Sapphire Pulse RX 7600 XT OC Graphics Card Review

How Much Does it Cost?

You can check for up-to-date prices and stock for the RX 7600 XT 16GB Series on Amazon here, Overclockers UK here, and Scan.co.uk here.

Was 16GB The Right Call?

So, where to start with this one? Well, I think I’ve made it pretty clear that the GPU from AMD has it all wrong in terms of its naming structure. 7600 XT makes it sound like you’re getting a lot more, when in fact it’s all in one area, memory, and while I have to put the blame onto AMD, they are essentially doing what consumers asked when it was made clear that 8GB in 2023 wasn’t enough, and moving into 2024, gamers wanted more and this is the end result.

Now I’m not trying to put the blame on the consumers, because while they asked for more memory, much like with the 4060 Ti, AMD obliged, but that’s all they did. Surely getting some more performance out of the GPU core, or utilising a cut-down 7700 XT would have more sense to give it more of a purpose, but as with this, like we’ve seen time and time before, it’s AMD doing AMD things and after being in this industry for close to 20 years, nothing surprises me any more.

Overview

Generally, when I look at GPUs, there’s a silver lining to it all, but I’m really struggling on this one, but that’s been the case on the last few launches from both AMD and NVIDIA, and I think it shows just how out of touch they are with consumers, which is a shame, as AMD has always been quite community driven and focussed on offering great value for money, which is the case on the desktop CPU division, but GPUs have just fallen by the wayside and that’s an opportunity for someone to scoop up, so it wouldn’t surprise me if Intel come in even stronger when their new products release. There’s a market available to them, and I honestly feel like AMD and NVIDIA have tried, and to a degree, they’ve both failed, so why not give the essentially, new guy a chance?

It’s a shame, and while AMD can have the bragging rights to a degree, with Intel to one side, of having the cheapest 16GB GPU out right now, that’s where it starts and ends. The A770 is the cheaper 16GB card, but they just don’t have the same momentum that Team Green and Team Red have, and that’s why I’m cautious about saying that it’s comparable.

Should I Buy One?

Right now, if you have a budget of $329, I’d probably go with something older that is still capable, or try to increase that budget and go for the 7800 XT. In all of our latest content, it keeps cropping up as the best value card you can buy, and that right now, even though it costs more, is very hard to ignore.