7900 XT Worth it?

uscool · 23 Apr 2023 at 13:22

Still over priced but what's around it's one of the better deals

And I'd stay away from the 4070, not even talking about the vram it's horsepower isn't that impressive

Martini1991 · 23 Apr 2023 at 13:24

JediFragger said:
At this point I'd certainly be keeping the 6800!

Aye.

But it's worrying neither company can sell me an upgrade 2 years on for the same price I paid for my 6800. I expect the 7800XT to not be worth the upgrade

WonkyEyezJohnny · 23 Apr 2023 at 13:26

Gray2233 said:
What's the exact make and model of your PSU?

RMx750 Corsair 80 Plus Gold

Gray2233 · 23 Apr 2023 at 13:46

WonkyEyezJohnny said:
RMx750 Corsair 80 Plus Gold

That should run a 7900xt just fine.

humbug · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:03

Martini1991 said:
At £750 it's probably the most "Worth it card"

This, IMO eveything is over priced but at £750 its the least egregious.

uscool · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:04

WonkyEyezJohnny said:
mostly play warzone 2 and new games coming out

forgot to add COD shines on AMD and the same engine will be used in upcoming COD

humbug · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:08

WonkyEyezJohnny said:
does anyone think there will be a gpu price drop anytime soon?

Honestly no, we have been waiting, and hoping and waiting..... the only GPU that's had a price drop from its original MSRP is the 7900XT.

If you're waiting for something reasonably priced from Nvidia forget it, they have lost the plot completely.

KungFuSpaghetti · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:32

Martini1991 said:
It is.
But it's the closest thing I think we've got to an acceptable priced GPU

Maybe, but it's still not acceptable and prices will continue to be ****** if people keep buying mediocre cards at flagship prices.

humbug · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:41

KungFuSpaghetti said:
Maybe, but it's still not acceptable and prices will continue to be ****** if people keep buying mediocre cards at flagship prices.

I'd like to see the 7900XT at £700 but 7% over that number....... its not that bad and AMD have reduced it from £900, yes that price was stupid to begin with but at least it was more than a token reduction in price to something not too unreasonable, they made a true effort.

Martini1991 · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:47

humbug said:
I'd like to see the 7900XT at £700 but 7% over that number....... its not that bad and AMD have reduced it from £900, yes that price was stupid to begin with but at least it was more than a token reduction in price to something not too unreasonable, they made a true effort.

I'm not sure how much of it is official price drops to be honest.

There's only one SKU at £750.

humbug · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:49

Martini1991 said:
I'm not sure how much of it is official price drops to be honest.

There's only one SKU at £750.

The MBA one from AMD's primary partner.

humbug · 23 Apr 2023 at 14:50

Its probably not, its an experiment, a test, hope it works.

ASMB · 23 Apr 2023 at 15:29

Martini1991 said:
I keep looking at the 4070 and comparing it to my RX6800.
The 4070 doesn't come off particularly great to me.

If AMD make FSR3 work on the 6800 it could be a great card yet for years

JediFragger · 23 Apr 2023 at 15:50

ASMB said:
If AMD make FSR3 work on the 6800 it could be a great card yet for years

FSR3 will def branch off though, as the 7000-series has AI upscaling capabilities to utilise too.

Biggilus · 23 Apr 2023 at 16:01

That 7900xt caught my eye at £750 and will likely be what I get this week. Am thinking of spunking an extra £110 on the nitro+ if its worth it (probably not I imagine)

Bazzards · 23 Apr 2023 at 16:04

It is the 7900xt at £750 that I have gone for.

ASMB · 23 Apr 2023 at 16:04

JediFragger said:
FSR3 will def branch off though, as the 7000-series has AI upscaling capabilities to utilise too.

They claim that they are trying to make it work on the 6000 series and at least some Nvidia & Intel cards, they claim that is why it is taking longer to release,

Xelene · 26 Apr 2023 at 16:25

I've ordered the £800 pulse, it's 313mm and my case supports 315mm with front mounted fans so there's enough space to squeeze a key or something in there.

john andersen · 27 Apr 2023 at 09:08

I grabbed the sapphire nitro at £860 (missus was to slow at giving me the allowance so i could have gotten it at £800

) it is a nice fast and quiet card, upped d2r to 165hz and upped all to ultra setting using a gsync 1440p monitor, hope it will last me 10 years

old card is a 1070 that has lasted me 7 years

Mr G · 27 Apr 2023 at 13:21

Biggilus said:
That 7900xt caught my eye at £750 and will likely be what I get this week. Am thinking of spunking an extra £110 on the nitro+ if its worth it (probably not I imagine)

The Nitro+ is absolutely worth the extra... for this generation, Sapphire have raised the bar. The build quality is well ahead of other brands on the market and they should take notice.