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AMDUpper mid-rangeRX 7000 Series

Radeon RX 7900 GRE

4.4 · 94 votes
Best for 1440p high-refresh gaming

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VRAM
16 GB
CUDA
5,120
FP32
45.98 TF
Bandwidth
576 GB/s
TDP
260W
Boost
2245 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute45.98 TFLOPS44%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth576 GB/s32%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity16 GB50%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units5,12024%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency57/10098%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy23,760pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)10,260pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)3,068spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute122,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming66
Ray tracing57
AI / Compute51
Creator / 3D59
Power efficiency57
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 94 fps
1080p
144
1440p
95
4K
44
Counter-Strike 2avg 201 fps
1080p
315
1440p
199
4K
90
Fortniteavg 180 fps
1080p
315
1440p
150
4K
76
Battlefield 5avg 150 fps
1080p
170
1440p
160
4K
121
Far Cry 5avg 134 fps
1080p
150
1440p
149
4K
104
Valorantavg 380 fps
1080p
364
1440p
461
4K
315

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
219fps
1440p
138fps
4K
73fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($549) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.82
1440p
$4.49
4K
$6.70
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love the great 1440p performance and good value for the price. The main gripe is that it runs hot and power hungry under load.

Pros
  • Crushes 1440p with high frame rates
  • Handles ray tracing without choking
  • Sixteen gigs of VRAM future-proofs you
  • Runs cooler than expected for its speed
Cons
  • Ray tracing performance falls behind rivals
  • Drivers still have occasional stability issues
  • No real overclocking headroom left

Supported technologies

Ray TracingAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 3.0
Process node
5 nm
Transistors
57.7 B
Compute Units
80
Release date
2023
Launch price
$549
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
5,120
RT Cores
80
TMUs
320
ROPs
160
L2 cache
6 MB
Memory
Size
16 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
256-bit
Bandwidth
576 GB/s
Memory clock
2250 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1287 MHz
Boost clock
2245 MHz
FP32 (float)
45.98 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
45.98 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
359 GPixel/s
Texture rate
718.4 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
260W
Suggested PSU
500W
Power connectors
2x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
Length
276 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.8
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.2
Vulkan
1.3
Verdict

Our verdict on the RX 7900 GRE

AMD's Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a mid-range card that feels like a cut-down big chip, trading raw speed for better efficiency.

Get it if you want high-end 1440p gaming with plenty of video memory for the long haul without paying top dollar. Skip it if you need top-tier ray tracing performance or are building a compact system where power draw matters.

Buy it if…

  • You want high-res gaming without chasing ray tracing.
  • You need a big VRAM buffer for heavy texture mods.
  • You are building a new PC and want strong 1440p value.
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