Defying RTX dominance at 1440p

Now thats more like it.

Thats higher than the 8GBRTX 4060 Ti, but on par with the same GPUs 16GB version.

Meanwhile, the RX 7800 XT outright undercuts its GeForce rival, theRTX 4070.

The XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition and XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7800 XT Core Edition graphics cards on a small table.

In fact, youd be doing both these cards a disservice by sticking to 60Hz.

The RX 7800 XT, though?

Ill want to test these before blasting out opinions on the value they add.

A bar chart showing how the Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT perform in various game benchmarks.

Well see, on those.

If you play a lot of games that dont support these features, then no, it does not.

InAssassins Creed ValhallaandForza Horizon 5, it even manages to beat the RTX 4070 as well.

A bar chart showing how the Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT perform in various game benchmarks.

Quality DLSS let the Nvidia GPU settle on 69fps, reversing its fortunes in the graphed benchmarks above.

Which should be respected, especially when theyre beating their fiercest competitors by 20fps or more.

These XFX models, specifically, also have their charms.

The XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition and XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7800 XT Core Edition graphics cards stacked on a table.

I found the RX 7800 XT slightly cooler, averaging 59c while running games and peaking at 61c.

But then, which one exactly?

Of the two, the RX 7700 XT is the harder sell.

A bar chart showing how the Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT perform in various game benchmarks.

A bar chart showing how the Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT perform in various game benchmarks.

The XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition and XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7800 XT Core Edition graphics cards on a small table.