i'm sorry, but that flashlight still doesn't look anything close to accurate, so i'm really not sure where the value is. yea, the light bounces around, but it still looks like a video game, just a different looking video game.

Too bad AMD FAILED and didnt even show GPU. (7900xtx owner here)

This is my GOTY for 2024 If you've never played any Yakuza i'd highly recommend going through the WHOLE series because you'll miss important story plots otherwise

and why did not use AFMF ? near double the FPS so basicly way more fps and yes MS get reduced and it does not feel worse in response, but okey ... we do the comparision thing where we use DLSS+FG and FSR without AFMF and call it a day ? Dying Light 2 is very demanding with RayTracing, but as i can say the Rx7900xtx can even handle Cyberpunk 2077 in 1440p and Path Tracing and max out settings with around 60 fps Xsse or what Intels upscaler is called or 80 - 100 FPS with FSR 3.0 (Why not 3.1 but okey cd project doing ther thing). With AFMF enabled of course and see there, good FPS compared to Nvidia somehow, Driver issues ? Not any at all. When we take a look at Avatar or any other games who Implemented FSR 3.1 in a good way then we see that FSR 3.1 is not that faar away from DLSS 3.5 Dlss still is a little bit better but the main reason is because DLSS is way better implemented then FSR in most games meanwhile older RTX cards use FSR nowdays and not DLSS to achive ther Goal of better FPS because they are locked out of newest DLSS feautures. Black Myth Wukong i tested in 1440p cinema Settings and it is at 100-120 fps avg with AFMF 180 - 240, the RTX 4070ti super achive with the same settings around 80 fps with DLSS and FG. Now i wounder why the Nvidia RTX 4070ti super cost as much or even a little bit more then the Rx7900xtx but is so faar behind even in RayTracing, the only one thing the Card wins is when games have very bad FSR support and let's notice that Nvidias FG add so much Ms that it really feel bad, this is what i noticed by myself and the RTX 4070ti super was tested with the exact same specs as the Rx7900xtx.

I turn each setting down and compare and most of the time I hardly ever notice much difference. So I'm able to run low setting and it looks fine at 4k. I once noticed a shadow render line (you or someone pointed it out prior) and when I adjusted shadows to the highest selection it improved but didn't take it away, so I dropped it down for fps. I compared to the xsx version and tbh I'm actually fine with that version. I guess if you start with pong all of it looks good to me.

rdan4 is dead end architecture feeling ...just like vega stop at it tracks while went off road with another architecture with polaris...then rename it to rdna since all rdna been navi architecture since while arcturus supposed to be successor but instead AMD threw a wrench at the project that Lisa Su don't want that architecture in any gamer peasants hands.. Its too expensive for budget users. Thats what got raja koduri angry about it . Not doing what nvidia been doing...giving expensive architecture for everyone but to bottom line for lisa su...it not gonna happen since she wants more money than $2k on radeon instinct brand, its why gamers never get nice things from amd.

haven't noticed any frame time/pacing stutter issues, but I did notice on the gamepass version it changed from borderless where I could use the win key and see amd fps window overlay, to changing to what seems like full screen. After this weekend I lost the win key function and amd perf overlay. It plays the same smoothness, I'm not sure if I changed some amd global gfx setting or what.

Nvidia Schill video is obvious

its why black myth lost the gaming awards...it didn't pass the AMD experience first .....and majority console gamers hate the game

raxtrace are more like gimmick then something usable!!polishing floors on rainy game its not realistic too!!where you can see in reality that

Wukong has sharpness slider - and pt medium is about reflections in bodies of water

Better deal than the 5000 cards, I also don't hear one person who really cares for ray tracing.

Running out of vram sometimes manifests as depressed performance without stuttering. Depends on the game that´s why Dragon Age runs much slower without stuttering.

