RX 7900 XT Experiences?

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SamF

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#304011 28-Mar-2023 13:36

Hey guys,

I'm a long-time nVidia user, but the latest 4000 series pricing shenanigans have put me right off buying anything from nVidia for the foreseeable future.

I recently switched from Intel to AMD for my CPU and the experience has been ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS and I couldn't be happier with my 5600X.

However, due to some previous bad driver experiences with AMD GPUs I'm a little hesitant to make the switch on this front.

Does anyone have any experience with an RX 7900 XT or XTX (good or bad) which they can share with me to help me make up my mind?

I'd been considering a 4070 Ti, but not for the current prices, but the 7900 XT looks pretty good as it's faster than the 4070 Ti (Raster) and now cheaper too.

Any feedback gratefully welcomed!

ratsun81

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#3055912 28-Mar-2023 16:59

Hi,

I recently purchased a 7900XTX reference model. I moved from a 2080Ti.

So far the experience has been fantastic. I was also a bit nervous about drivers etc but have actually been pleasantly surprised.

Ironically a lot of my friends on nvidia cards have had some poor driver experiences in the last 4 weeks with some game titles that ive seen none of.

Only thing i will say is i think get a non-reference card, i only got a reference one to put a gpu waterblock on later on.

Hope this helps.

Rust

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#3055935 28-Mar-2023 18:53

I purchased an XFX RX7900XT Speedster Merc310 at Christmas.

Very happy with it so far though I don't play a lot of games, so my expectations are probably not that high. Just wanted to experience some of the battle-royal style stuff with my friends.

If it helps, At 4K with default game settings I average 55 FPS on Tarkov, 60 FPS in PUBG, and 65 FPS in Warzone 2.

Haven't tried playing with the settings or reducing the resolution yet to get better FPS.

All the reviews say the XTX is much better, but it comes down to your personal expectations vs budget.

Have not experienced any driver issues.

SpartanVXL

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#3055950 28-Mar-2023 19:43

This is going to get mixed answers as it’s always dependent if a card causes it’s owner any grief or not.

If all you are looking at is raw performance with maybe use of FSR then the 7900xt(x) is decent card, 4070ti or 4080 equivalent depending on title.

If you don’t care about ray/path tracing, DLSS/AI scaling features, VR, streaming (encoder performance) , AI/ML use etc. then go for the cheaper option. Otherwise go nvidia because AMD still lack quite a bit in features. If you want to test/experiment/future-proof/whatever involving the aforementioned the answer will generally go nvidia to make life easier.

As for drivers its hit or miss. As it’s a new architecture for AMD theres plenty of posts about how certain things aren’t running well, high junction temps and high power draw. Nvidia on the other hand had a bug recently with high cpu usage (now fixed). 4xxx series hardware wise run cooler and more efficient due to over-design this gen.

Both get issues with some newer titles e.g. cod mw2 though this tends to be general platform instability (cpu/mem/power) rather than specifically drivers/software. As stuff runs harder the more common it is to trip crashes on not-fully stable machines.

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#3055965 28-Mar-2023 21:13

It's a value judgement. Both manufacturers have great products, it just comes down to what you pay vs what you get. Both manufacturers have had some driver problems but they aren't a big deal for AMD the way they used to be. Nvidia are probably better on the driver side but it's close enough I don't care.

Decide on the features you care about and go with those. If it's raw FPS focus on frames/$, if you need encoding or ray tracing focus on that.

I went with a refurbed 6800XT as the frame/$ equation was ludicrously skewed when I bought it. Ray tracing etc were nice to have but ultimately not that valuable to me. I just wanted a card that played games smoothly at high FPS.

YMMV of course.

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#3056125 29-Mar-2023 10:38

Yeah, I don't care about RT, but do about VR.

Anyone have any first-hand experience with a RX 7900 card and VR?

SpartanVXL

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#3056214 29-Mar-2023 14:35

A 7900xtx trails behind a 4080 by 20% or so in VR, there may be benchmarks floating around for 7900xt but from posts there uncertainty around which headsets work with certain connections. If you want less hassle take a look at which headset you have/want and if someone is able to get it working with 7900xt before purchasing. Or just get nvidia for better performance and potentially less headache.

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#3056215 29-Mar-2023 14:39

Yeah, as much as I hate to admit it; from what I'm reading around the web, VR and AMD don't appear to be a good mix right now.

AMD had a chance to really kick nVidia's arse this generation, but they appear to have ballzed up their opportunity.