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If you’re wondering about the RX 7700 XT TDP and power consumption, and how powerful the card could actually be, then you’re in the right place.
One of the latest additions to the RDNA 3 family, the RX 7700 XT has been released alongside its more powerful sibling, the RX 7800 XT, for 50 bucks cheaper. One of our in house experts, Sebastian Kozlowski has put the new AMD GPU to the test in his review of the RX 7700 XT. Within the existing GPU hierarchy, the RX 7700 XT sits somewhere between Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti 8GB and 16GB models. But how much power will these GPUs chomp up? And do you need to check your PSU is up to the task? Make sure you’ve checked out the expected retailers for the RX 7700 XT too.
AMD RX 7700 XT TDP – how much power does it draw?
Where to buy RX 7700 XT
- Gigabyte Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
- XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Black 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
AMD’s RX 7700 XT graphics card has a TDP of 245W, which translates to a PSU requirement of about 700W to be on the safe side. That’s only about 20W less than the 7800 XT’s 263W TDP, meaning there’s not a massive power consumption difference between these GPUs. If power efficiency is a priority in upgrading your GPU, then you may want to consider the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, with a power draw of just 115W. You are of course missing out on the 12GB of GDDR6 RAM that the 7700 XT offers, though on the whole, is a great choice for those looking for a great balance between performance and energy savings.
AMD RX 7700 XT power consumption
The RX 7700 XT consumes around 245W of power. If we directly compare this number to the RX 6700 XT’s 220W of power, the increase is pretty reasonable. No doubt AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture plays a role in keeping the graphics card power consumption down. If you’re thinking of buying the card, make sure you’ve checked out the best 750W PSUs for the job. 700W should be ample, though that extra 50W is useful for clearance purposes.
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