AMD GPU Showdown: 2023 vs 2017 [Ultra settings benchmark!]

Regular readers of KitGuru will know I love a good old GPU revisit video, where we go back and see how something released three, four, even five years ago stacks up against modern hardware. So when Gigabyte got in touch about a sponsored video where our aim is to find out how much faster their RX 7000-series GPUs are compared to AMD’s previous generation offerings, you can bet I was eager to get started…

00:00 Intro
00:48 Meet the Gigabyte RX 7000-series cards
03:11 The comparison cards from years gone by
03:41 Test setup
04:37 Alan Wake II
06:02 Assassin’s Creed Mirage
07:05 COD: Modern Warfare III
08:15 Cyberpunk 2077
09:03 The Last of Us Part 1
09:53 Starfield
11:09 esports gaming!
13:25 Performance per Watt
14:07 Closing thoughts

In this content then we pit the Gigabyte RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G, Gigabyte RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G and Gigabyte RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G against the RX 5700 XTX, Radeon VII and RX Vega 64 to see exactly how far things have come since 2017. We test a variety of games, including new releases such as Alan Wake II, Assassin's Creed Mirage and COD: Modern Warfare III, at both 1440p and 4K resolution using ultra image quality settings.

Test System:

We test using a custom built system from PCSpecialist, based on Intel’s Rocket Lake platform. You can read more about this system HERE and configure your own PCSpecialist system HERE.

All GPUs were tested with the latest AMD Adrenalin drivers as of November 20th 2023. Gigabyte also sent over their M28U Arm Edition monitor which we used for all testing today, a 4K 144Hz panel that ships with a nifty desk mount instead of a typical stand.

 

CPU	Intel Core i9-13900KS
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 Gaming X AX
Memory	32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6000MHz
Graphics Card	Varies
SSD	4TB Seagate Firecuda 530 Gen 4 PCIe NVMe
Chassis	Corsair 5000D Airflow Tempered Glass Gaming Case
CPU Cooler	Corsair iCUE H150i Elite RGB High Performance CPU Cooler
Power Supply	Corsair 1600W Pro Series Titanium AX1600i Digital Modular PSU
Operating System	Windows 11 22H2
Monitor	Gigabyte M28U Arm Edition
Resizable BAR	Enabled for all supported GPUs

To learn more about the Gigabyte RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G click HERE.

To learn more about the Gigabyte RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16G click HERE.

To learn more about the Gigabyte RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G click HERE.

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KitGuru says: Be sure to watch the video for the full breakdown in performance, and thanks to Gigabyte for partnering with us for this content.

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