AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Launches, Cut Down Navi 31 GPU Starting At $649 US

AMD has officially launched the Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB GPU which is an exclusive RDNA 3 graphics card for $649 US.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB GPU Has Now Officially Launched For $649 US

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE or Golden Rabbit Edition is a brand new RDNA 3 GPU that has been designed to counter the RTX 4070 from NVIDIA. The graphics card launched today at ChinaJoy 2023 & AIBs including PowerColor, Sapphire, and XFX, showcased their custom designs (all three are AMD's exclusive AIB partners). The graphics card will also be getting the reference "MBA" treatment when it hits retail shelves.

As for the specifications, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics cards are going to feature a cut-down Navi 31 GPU with 80 RDNA 3 compute units or 5120 stream processors which is slightly cut-down versus the 7900 XT with 84 compute units or 5376 stream processors along with a slimmed-down memory configuration of 256-bit along with the aforementioned 16 GB memory. Since Infinity Cache is tied to the bus interface within each of the six MCDs, here we can expect 64 MB of IFC which is 26 MB lower than the RX 7900 XT.

Clocks for the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE are maintained at a boost clock of up to 2245 MHz but an ironically low base frequency of just 1270 MHz, a 730 MHz reduction over the XT variant. The G6 memory operates at 18 Gbps speeds, delivering 576 GB/s of bandwidth versus the 20 Gbps pin speeds on the higher-end XT & XTX variants.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Reference Model PCB (Image Credits: 搞机所):

The reference design of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB graphics card features the same cooling solution as the Radeon RX 7900 XT with a dual-slot and triple-fan configuration. The PCB has been changed slightly to accommodate 8 GDDR6 ICs while the 7900 XT features 10 ICs. The VRM solution is a 16-phase design and power is provided through a dual 8-pin connector config.

As for the pricing, the card will be sold for 5299 RMB ($740 US) in China and $649 US in North America. This is $200 US cheaper than the $849 US MSRP of the RX 7900 XT and 400 RMB cheaper than the Chinese MSRP of the 7900 XT. For $649 US, the card actually looks to be very competitive against the RTX 4070 which retails for $599 US but custom models are priced closer to the $650 US price range.

That's confirmed by Expreview in their review where the card severely lags behind the Radeon RX 7900 XT and consumes almost the same level of power. So while the card may not be the same level of value in the Chinese market, it ha the potential to be a great alternative to the RTX 4070 from NVIDIA.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Graphics Card Performance & Power (Credits: Expreview):

Besides the independent review, AMD also provides its own official performance numbers of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE with the card tested on 1440P Max settings across various titles. Following are the average FPS you can expect from the card:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 136 FPS
• Dead Island 2 - 154 FPS
• Company of Heroes 3 - 184 FPS
• Cyberpunk 2077 - 94 FPS
• Star Wars: Jedi Survior - 81 FPS
• Forspoken (RT) - 72 FPS
• Dead Space (RT) - 76 FPS
• Resident Evil 4 (RT) - 107 FPS
• The Callisto Protocol - 65 FPS
• Returnal (RT) - 72 FPS

It's interesting that while the Radeon RX 7900 GRE is (potentially) a global launch, it's entirely been marketed as a Chinese launch which isn't the case since the company also lists down NA (North American) pricing. The company is also rumored to unveil its Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT GPUs around September.

AMD Radeon RX 7000 RDNA 3 GPU Lineup:

Graphics Card	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT	AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE	AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT	AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT	AMD Radeon RX 7700 (NEW)	AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT	AMD Radeon RX 7600
GPU	Navi 31 XTX	Navi 31 XT	Navi 31 LE	Navi 32	Navi 32	Navi 32	Navi 32	Navi 33 XL
Process Node	5nm+6nm	5nm+6nm	5nm+6nm	5nm+6nm	5nm+6nm	5nm+6nm	5nm+6nm	6nm
Die Size	300mm2 (Only GCD) 522mm2 (with MCDs)	300mm2 (Only GCD) 522mm2 (with MCDs)	300mm2 (Only GCD) 522mm2 (with MCDs)	~200mm2(Only GCD) 150mm2(with MCDs)	~200mm2(Only GCD) 150mm2(with MCDs)	~200mm2(Only GCD) 150mm2(with MCDs)	204mm2	204mm2
Transistors	58 Billion	58 Billion	58 Billion	28.1 Billion	28.1 Billion	28.1 Billion	13.3 Billion	13.3 Billion
GPU WGPs	48	42	40	30	27	20	16	16
Stream Processors	6144	5376	5120	3840	3456	2560	2048	2048
TMUs/ROPs	384 / 192	384 / 192	320 / 160	240 / 96	216 / 96	160/64	128 / 32	128 / 32
Game Clock	2.3 GHz	2.0 GHz	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz	2.0 GHz?	2.47	2.2 GHz
Boost Clock	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz	2.45 GHz?	2.76	2.6 GHz
FP32 TFLOPs	61 TFLOPs	52 TFLOPs	46 TFLOPs	37 TFLOPs	35 TFLOPs	25 TFLOPS	23 TFLOPs	22 TFLOPs
Memory Size	24 GB GDDR6	20 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	12 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6
Infinity Cache	96 MB	80 MB	64 MB	64 MB	48 MB	40 MB	32 MB	32 MB
Memory Bus	384-bit	320-bit	256-bit	256-bit	192-bit	256-bit	128-bit	128-bit
Memory Clock	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	18 Gbps	19.5 Gbps	18 Gbps	19.5 Gbps	18 Gbps	18 Gbps
Bandwidth	960 GB/s	800 GB/s	576 GB/s	624 GB/s	432 GB/s	624 GB/s	288 GB/s	288 GB/s
Effective Bandwidth	3.5 TB/s	3.5 TB/s	2.2 TB/s	2.7 TB/s	2.0 TB/s	1.9 TB/s	476.9 GB/s	476.9 GB/s
TBP	355W	315W	260W	263W	245W	263W	190W	165W
PCIe Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Price	$999 US	$899 US	$549 US	$499 US	$419 US	TBD	$329 US	$269 US
Launch	Dec, 2022	Dec, 2022	July, 2023	September, 2023	September, 2023	September, 2025	January, 2024	May, 2023

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