Given that the Radeon 7800 XT mirrors the 6800 XT's performance, it's not particularly thrilling, especially after 3 years. But at just $500, the 7800 XT will likely become the go-to option for many.
Given that the Radeon 7800 XT mirrors the 6800 XT's performance, it's not particularly thrilling, especially after 3 years. But at just $500, the 7800 XT will likely become the go-to option for many.
Yup, not regretting buying a 6800xt in January either.Yet another GPU launch that makes me glad I bought a 6950 XT 9 month ago.
Nvidia pretty much did the same thing with the 4070 (except it was only a $100 less than previous gen for the same performance instead of $150 less than previous gen for the same performance). Techspot gave it the same score, a 90, but the 4070 was not received very well by the consumer. That remains to be seen for the 7800 XT, but I think it will do well. However, in hindsight, the 4070 should have gotten more like an 80 if you are directly comparing this review to that review. The 7800 XT at least outperforms the 6800 XT in most scenarios and costs significantly less. The 3080 is still better than the 4070 by 3-5% margin.Can't help but think that if this exact same card was an nVidia card, everyone in the comments would be drooling over it instead of expressing disappointment.
None actually move the price/perf that was already available before their launch even a quarter of an inch.7800xt starts at 2690 here (pulse dual fan), when 6800xt phantom (triple fan) is 2474. 7800xt needs another 40eur down to be par with 6800xt.Nvidia pretty much did the same thing with the 4070 (except it was only a $100 less than previous gen for the same performance instead of $150 less than previous gen for the same performance). Techspot gave it the same score, a 90, but the 4070 was not received very well by the consumer. That remains to be seen for the 7800 XT, but I think it will do well. However, in hindsight, the 4070 should have gotten more like an 80 if you are directly comparing this review to that review. The 7800 XT at least outperforms the 6800 XT in most scenarios and costs significantly less. The 3080 is still better than the 4070 by 3-5% margin.
AMD's biggest mistake this generation was branding and pricing. Everyone would have looked at it differently if:Sigh.
What a steaming pile of hot garbage the GPU market has become.
Yes, AMD pumped out too many 6000 series and they have flooded the market place. I'm speaking in relative terms. The 6700 XT launch MSRP was $479, the 6800 XT was $649. The 7900 XT should have been the 7800 XT, but was given that designation to sell it for more and keep 6000 series prices elevated until to stock was reduced. AMDs plan is sort of working. It needed to sell those 6000 series cards, but if they were not available, the 7800 XT at $500 would look amazing, but probably would be a 7700 XT.None actually move the price/perf that was already available before their launch even a quarter of an inch.7800xt starts at 2690 here (pulse dual fan), when 6800xt phantom (triple fan) is 2474. 7800xt needs another 40eur down to be par with 6800xt.
and I thank them for it, got a 400eur 6800 fighter.rdna2 was a once in a cycle moment, navi21 cards were the r9 290s of rdna series.I had 7870ghz ed and r9 290, liked them, but after that amd stopped making progress with gcn while nvidia hammered them with powerful and efficient maxwell/pascal. gonna be the same now with ada/blackwell vs rdna3/4. difference being nvidia got super greedy even for their standards, while amd still tries to rip us off just a little less to stay relevant. Architecturally, they're a gen or two behind ada already.Yes, AMD pumped out too many 6000 series and they have flooded the market place.
6500xt ran worse than rx480 half the time if you were on pcie 3.0. an entry level card that required pcie4, really dumb. not enough vram for 1080p even.So despite being on same level as 6800XT, 7800XT gets score of 90/100 because "it offers best value vs price".
And then 6500XT got 20/100 because it "offered best value vs price".
Just admit it, I was right all the time :middlefinger:
I don't think it's the same thing. What do you see here:Nvidia pretty much did the same thing with the 4070 (except it was only a $100 less than previous gen for the same performance instead of $150 less than previous gen for the same performance). Techspot gave it the same score, a 90, but the 4070 was not received very well by the consumer. That remains to be seen for the 7800 XT, but I think it will do well. However, in hindsight, the 4070 should have gotten more like an 80 if you are directly comparing this review to that review. The 7800 XT at least outperforms the 6800 XT in most scenarios and costs significantly less. The 3080 is still better than the 4070 by 3-5% margin.