This GPU is powered by two 8-pin power connectors
Published: 31st October 2022 | Source: @9550pro - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell
It looks like RDNA 3 will be less power hungry than expected
A prototype of AMD's reference Radeon RX 7900 graphics card design has been pictured, revealing a graphics card that is larger than AMD's existing RX 6900 XT that requires two 8-pin (6+2-pin) PCIe power connectors for power.
With two 8-pin PCIe power connectors, AMD's reference RX 7900 design can draw a maximum of 300 watts though these power connectors. Add on the 75W that the GPU can draw from your system's PCIe slot, and this graphics card has a maximum power draw of 375W. This is much lower than Nvidia's RTX 4090, though it remains to be seen if this new graphics card is AMD's next-generation flagship, the rumoured Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
Based on the images below, this new graphics card from AMD is clearly a prototype. The graphics card currently has a red PCB, lacks a backplate and has clear contact points to test equipment. With three red stripes on its heatsink, this graphics card matches the graphics card that AMD teased earlier this year.
The graphics card below has been pictured beside a Radeon RX 6900 XT (or Radeon RX 6800 XT) and it is clear that AMD new RX 7000 series heatsink design has been created to enable more airflow around the graphics card. We can see more visible space around the RX 7000 series heatsink's fin stack, giving the graphics card a lot more room to breathe.
At this time, it is unknown of the graphics card pictured above has the same heatsink design as AMD's upcoming RDNA 3 flagship. If it is, AMD's launching a graphics card that has much lower power limits than Nvidia's RTX 4090. This suggests that AMD has delivered huge efficiency gains with their RDNA 3 graphics architecture, assuming that AMD's new flagship is competitive with Nvidia's RTX 4090.
AMD is due to reveal their first RDNA 3 based products on Thursday November 3rd. Here, AMD will reveal the potential of their latest graphics hardware, and show us exactly what RDNA 3 is capable of.
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31-10-2022, 09:29:59
AlienALXSo, the Maxwell rumours are more than just small dies and good performance.
That's insane. That's half of what the 4090 is wired to draw. In this climate? crikey, AMD could clean up. Quote
31-10-2022, 09:31:38
BagpussThey really don't seem to give a damn about selling them here.
Only now, in the dog end days of the 60xx series lifespan, is there any stock available. Quote
31-10-2022, 09:47:47
AlienALXOriginally Posted by Bagpuss  I wonder if AMD are going to be as completely useless supplying the UK market with their reference cards as they have been with their current cards? They really don't seem to give a damn about selling them here. Only now, in the dog end days of the 60xx series lifespan, is there any stock available. |
There has been stock for months and months. It is now the 31/10. I bought mine on 07/06. There had been stock for at least two months at that point. so when you add it up that is over 5 months.
AMD are not doing what Nvidia are doing. Nvidia are stealing sales from their own AIBs, and setting fake RRPs that none of them can match unless they want to make absolutely nothing.
Always remember the formula. Nvidia makes 70% on every sale. That includes a GPU kit (the core and memory) but it also includes the FE cards. They make exactly the same profit selling each of those.
So if they are selling CARDS at 70% that means, as an example, MSI need to add a % on top of that. That is why the FE cards can release at "RRP". Which at the same time is cutting the throats of the AIBPs, because they just can't match that price no matter how much they cut the quality.
That is why AMD are not producing tons of "FE" cards. Because they know if they do every single one sold is a sale lost for one of their AIBPs. Nvidia? don't give a crap. That is why EVGA have left them. Because Nvidia are the only ones left making bank.
Which is pretty disgusting. If AMD followed the same principle I would be pretty gutted tbh.
The way things are going Nvidia will end up cutting out all of their "competition". IE, all of their board partners will leave and the only place you'll be able to buy a Nvidia card is from Nvidia. And if that happens? there is no competition between the brand and you will be paying a lot more than their current "RRPS". Quote