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

Ray tracing 8-game average FPS

On average then, over the 8 ray traced games we tested, the RX 7800 XT is pretty much in line with the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, coming in around the 60FPS mark. Nvidia hardware is miles ahead in certain games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Ratchet and Clank, but the RX 7800 XT is competitive in others. All told however the 7800 XT is 26% slower than the RTX 4070 at 1080p. It does come in 8% faster than the RX 6800 XT though, despite having notably fewer ray accelerators, indicating the strides made by RDNA 3 in this department.

Cost per frame, launch MSRP data

Unsurprisingly, if we look at cost per frame across those 8 ray traced games, Nvidia GPUs offer the best value, though the RX 7800 XT is pretty competitive based on MSRP pricing.

Cost per frame, current pricing data

Current retail pricing tells a different story, so if you do prioritise ray tracing, then Nvidia GPUs like the RTX 4070 will offer the best value. The RX 7800 XT is still the best-value AMD GPU for ray tracing, however.

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