AMD presented their news Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT, with which it officially debuts on mid-range graphics cards. After a disappointing start at the low end, the technology seeks to offer a competitive option for those who game at 1440p resolution. The result is two GPUs loaded with interesting features that stand up to NVIDIA in this segment.
The Radeon RX 7800 XT arrives with 16 GB of VRAM to compete head-on with the GeForce RTX 4070. In terms of specifications, the card features 60 compute units, a 2124 (Boost 2430 MHz) MHz clock frequency, and 3,840 stream processors that deliver up to 37 TFLOPs of graphics performance. The Navi 32 chip is built on the 5nm manufacturing process and has a TDP of 263W, which is slightly higher than that of the 4070.
For her part, the Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB is located one step below and competes against the GeForce RTX 4060 You. In specifications we find 54 computing units, a clock frequency of 2171 MHz (Boost of 2544 MHz), 3,456 stream processors and a TDP of 245 W. Like its older sister, this graphics card promises a return per dollar greater than 20% compared to the competition.
Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT – Performance (according to AMD)
Numbers aside, the Radeon RX 7800 XT runs games in maximum detail at over 60 fps in 1440p resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels). AMD published a comparative table that ensures that the performance of its GPU in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and cyberpunk 2077 it’s 23% higher than with the GeForce RTX 4070. Other games where it gets higher frame counts are Hogwarts Legacy, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Last of Us Part 1, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
One detail to note about the graphics is that most of the games in which AMD has an advantage do not have active ray tracing. In titles like Eternal Doom, Spider-Man Miles Morales either Dying Light 2the ball is in NVIDIA’s side, which shows that ray tracing is still one of the weak pointss from the manufacturer.
On the other hand, the Radeon RX 7700XT has a gain up to 31% on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 when compared to the 16GB GeForce RTX 4060 Ti. cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs Legion and youhe Last of Us Part 1 they also record better performance on the AMD option when running at 1440p in high detail. Only Eternal Doomand F1 23 they have a slight deficit due to ray tracing.
With the introduction of its new graphics cards, AMD announced the release of the next generation of FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). AMD FSR3 debuts with Fluid Motion Frames 9which is basically the alternative to frame generation of DLSS3 which offers considerable gains in frames per second. This feature is complemented by Anti Lag+, which minimizes latency in competitive games and is positioned as AMD’s version of NVIDIA Reflex.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT: price and availability
The Radeon RX 7800XT and Radeon RX 7700XT will be available from September 6 at a price of 549 euros and 489 euros, respectively. This is the only part where AMD does not try to differentiate itself from NVIDIA and follows the same path of offering graphics cards at inflated prices. According to the manufacturer, this amount is based on a conversion from dollar to euro and includes the 19% tax.
AMD is likely to rectify and reduce the final price to make them more attractive to users, otherwise we will have to wait a few months. As with NVIDIA’s RTX 40 series, the best alternative for the consumer is buy a previous generation GPU at a more accessible price or opt for the second-hand market.
AMD can’t compete with DLSS 3 or the AI on an NVIDIA motherboard, so selling a graphics card on the cheap is your best bet to deal with it.