Great card. Had it since 2024 I believe now. It’s still performing great! Had little issue with it this past year but sent it in to MSI on RMA and their support team was very fast and helpful and had it returned back to me within a week.
Money value : worth it
Graphics quality is amazing compared to my 5700xt an Vega cards. I started out with RX580.
chris moody · 2026-01-27 · via amazon
★★★★★Your only real "high-end" GPU option for Mini-ITX + Linux
This card is reviewed in light of its initial June 2023 purchase, meaning after roughly half a year of daily usage.
So, why this card in particular?
At 325 x 56 x 140 mm, this is essentially the only 7900 XTX card that can fit comfortably in most Mini-ITX cases. Key word: Comfortably. The vast majority of 7900 XTXs on the market are >330mm long and/or >60mm thick. Some are indeed very short, such as the Sapphire Nitro Plus Vapor-X at a length of 320mm, but that comes at the cost of a 3.5 (essentially 4) slot PCI thickness of 71.6mm, which is much too fat even for Mini-ITX cases that—in theory—permit 4 PCI slot cards. Trust me in that you are better off not testing those case-manufacturer claims of 4 PCI slot GPU support. Thinner is just safer.
Beyond that my only other consideration was Linux support. It isn't as if NVIDIA doesn't Linux at all, but their Linux drivers and support is all surprisingly spotty compared to AMD, and moreover the only card they have within the same price-performance-profile (RTX 4080) offers generally worse rasterisation performance and (more critically) all come in form factors that are either way too long or way too fat to comfortably fit in most Mini-ITX cases, regardless of AIB partner you happen to go with.
AMD vs NVIDIA aside, MSI really does have the market cornered here in terms of a high end GPU that's fairly thin and also not too long with this product.
For that reason I shelled out the initial ~$1,100 price which put it at a premium compared to other 7900 XTX brands on the market.
After 6 months of usage within a Linux gaming machine I can say that the card has function flawlessly in that role in terms of performance, married to a 7800X3D. It is able to play the most demanding modern games at 1440p with max or near max setting and maintain my usual frame-cap of 144fps with no significant drops. Just leave ray-tracing off ;)
Noise is minimal. The fans are more quite than the ancient EVGA 1080Ti I upgraded from and while there is some slight capacitor whine on initial load it tends to taper off below ambient fan-noise fairly quickly.
Over all an excellent card and would recommend for anyone with similar strict requirements.
Tim Bullard · 2023-11-29 · via amazon
★★★★★Best GPU I've had so far.
Got it as a replacement for a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT as I got a new ASUS 4K monitor and my previous GPU was not doing the job with newer games.
So far, this GPU feels like a beast. Gets +80 FPS in most games at Ultra settings without RT (I'm not a RT fan, that's why I went for this instead of a 4080, and also a 6700 XT instead of a 3070Ti). And +100 FPS in most games with FSR Blanced or Performance enabled.
I personally don't mind FPS count but high quality and fidelity on graphics with my games (I don't play eSports other than Fortnite with some friends).
The noise on fans isn't noticeable at all, it doesn't get that hot as I expected (75c/80c on GPU temps and 85c/90c on hotspot).
Regarding size, I was expecting a big GPU so this was no surprise. It's big although not as big as the 4090 I saw on the local retailer, so I got myself prepared and also got the EZDIY-FAB PCIe 4.0 GPU Mount Bracket with ARGB to avoid issues with my small case.
I don't see myself replacing my GPU in the next 5 years. Best purchase ever.
AndreyStevn · 2023-07-31 · via amazon
★★★★★Absolutely Garbage.
Card is having constant issues, giving black screens for 5+ seconds at a time, hourly if not more frequently than that. MSI support is of NO help at all. Had a representative suggest I purchase a new card from another vendor. When the MSI Rep themselves tell you to shop elsewhere, that says something.
Zachary Hall · 2023-08-30 · via amazon
★★★★★a true machine
After 2yrs of near daily use, still holding strong! Absolutely Crushes most games I play at 1440p, almost always at or above 240fps on high settings. Also quite capable of handling my digital art, including rendering and modeling, and high quality textures. The thermals are also quite nice! It's pretty consistent at staying cool, and seems to be doing particularly well after the latest update to the drivers. Odds are I'll be using this card until it fails!
