AMD RX 7900 XTX GPU cooler issue could make Nvidia RTX 4090 problems look like small fry

AMD’s RX 7900 XTX has run into trouble with reported cases of overheating causing the GPU to throttle back its speed, and we’ve now heard a further statement from Team Red to confirm the issue is with the cooler. However, there are worrying rumblings elsewhere on the amount of RDNA 3 flagship graphics cards that might be affected. First off, the new statement we received from AMD sees the company admit that it believes there is a problem with the cooling of some 7900 XTX graphics cards – though note that this is reference boards only, which is to say those using AMD’s reference design cooler.

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