AMD’s reputation has been tarnished by reports of some Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference graphics cards experiencing thermal issues involving GPU hotspot temperatures, or the maximum temperature.
What just happened? Following weeks of complaints, AMD has finally confirmed that the high temperatures and unexpected throttling in the Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference cards are being caused by issues related to their thermal solution.
AMD’s reputation has been tarnished by reports of some Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference graphics cards experiencing thermal issues involving GPU hotspot temperatures, or the maximum temperature read by the sensor, reaching as high as 110C.
AMD initially said 110C is the normal junction temperature, which is why it refused some buyers’ RMA requests and advised those users who are experiencing unexpected thermal throttling to contact AMD support.
A recent investigation by Roman ‘der8auer’ Hartung led to the overclocker placing the blame for the overheating issues on the Radeon RX 7900 XTX’s vapor chamber; it’s believed that some batches of the cards lack sufficient fluid levels.