Funziona anche da game pass? Perché io non vedo differenze

7900XTX owners always say they have no interest in RT. I can understand why people werent interested in RT 7 years ago (in 2018, we only had like 3-5 games with RT support), but in 2025 we already have over 100 games with RT support, and almost every week we see new games with RT support. You just cant ignore RT anymore unless you really dont care about the graphics at all. Games often look much better with RT and on RTX40 series cards, you can run RT games quilte well. I have never played a single RT or even PT game where my performance dropped to unplayable levels. Quite a few RT games from my library runs at over 60fps even at 4K native (RE3 Remake in particular runs particularly well at 130-200fps), and with DLSS + FG on top of that almost every RT game runs at 120fps with the exception of PT. PT games require to lower DLSS settings to Performance (but that's fine, because with the latest 3.8.1 DLSS and my reshade settings I still get 4K like image) to get smooth 80-100fps. PT is extremely demanding, but in Black Myth Wukong I saw situation when PT was quite cheap. I get 123fps with mediumPT and 127fps with lumen (1440p DLSS Quality + FG, cinematic settings, medium RT/PT), that's just 3% relative difference.

Mehhh...Ray-tracing is still a very niche options that doesn't factor into my GPU buying practices. Games run JUST FINE without RT, plus what percentage of games have RT? 1%? 2%? 5%??...just not enough for me to worry about it.

Given that I am a fan of RT(only eflections realy for rthe time being) and unlike some other channels you tested RT in ALL games just as the title said(no clickbates),you earned yourself so-called subscription(in reality it's just free of charge folowing lol) .

RT and sales prices in Australia at the time were big reasons I went 4080 over this card, 2 years ago. i have a build coming up for my Son though, and I'm revisiting it all again to get ideas on what's best for his build Looking forward to RDNA4, but im wondering if this is actually the card to get if I wanna go AMD for this build. Not sure I'll go near Nvidia this upcoming gen yet. I'll wait and see though

Not gonns lie newr the start when you said "Oh look at that loads of difference. Totally different" between RT on and off.ithought you were being sarcastic. It looks the damn same.

The 7900 XTX sapphire nitro is such awesome gpu, I’ve had no problems with it.

Before I start watching the video. I play Cyberpunk 2077 and Dragon Age Veilguard with RX6600 with Raytracing. Reflections in CP2077 and Selective RT mode in Veilguard. CP2077 at 1200p with FSR 3 Quality , Frame Generation and in the AMD Software called Adrenaline activated AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 to mitigate possible FrameGen latency issues as much as possible and AMD Super Resolution set to upscaled 1200p-2160p . Playing at a mixture of Medium,High and Ultra settings. Not the greatest Picture quality improved once I turned Super Resolution ON. Framerates? I have no clue. I play without onscreen stats so I can focus on the game. IF something bothers me too much I modify settings a bit. Perhaps I should turn off RT Reflections during day in CP2077 and increase overall settings and/or resolution. RT reflections are most noticable during night on reflective,usually wet surfaces. It greatly increases the immersion in my oppinion. So I am certain I would be quite pleased with 7900XTX performance.

This is kind of weird, the 7800XT is close from the 4070 in RT and this isn't far off that performance.

Quick reply = it sucks, but the card is GREAT. The best raster right after the 4090 but much cheaper. I have it and enjoy it knowing that most of Gaming Ray Tracing is currently done with Reshade RTGI. Yes. MOST of RT is currently NOT hardware but sofware. And there, only raster power matters!

Great video. I feel like too many people just write off the 7900xtx's RT performance. It's not high end Nvidia level, but it's still as good as a 4070 ti in most games. I've had a ton of luck with AFMF in ray tracing titles for 120+ fps with full RT. Path tracing always seems to break afmf though Path tracing is in a weird state right now anyways. Path tracing just looks completely different from RT, so it's going to produce a naturally much darker image. Developers don't waste a lot of time on a graphics setting 98% of players won't touch so they don't really add additional lighting to make the game more playable. It has a ton of potential but devs need to tailor the game around it a bit.

7000 handle RT in majority of games better than many think, but the problem is the more complex it is, so the bigger visual difference it makes, the more fps Radeons loose compared to Nvidias. Combined with lack of help of DLSS when FSR imo looks bad to the point I would prefer not using it, so lowering settings instead. It obviously leads to going native with RT off. Btw that's how some "preferences" are forced by reality.

