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.

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:

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.