Sapphire Radeon RX 7700 XT PULSE (11335-04-20G)

A fairly powerful mid-range video card from Sapphire, which is based on the Navi 32 graphics processor and has 12 GB of GDDR6 video memory. Part of the 2023 Sapphire Pulse lineup, which is revered among casual gamers for its factory overclocking, efficient cooling, and reasonable pricing. Based on the Navi 32 graphics processor (5 nm, RDNA 3 architecture), which contains 3456 stream processors, the GPU operating frequency is 2544 MHz.

The card has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory (18000 MHz), which communicates using a 192-bit interface, delivering a score of 20,673 in the popular G3D Mark synthetic benchmark. It occupies an intermediate position between the middle and upper price segments, offering an excellent solution for gaming systems in terms of price and quality. The manufacturer positions it as an alternative to NVIDIA RTX 4060/4060 Ti video cards, as well as a more modern alternative to outdated Radeon video cards from previous generations.

In games, it performs best at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, delivering an average of 50 to 100 FPS in Helldivers 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Lies Of P, Starfield and other demanding blockbusters of recent years. Among other things, the Sapphire Radeon RX 7700 XT PULSE supports ray tracing and FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) image upscaling. These technologies are implemented at the software and hardware level, improving the realism of lighting, reflections and shadows, while increasing the average FPS thanks to a unique artificial scaling system. The modification from Sapphire has medium dimensions (length 28 cm, thickness 2.5 slots) and can be used in a miniature computer case, provided that the latter is well-thought-out.