AMD RX 7700 XT Review ft. Sapphire Pulse

1. Introduction2. Meet the Sapphire RX 7700 XT Pulse3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Cyberpunk 20778. Forza Horizon 59. God of War10. Horizon Zero Dawn11. The Last of Us Part 112. A Plague Tale: Requiem13. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart14. Red Dead Redemption 215. Resident Evil 416. Returnal17. Total War: Warhammer III18. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)19. Cost Per Frame Analysis20. Bonus Benchmark: Starfield21. Ray Tracing: Control22. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207723. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive24. Ray Tracing: F1 2325. Ray Tracing: Hitman 326. Ray Tracing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart27. Ray Tracing: Returnal28. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider29. Ray Tracing Performance Summary30. Clock Speed31. GPU Temperatures32. Acoustics33. Power Draw: 1080p34. Power Draw: 1440p35. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)36. Performance per Watt: 1080p37. Performance per Watt: 1440p38. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)39. Total System Power Draw40. Closing Thoughts41. View All Pages

The MSRPs

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the UK MSRP launch prices for each GPU.

Cost per frame based on the MSRP pricing is competitive. The main question mark is that the RX 7700 XT is slightly worse value than the RX 7800 XT also launching today, which is unusual considering the cheaper card usually offers more value – that's not the case here. Still, at 1440p its MSRP equates to a 17% reduction in cost per frame compared to the RX 6700 XT, while it's 19% cheaper per frame than the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB.

Current retail pricing

Current retail prices do paint a slightly different picture. At 1440p for instance, the 7700 XT is slightly worse value than the RX 6700 XT, which I've seen for less than £320 – it's 11% more expensive per frame. It is still better value than the 4060 Ti 16GB at £430 though, offering 17% better value.

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