6800 XT vs 7900 XT vs 7900 XTX: Don't get ripped off!

The new RDNA 3 AMD GPUs (7900 XT and 7900 XTX) have received a lot of praise for their value. But are they really that good of a deal compared to AMD's own previous generation of GPUs? Many reviews focused on comparing them to the 6900 XT or 6950 XT, but those GPUs never offered good value. The 6800 XT offered very similar performance for a much lower price. How does the 7900 XT and 7900 XTX stack up against the 6800 XT at current market pricing?

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Chapters:
0:00 Unreal Engine 5.1 Testing: Fortnite 1440p Epic HW RT Off
0:57 Fortnite 1440p Epic HW RT On
1:42 Fortnite 1440p Epic HW RT On Upscaling: TSR Quality
2:27 Fortnite 1440p High HW RT Off
3:11 Fortnite 1080p Epic HW RT On
3:53 Fortnite 4K Epic HW RT Off
4:40 Fortnite 4K High HW RT Off
5:27 Fortnite 4K High Upscaling TSR Quality
6:24 Other "Next Gen" Game: Plague Tale Requiem 1440p Ultra
7:22 Plague Tale Requiem 4K Ultra
7:53 Plague Tale Requiem 4K Ultra Res Scale Quality
8:23 Demanding UE4 Game: The Callisto Protocol 1440p Ultra
9:09 The Callisto Protocol 4K Ultra
9:54 The Callisto Protocol 1440p Ray Tracing Max
10:40 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Ultra
11:51 Cyberpunk 2077 4K Ultra
13:01 High FPS 4K Settings: Cyberpunk 2077 4K High FSR2 Quality
14:12 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p RT Ultra
15:23 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p RT Reflections
16:34 Call of Duty MWII 1440p Extreme
17:40 Call of Duty MWII 1440p Balanced
18:45 Call of Duty MWII 1080p Balanced
19:51 Call of Duty MWII 4K Extreme
20:57 Forza Horizon 5 4K Extreme
22:05 God of War 4K Ultra
23:07 God of War 1440p Ultra
24:09 Horizon Zero Dawn 4K Ultimate
24:59 Final Thoughts: Price to Performance

[LethaR_YT]

no intro, not even a salute, just straight to the benchmarks. There's heroes and then there's Daniel.

[josh]

As a 6800XT owner THANK YOU for making this video.

[KirkKiyosadaTome]

Daniel, I'd like to personally thank you for your excellent reviews. Because of them, I've recently purchased the LG C1 48" OLED, and built a new system (for the first time in literal decades) based on the 7700X and the 6800 XT. The CPU was a particularly nice deal since Micro Center not only discounted them with AMD's lower MSRP announcement, but kept the deal where you received 32GB of DDR5 6000 RAM for free. Cannot be any happier with this setup, nor your great content.

[cscott]

Upgraded from 3070 to 7900xt. Also upgraded cpu from r5 3600 to ryzen 7700x. The change in performance in just 2 years is bananas.

[dumbodum]

Bought a 6800 XT today, feels good man to finally find something that did not make me feel ripped off.

Coming from a 980 Ti so this gonna be a huge upgrade

[thunmaker]

Plot twist: AMD are actually owned by Nvidia. Their function is to make the exact same stupid mistakes nvidia make, in order to make Nvidia look sane.

[urchinsify]

Congratulations on break 100k subs before the end of the year!

Glad I discovered your channel before I upgraded from i5 4400k to i5 13600k ddr5. I think I made good decisions so far, looking forward to saving up soon for a new GPU.

[spektrumB]

I repeat, AMD needs to either find 20% performance from the driver update, or drops the prices of 7900XT to $650 and 7900XTX to $800.

[christopherdunn]

Seeing the comparison with 6800 XT as a baseline really makes you wonder how much room is left in the lineup for a Navi 32 "7800 XT". Does it really make sense to launch a 7800 XT for ~15% more performance, if 7900 XT is only 20-30% in most titles? Don't feel great about it...

[tranner]

Just wanna say congrats to all your success. You really helped me stay in the loop in regards to GPUs when I was looking to upgrade. Crazy to see how much you've grown since I started watching.

[MrDenRody]

Loving my 6800 XT! Great card! Great video!

[sailyourface]

This was the exact comparison I was considering, thanks Daniel!

[hartsickdisciple]

I think the 4070 Ti is going to be notably slower than the 7900 XT, so $800 will be too high. I'm sure Nvidia will still put that MSRP on it though. That's just too much damn money for a high refresh 1440p/entry level 4k GPU. I think these insane GPU prices have the potential to kill desktop PC gaming. I've been doing it for 24 years, so I don't say that lightly.

I think the prices should be:

4090: It's the best, so whatever they want to charge.
4080: $900-950
4070 Ti: $600-650

7900XTX: $800-850
7900XT: $700

[DesuVR]

Notice how the 7900XT is running cooler at a lower fan RPM, though. That needs to be acknowledged. I personally prioritize performance-per-watt and noise over getting every frame I can possibly get. This is gonna be the unappreciated hidden gem of a card when its price drops.

[Keivz]

I find these comparisons entertaining though I have no intention on buying any of these cards. Looking forward to the eventual 4070 ti vs 7900 xt review!

[HighYield]

Gratz on hitting 100k, huge milestone 🎉
Been watching you for a while now, next stop: 1M!

[gahgetgumdaoyna]

I bought almost new 6800xt for 300 Euro. Applied liqued metal thermal paste, fully overclocked. Stable around 70 degrees at Rdr2. Stayed around 50-60 degrees on Dota 2 with 1440p resolution. Upgraded GTX 970. I am really happy for it and it will be the best if I can sell gtx970 for about 100 euro.

[eirik]

In my country the 6800 XT is approx. 760 USD while I got the 7900 XT for approx 1050 USD (with a small discount code), so I am happy with my choice. Although I hate the current GPU prices, I have been waiting for almost two years to upgrade my 5700 XT.

[AshtonCoolman]

If I had anything from a 6800 XT to 6950 XT, I probably wouldn't upgrade this generation. I personally have a 2080 Super and the XTX would be a fantastic upgrade for me. I'm actively looking for a Sapphire Nitro+ or Powercolor Red Devil model. If I can't find one then I'll settle for a 4080 but really don't want to go with Nvidia this generation.

[toddwerther]

Was seriously considering a new PC build late Oct and for about a two week period Knew-eggz had the 6800XT for $479. I waited... and the price shot up from there. Once it hit $550 I just got a PS5 GoW bundle.. the way I looked at it, an entire system for the same price as a mid tier last gen card.