What are the benefits for you to sy games on a monitor and not a tv?

Have you tried Frame Generation on extreme settings?

I actually sold my XTX, though I don't know if I sold it too early due to potential tarrifs happening. But yeah, time for the 5080/5090 this gen after going AMD high end for 2 gens (6900 XT, 7900 XTX). When AMD targets high end again I'll give it a try :)

I use RT shadows in MSFS 2024 with no impact, it seems to me.

Bad. OK done. (own one)

please whenever RT is off its better to keep the metrics on so that we can know how much is the performance hit thank you.

8:05 defiantly lower texture on 3080 ti to high for smoother overall gameplay

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why not test with cyberpunk and Indiana jones? these 2 games are the best to test proper RT (i.e path tracing)

I have a 5900x had it for about three and a half years i have it with a 7900 gre I play at 1440p I would like to go to am 5 for the prices are just so high was thinking about getting a 5700 x 3D people say it gives a good game performance I don't know might just save up for am5

I beg to differ. Veilguard is a great Dragon Age and a great game overall. It also runs flawlessly for the way it looks.

A 3080ti matches a 4070 Super in performance. The fact that a 7900xtx matches a 3080ti tells how horrible AMD GPU’s are at raytracing.

Supposedly the new RDNA still loses to this.

really rooting for team red this generation. nvidia needs a competitor badly.

Excellent comparison and perfect timing! Can’t wait to see what’s revealed at CES

7:02 a friendly correction. Dragon Age Veilgaurd and Jedi Survivor are not on the same engine. Veilguard is on Frostbite and Survivor is UE5

We need the new cards 😢

Running a 7900 XT with a 12400f (not upgraded it yet), playing on an ultrawide 1440p monitor and Indiana Jones is hitting between 80-130 fps in ultra. Pretty good for an Nvidia sponsored game that forces RT

Honestly, my thoughts on RT is that its a mixed bag at this point. Some devs like Insomniac, Capcom, Ubisoft massive are doing great work and transforming the game with RT reflections and RTGI while still maintaining very high FPS. At the same time, most of the other RT effects feel like they are a plug-in with the bare-minimum effort and simply exist for the sake of a sponsorship. Take RT shadows and RT AO in Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart or RTXDI in Star Wars outlaws where they barely do anything but cost a metric ton of performance. As for Path Tracing with UE5 and Black Myth Wukong, that is straight up dumpster fire. All they are doing is making Epic look like a god tier optimizer where the game looks the exact same but runs at 1/4 the frame-rate. It also feels like they are manufacturing problems like flickery shadows in Black Myth Wukong to sell a solution. Like Seriously? How are shadows flickery in Alan Wake 2 and Black Myth Wukong but, not in a game like Breath of the Wild that runs on a 10 year tablet SoC?

Black Myth Wukong is such a badly optimized game on Radeon. I can't help but think it's intentional. One thing that really bothered me: the game ran relatively well on my XTX, running at around 90 average all the way up to the "hand face" boss in chapter 6, after which all 24 GB of VRAM fills up and the game chugs to a stuttery mess, eventually crashing. The whole area after that, flying around on the cloud, is a whole different game with regard to performance and after a short time, I end up with the same issues. Does anyone else have this issue? Is it the fact I'm on Linux, or do other XTX users on Windows also have this issue?

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As I've been in the market for either card, it's nice to see that the XTX is still a strong card. Love the comparison and have to say that the 4090 is quite efficient under those circumstances. I got mine running at 70% power target and am very happy with the efficiency. It's fast enough anyways to drive the 100 Hz my monitor can handle.

aren't we already going for PATH tracing then ??? , ray tracing is at it's END and has been for a long time now , what's the point anymore in giving newer cards ancient ray tracing INSTEAD of the newer way BETTER AND FASTER path tracing ??

this channel is so underrated. your testing is really useful