XFX Mercury Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI, 3x DP

Wie schlagen sich die neuen CPUs Ryzen 5 9600X und Ryzen 7 9700X im Gaming auf einer Grafikkarte vom Typ Radeon RX 7900 XTX im Vergleich zur GeForce RTX 4090? Wie reagieren die CPUs auf schnelleren Speicher bis hinauf zu DDR5-8000 in Spielen? Der Test liefert die Antworten.

The XFX Magnetic Air Radeon graphics cards bring all the benefits of a fantastic cooler design, with the added benefits of being easy to keep dust free and replace when the day arrives that the bearing finally gives up the ghost. It’s a simple idea beautifully executed and wins our OC3D Innovation Award.

So there we have it. A set of new GPUs. Well new graphics cards that utilise the same GPUs that we’ve had now for quite some time though I’m not even mad about that. It’s a pretty dire time for gaming right now and having something to actually talk about is a bit like a breath of fresh air, especially as it’s not just a tweaked model or a refresh of a cooler that we’ve seen time and time again.

It's rare that a new GPU does something truly different with it's design, the most we would normally see is unique takes on RGB, or maybe a screen, but that's all aesthetic, we never see anything that can truly revolutionise the cooler on your GPU, that was until we received the Magnetic Air 7800 XT and 7900 XTX GPUs from XFX, so let's see what makes them so special.

The Magnetic Air model stands out due to its magnetic levitating fans, which operate reasonably quietly and are easy to clean. However, we didn't notice significant advantages compared to other models that use standard fans, which may perform better and more quietly. Despite this, the innovation is appreciated. The XTX card represents a significant improvement in performance and features. At ultra-high definition (UHD) resolutions, it competes with NVIDIA’s top model, the GeForce RTX 4090, but sometimes struggles. With the help of its infinity cache, the card occasionally surpasses the 4090 at lower resolutions and in less demanding scenarios. While its UHD performance could be better, it competes well with the RTX 4080 (Super) and is cheaper. The 7900 XTX series offers good value and energy efficiency for UHD gaming. Although its ray tracing is slightly inferior, games supporting FSR can boost its performance, similar to NVIDIA’s DLSS enhancement. In the end, the XFX card meets all our expectations with decent sound levels, it is priced at $980. This card overall is truly impressive and remains so even in 2024 (considering the age of the GPU).

The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air comes with user-replaceable fans that pop out without any tools. It's a fantastic solution to clean your card and to simplify RMAs. The card achieved excellent performance results in our review, and the overclocking potential is highly impressive.

For the XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air 24 GB, the manufacturer opens up the really big cutlery box and plays with Lego technology, so to speak. Compared to the MBA card (made by AMD), the Vapor-Chamber works perfectly and does exactly what is expected of it. Even in the most peculiar living and installation situations. In combination with a higher power limit, the clock rate is also very high. Nibbling at the 2.7 GHz mark (or even higher) under full load is charming. Well, I don’t want to spoil too much, but this interpretation of a thick card with replaceable fans even makes you forget about efficiency from time to time. Because, as always, a bit of a crowbar is included, but what the heck…