ASUS's take on a white-coloured Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card is aesthetically pleasing with good thermal performance to boot.

AMD's mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs have been on the market for some time now, with parts such as the mid-range Radeon RX 7700 XT and RX 7800 XT duking it out with Team Green's product offerings, namely the original GeForce RTX 4070 (non-SUPER) and most recently, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. Especially with the price cuts that AMD has made to the RX 7800 XT in order to maintain price competitiveness against NVIDIA's RTX 4000 SUPER series of GPU offerings, there's no better time than now to consider Team Red's GPU offerings if you're in the market for a new mid-range graphics card.

For this article, ALKtech unboxes and tests what could very well be THE mid-range AMD graphics card to get for those intending to build a white-themed PC: the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition 16GB GDDR6. Sporting a sleek white-coloured aesthetic with a hefty aluminum fan shroud and backplate, read on to see how this card performs with a mix of gaming benchmark tests at the 1440p resolution, when paired with a mid-range processor, the Intel Core i5-12600K, as part of a white-themed test-bench PC build.

Summary of Specifications (TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-WHITE-GAMING)

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
• Memory: 16GB GDDR6 RAM (256-bit, 19.5 Gbps)
• OC Mode: up to 2565 MHz (boost clock) / up to 2254 MHz (Game Clock)
• Default Mode: up to 2520 MHz (boost clock) / up to 2213 MHz (Game Clock)
• Bus Type: PCIe 4.0 x16
• Outputs: 3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x HDMI 2.1
• External Power Required: Yes, 2x 8-pin
• Recommended PSU Wattage: 750W and above
• Dimensions: 319.8mm x 150.9mm x 59.2mm
• Card Thickness: 2.96 slots
• Official ASUS product page: https://www.asus.com/sg/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/tuf-gaming/tuf-rx7800xt-o16g-white-gaming/

Packaging & Accessories

The TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 comes in a box with an outer sleeve that sports a black, red and white colourway, where the rear of the sleeve gives the usual overview of features and specifications of the card.

Upon removing the outer sleeve, we get a white cardboard box that holds the graphics card - the said box comes embellished with TUF Gaming motifs for a more gamer-oriented appearance.

The following accessories come included:

• Certificate of Reliability
• Collectible card
• Graphics card holder with built-in screwdriver
• Graphics card holder setup guide
• Mobile phone holder
• Quick start guide
• TUF Gaming Velcro hook and loop
• Warranty card

An interesting accessory worth highlighting is a graphics card holder that comes with a built-in screwdriver - fans of ASUS's TUF Gaming line-up of graphics cards will find the design of the said graphics card familiar, where ASUS has given the holder. which is usually gunmetal grey in colour, a lick of white paint to match the aesthetic of the Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition.

For a walkthrough of the accessories that come included with the card, be sure to check out the YouTube video embedded at the start of this article.

Unsurprisingly, the Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition shares the same design language as the rest of its TUF Gaming graphics card brethren, NVIDIA's cards included. This is because graphics cards in the TUF Gaming line-up utilise a "vented exoskeleton" comprising of a hefty aluminium shroud and backplate, which gives the TUF Gaming graphics card line-up a unique military-inspired aesthetic. The card is well-built and comes with premium features, such as three "axial-tech" fans with dual ball bearings for better airflow, which only spin up when GPU temperatures go above 55°C so as to keep noise output levels to a minimum, a 2.96-slot design, premium 20K military-grade capacitors and so on.

To help with reducing PCB flex while also assisting with heat dissipation, ASUS has included an aluminium backplate that forms the backbone of the cooler assembly.

In order to ensure enough space for the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition in your PC build, you'll have to make sure that you have at least 3 expansion slots worth of space, seeing as the card has a thickness of 2.96 slots.

Along the long edge of the card is a Performance/Quiet mode switch that allows end-users to toggle between two BIOS profiles so as to suit their usage scenarios - the Quiet Mode, as its name implies, implements a less aggressive fan curve to help keep fan noise at bay.

As can be seen, the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition utilises two 8-pin power connectors to supply its power needs - this is in contrast to NVIDIA's mid-range offerings that have made the switch to the 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector.

Fan of RGB lighting effects will be pleased to note that the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition comes with Aura Sync addressable RGB LED accents, which can be configured via ASUS's Armoury Crate software app.

