Acer recently entered the graphics card market with the launch of the Acer Predator BiFrost Intel Arc A770, which received positive reviews for its impressive performance. The company has since expanded its GPU lineup to include AMD Radeon RX 7000 series cards and Nvidia models such as the RTX 4070 Twin Edge OC 12 GB and RTX 4080 Trinity OC 16GB.
The Acer Predator BiFrost Radeon RX 7600 OC is positioned as a more affordable option in the lineup. This review aims to assess its performance, build quality, cooling efficiency, and overall value proposition.
Specifications:
– GPU Variant: Navi 33
– Architecture: RDNA 3.0
– Foundry: TSMC 6mm
– Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x8
– Base Clock: 1720 MHz
– Game Clock: 2250 MHz
– Boost Clock: 2655 MHz
– Memory Clock: 2250 MHz
– Memory Size: 8 GB
– Memory Type: GDDR6
– Memory Bus: 128 bit
– Bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s
– Shading Units: 2048
– TMUs: 128
– ROPs: 64
– Compute Units: 32
– RT Cores: 32
– L0 Cache: 32 KB per WGP
– L1 Cache: 128 KB per Array
– L2 Cache: 2 MB
– L3 Cache: 32 MB
– Pixel Rate: 169.9 GPixel/s
– Texture Rate: 339.8 GTexel/s
– FP16 (half): 43.50 TFLOPS (2:1)
– FP32 (float): 21.75 TFLOPS
– FP64 (double): 679.7 GFLOPS (1:32)
– Slot Width: Dual-slot
– Length: 267 mm
– Width: 118 mm
– Cooler: Double Fans, Ringed axial fan & blower-style fan
– TDP: 165 W
– Suggested PSU: 550W
– Ports: 1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4
– Power Connector: 1x 8-pin
Unboxing/Build Quality:
The Acer Predator BiFrost Radeon RX 7600 OC features a black and silver color scheme with a dual-fan cooling solution that combines a traditional axial fan with a blower-style fan. The card’s build quality is solid, with a metal backplate for added rigidity. The card’s compact design and subtle lighting make it suitable for most PC builds.
Performance/Benchmarks:
The RX 7600 OC delivers solid performance for 1080p gaming and can handle 1440p in many titles. The card performs well in traditional rasterization but falls behind in ray tracing capabilities compared to Nvidia offerings. The support for FSR 3 and frame generation technology provides a potential performance boost in supported games.
Price & Verdict:
At its discounted price of £270, the Acer Predator BiFrost Radeon RX 7600 OC offers competitive performance for its class. It is a good option for users primarily interested in 1080p gaming and those who appreciate its compact design. Overall, the card provides a balanced package that should satisfy many gamers in the mid-range segment.
