AMD RX 7800 XT Review

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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