinity Cache and raytracing technology.

The new AI accelerators are optimised for the latest AI workloads. New AI instructions and throughput boost AI performance by over 2X over AMD RDNA 2 architecture3.

AMD encoders improve streaming and recording quality, resulting in better visual quality. For sharper text when streaming at low bitrates and resolutions, AMD Media Framework includes AMD AI and content adaptive machine learning technology.

High-performance Ultra-High Definition Encoding enables new multi-media experiences with full AV1 support, wide colour gamut, and high-dynamic range enhancements4.

AMD Radiance Display Engine supports DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1a at high resolutions and refresh rates for gaming and content creation5. The 12-bit HDR and full REC2020 Colour Space provide incredible colour accuracy at up to 8K video playback.

The AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Technology6 enhances image quality and framerates in supported games, with support for 300 titles.

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Increasing framerates and visual fidelity

AMD also released AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3, its next-generation temporal upscaling technology. AMD FSR 3 drastically enhances FPS through frame generation using AMD Fluid Motion Frames technology9 and game motion vector data. AMD FSR 3 boosts performance and image quality in supported games on a wide range of platforms, including competitor products and game consoles.

AMD FSR 3 will be available in early fall for Forspoken by Square Enix, Immortals of Aveum by Ascendant Studios, and Electronic Arts Inc., with 10 more games expected to support it in the coming months. For details on FSR 3 and upcoming games, please refer here.

Mark Maratea, CTO at Ascendant Studios, expressed excitement for Immortals of Aveum to be among the first games to use AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 and Fluid Motion Frames technology. FSR has been essential to Immortals’ launch, allowing more players to enjoy our fast-paced magic shooter across a wider range of hardware. AMD FSR 3 with frame generation improves our game’s performance while preserving its beautiful graphics.”

New Next-Gen Gaming Software Features

AMD released the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition application, improving performance and features for next-level gaming. This new release, scheduled for September 6, 2023, features AMD HYPR-RX technology10, which simplifies and manages the simultaneous interoperation of AMD Radeon Super Resolution (RSR), Anti-Lag, and Boost technologies to achieve performance stacking. AMD HYPR-RX includes AMD Radeon Anti-Lag+, which reduces input lag per-game profile to improve responsive gaming.

Radeon RX 7000 Series graphics are supported by AMD HYPR-RX and Radeon Anti-Lag+.

Availability

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT graphics cards will be available from leading board partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, Vastarmor, XFX and Yeston beginning September 6, 2023. AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics cards will also be available from AMD.com beginning September 6, 2023.

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1 Testing done by AMD performance labs August 15, 2023 for AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (driver 23.10.23), RX 7700 XT (driver 23.20.01), RX 7800 XT (driver 23.20.01), on test systems configured with Ryzen™ 9 7900X, 32GB DDR5, and Windows 11 Pro, versus a similarly configured system with GeForce RTX 4070 (driver 536.67).

RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (driver 536.67), RTX 3070 (driver 536.67) and RTX 2070 Super (driver 536.67) to measure FPS in the following games at 1440P, max settings with raytracing (RT) enabled when specified: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2; Cyberpunk 2077; Hogwarts Legacy; Watch Dogs Legion; Overwatch 2; Red Dead Redemption 2; The Last of Us Part I; Resident Evil 4 (RT High).

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor; Counter Strike: Global Offensive; Far Cry 6 (RT On); Forspoken; Forza Horizon 5 (RT Extreme); The Callisto Protocol; Dying Light 2 (RT On); Shadow of the Tomb Raider; Spider-Man Miles Morales (RT Very High); Hitman 3 (RT On); F1 23 (RT Med); and Doom Eternal (RT). Performance-per-dollar is calculated by taking the average scores of the games above compared against the SEP (USD) price at product launch. System Manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. RX-990

2 Testing done by AMD performance labs August 15, 2023 for AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (driver 23.10.23), RX 7700 XT (driver 23.20.01), RX 7800 XT (driver 23.20.01), on test systems configured with Ryzen 9 7900X, 32GB DDR5, and Windows 11 Pro.

Versus a similarly configured system with GeForce RTX 4070 (driver 536.67), RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (driver 536.67), RTX 3070 (driver 536.67) and RTX 2070 Super (driver 536.67) to measure FPS in the following games at 1440P, max settings with raytracing (RT) enabled when specified: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2; Cyberpunk 2077; Hogwarts Legacy; Watch Dogs Legion; Overwatch 2; Red Dead Redemption 2; The Last of Us Part I.

Resident Evil 4 (RT High); STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor; Counter Strike: Global Offensive; Far Cry 6 (RT On); Forspoken; Forza Horizon 5 (RT Extreme); The Callisto Protocol; Dying Light 2 (RT On); Shadow of the Tomb Raider; Spider-Man Miles Morales (RT Very High); Hitman 3 (RT On); F1 23 (RT Med); and Doom Eternal (RT). Performance-per-dollar is calculated by taking the average scores of the games above compared against the SEP (USD) price at product launch. System Manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. RX-990

3 Testing done by AMD performance labs August 15, 2023, for AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (driver 23.10) versus RX 6950 XT (driver 23.10) graphics on test systems configured with a Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, 32 GB DDR5-6000 Memory, Windows 11 Pro to measure NOD.AI Stable Diffusion text-to-image generation model average performances for five example prompts. System Manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. RX-988.

4 Video codec acceleration (including at least the HEVC (H.265), H.264, VP9, and AV1 codecs) is subject to and not operable without inclusion/installation of compatible media players. GD-176

5 DisplayPort 2.1 support is dependent on AIB card designs.

6 AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) versions 1 and 2 are available on select games which require game developer integration, and is supported on select AMD products. AMD does not provide technical or warranty support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution enablement on other vendors’ graphics cards. See https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/fidelityfx-super-resolution for additional information. GD-187.

7 Game clock is the expected GPU clock when running typical gaming applications, set to typical TGP (Total Graphics Power). Actual individual game clock results may vary. GD-147

8 Boost Clock Frequency is the maximum frequency achievable on the GPU running a bursty workload. Boost clock achievability, frequency, and sustainability will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to: thermal conditions and variation in applications and workloads. GD-151

9 AMD Fluid Motion Frames interpolation technology when used with AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 3 inserts 1 frame between existing ones which can therefore enable up to 2x the framerate in supported games. GD-231

10 AMD HYPR-RX works on the AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series GPUs and newer or the Ryzen 7040 Series APUs with integrated RDNA 3 graphics and newer. AMD HYPR-RX allows various features within AMD Software interoperate, working at the same time, including Radeon Super Resolution, FidelityFX Super Resolution, Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Anti-Lag+, and Radeon Boost, where applicable to select titles. GD-225A.