GPU-Z Screenshot

Testing Methodology

To get a sensing of the card's performance, the following tests were run:

Gameplay

• Cyberpunk 2077 v2.12 in-game benchmark
• F1 23 in-game benchmark
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider in-game benchmark

All tests above were run at the 1440p resolution with the card on the default "Performance" mode.

Test Setup

A test bench with the specifications below was used:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K (with Enhanced Multi Core Performance enabled via BIOS)
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 622 Halo White
• CPU Thermal Paste: Cooler Master CryoFuze
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD AX (BIOS F38)
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5 6000 CL40
• Storage: Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition 16GB GDDR6
• PSU: Cooler Master V1000 80 PLUS GOLD
• Case: Segotep Gank 360 with 2x Cooler Master Mobius 120P ARGB White Edition & 1x Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 HALO² White Edition case fans
• Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27" LCD monitor (144 Hz, 1440p)
• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (23H2)
• Graphics Driver: AMD Adrenalin 24.4.1
• Resizable BAR: Enabled

The test results shown below were taken from benchmark runs that were performed without any screen capture software running in the background. Where necessary, readouts from MSI Afterburner as well as HWiNFO64 were obtained so as to measure FPS performance and other relevant performance metrics.

Cyberpunk 2077 v2.12 In-game Benchmark

Cyberpunk 2077 v2.12's built-in benchmark tool sees the test bench attain an average FPS of 95.49, a minimum FPS of 80.49 and a maximum FPS of 120.66 - these results were obtained on the 1440p resolution using the "Ultra" graphics preset with ray tracing disabled, and all upscaling technologies such as AMD's FSR and NVIDIA's DLSS switched off.

F1 23 In-game Benchmark

F1 23's in-game benchmark tool sees the test system achieve an average FPS of 59, a minimum FPS of 45 and a maximum FPS of 79. These results were obtained on the "Ultra High" detail preset at 1440p with ray tracing enabled, and all forms of upscaling technologies (e.g. FSR) disabled.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider In-game Benchmark

To round things up from a benchmarking perspective, Shadow of the Tomb Raider's built-in benchmark test sees the test bench achieving an average FPS of 70 - the results pictured above were obtained while on the 1440p resolution with all graphics settings turned up to the highest possible settings, where Ray Tracing Shadow Quality was set to "Ultra" and all forms of upscaling technologies were disabled.

Power Consumption, Thermals & Acoustics

Power Consumption

Under Load (F1 23 Benchmark - 2 Laps, Singapore Circuit)
• Avg. Total Board Power: 275.0W
• Min. Total Board Power: 274.2W
• Max. Total Board Power: 276.3W

Idle
• Avg. Total Board Power: 13.1W
• Min. Total Board Power: 12.7W
• Max. Total Board Power: 14.0W

Figures above were obtained from "Total Board Power (TBP)" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Thermals

Under Load (F1 23 Benchmark - 2 Laps, Singapore Circuit)
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 58.7°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 54.0°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 60.0°C
• Avg. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 77.5°C
• Min. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 73.0°C
• Max. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 79.0°C

Idle
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 36.7°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 36.0°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 38.0°C
• Avg. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 43.5°C
• Min. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 42.0°C
• Max. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 45.0°C

Figures above were obtained from "GPU Temperature" & "GPU Hot Spot Temperature" readouts from HWiNFO64. The PC case was closed throughout the entirety of testing.

Ambient Temperature of Surroundings: ~30°C

While on the Performance mode and under gaming workloads, I found the Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition's fans to be pretty quiet. That said, I could detect quite a fair bit of coil whine in the form of a low buzzing noise that was especially evident with the side panel of the PC case removed - with the case fully enclosed however, the coil whine for the most part was masked by the general fan noise of the test bench PC.

Conclusion & Pricing

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 is a premium RX 7800 XT graphics card offering that sports the bells and whistles commensurate with its price and positioning; we're talking a hefty all-aluminium construction with a visually-pleasing aesthetic, where in my books, this is one of the nicest-looking white-coloured graphics cards currently available on the market. It helps too, that the cooling solution does a commendable job of keeping temperatures at bay even under heavy workloads, with an average GPU temperature of 58.7°C and an average GPU hot spot temperature of 77.5°C while under benchmark conditions.

As of the time of writing this article, the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition is available to purchase in Singapore for a price of around $893 Singapore dollars.

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The graphics card featured in this article was a review unit provided on loan from ASUS Singapore.