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expired Posted by heavyarms1912 • Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023 9:29 PM
XFX Speedster MERC 319 AMD RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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I think 7900 XT is ~8.5% faster than 6950 XT.
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$800 for a 7900XT
$1000 for a 7900XTX
I think $135 for the 7900XT may be worth the jump. But $1000 for the 7900XTX is pretty steep.
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I think 7900 XT is ~8.5% faster than 6950 XT.
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$800 for a 7900XT
$1000 for a 7900XTX
I think $135 for the 7900XT may be worth the jump. But $1000 for the 7900XTX is pretty steep.
I just replaced an Asrock Formula OC 6900XT (essentially a 6950, XTXH revision) with an OB 7900XT (Powercolor Reference) - sold old for $630, bought new for $770. While the 6900 was an awesome card, the 7900XT blows it away. My use case is very specific, it's a portable ITX box (with a handle!) that's plugged into a 4k/165 monitor and 4k/120 TV in the family room, and gets taken to friends houses, so often 4k/120 TVs. Honestly a reason to change for me was the USB-C port found on the powercolor (many previous gen have it too), which can power a portable monitor and drive touchscreen via usb, so one cable. This probably doesn't matter to most, but factored into my decision.
It's been a huge bump. ~20k timespy graphics to ~26k (with an undervolt), seems to be running cooler and definitely quieter on the same loads, and nice to be able to still use regular PSU plugs. Also a very small card - fits in a Lian Li TU150 with tons of room to spare. Most importantly (vs benchmarks), it's a nice bump at 4k 120 which a lot of TVs will have/is less of a niche. Good monitors like the 27M2V are coming out too.
The XTX is obviously better, but has been priced out of value IMO. My main desktop has a 4090, and despite its ridiculous price it does hold value vs other top cards this gen and last. That and the XT seem to be the best value right now; the 4080 and XTX are too high, even with open box or other discounts, and the 4070ti is a joke. I can see definitely getting the previous gen (6900/6950, 3080ti/3090, etc) over the 12/8gb 4070/60ti type cards or the 4070ti, but it's much more of a toss-up on the 6950xt vs 7900xt - especially if you can find one a little lower than the new $800 price.
Just my $.02 as I went through a lot of deliberation over making the change.
Biggest fps increase is between this and 6800xt.
And between 6800xt and 69xx xt is 14% for $150 ish more.
I'd say 6800xt is where it's at right now.
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I think 7900 XT is ~8.5% faster than 6950 XT.
Even faster over Rdna2 at ray tracing.
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