AMD RX 7800 XT Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the RX 7800 XT Reference Card3. 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.

Look now at cost per frame using the launch MSRPs, well the RX 7800 XT is a clear leader. At 1440p it offers 23% better value than the RX 6800 XT, while cost per frame is also reduced by 24% compared to the RTX 4070. Again, compared against the 4060 Ti 16GB which launched at the same price, it's not even close, with the 7800 XT delivering 30% better value.

Those margins don't really change at 4K either, with the exception of the 4060 Ti 16GB, with the 7800 XT's cost per frame coming in 32% lower.

Current retail pricing

Cost per frame based on current retail pricing is a slightly different story however, with just a 5% improvement at 1440p for the 7800 XT over the 6800 XT which I found for £490. The RTX 4070 is also available at £570, though the 7800 XT is still 21% cheaper per frame. Likewise, even with the 4060 Ti 16GB on sale at £430, AMD's new GPU offers a 22% reduction in cost per frame.

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