Are AMD GPU's Actually Good? | AMD Review for VR and Non-VR

[@eajayy8969]

honestly, for most competitive purposes AMD is a completely fine and reasonable GPU. RayTracing is a gig barely used by most PC players. Its a nice to have in solo games, but vast majority of PC gamers trying to save money are getting a GPU for competitive gaming purposes; examples are heavier titles like COD or APEX.

[@canadianlukki]

Apex is something that I've tried to play. I almost never got any frame drops even on the higher graphics settings. Works great for me.

[@RepublicofODLUM]

Its all quite simple tbh. Unless you're getting a 4080super or 4090 (the cards with 16+ vram, that can actually handle raytracing and high res enough to be able to benefit from DLSS), you're better off going with AMD imo. The 4070ti super isnt a bad card, but even then you're better off with a 7900gre or xt as the 4070tisuper wont be able to maintain 60fps with full raytracing on modern titles without dlss, but it cant run a high enough resolution to take advantage of DLSS as upscaling anything below 1440p is rough

[@canadianlukki]

I can't agree more. Though, I don't say that I hate the Nvidia GPU. But AMD has pricings that I am more comfortable with.

[@RepublicofODLUM]

@@canadianlukki For sure, and I'm not hating on Nvidia either. The pc I built recently is a 4080super/7600x and I love it, but if I could go back in time I'd probably go for a 7900xt or gre. Raytracing is awesome, and I wanted to truly experience it just to see with my own eyes (not a distorted youtube video) whether it's really worth it. With how limited the games are that actually take full advantage of it, I cant say it was worth the premium I paid to get it if I'm being honest. Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk, Hogwarts Legacy and Metro Exodus are the only ones I can think of that truly stood out to me as like "wow, this is amazing". Its still an amazing card though, its awesome to not really have to worry about whether or not ill be able to run a game at high settings 60fps as even in pure raster it absolutely destroys anything I throw at it, and certainly will do for the foreseeable future

[@listX_DE]

@@canadianlukki yea next gen should be even more overpriced. Through reports

[@blazeblitzx988]

This was a great video, definitely helps give a better look at AMD, they get too much unnecessary hate

[@listX_DE]

Who is hating AMD?

[@smwfreak1647]

@@listX_DE Nvidia fanboys and trust me there are alot of people who talk horrible about amd.. and thats why i was also hesistant to upgrade to amd but glad i did.

[@listX_DE]

@@smwfreak1647 That are the Same People that have a AMD CPU. Being a fanboy is cringe

[@canadianlukki]

There is no perfect GPU, not now at least.

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

History: all Nvidia cards through dx9 were garbage, all sold via marketing. DAWN DEMO. Cheating in 3dmark. Dx10 changed because ATI made garbage, Nvidia had better cards. AMD bought ATI and completely screwed up the drivers. This all changed with the 290X, AMD's first dx12 card. But not the marketing. Nvidia then capitalized on RT even though it runs terrible, and used DLSS to justify lowering your resolution. AMD however makes their cards for native resolution, and not RT that it sucks at. This will likely adjust by next Gen when AMD brings out AI upscaling with more RT support. The AMD "hate" is not based in reality. It's a mental illness. This is caused by SUNK COST FALLACY and STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, because people can't handle being taken advantage of and must mentally justify their insanity. Nvidia knows what they are doing by price gouging, and their extreme marketing campaigns. They HAD to rename free sync support as Gsync, because they TRAUMATIZED their users with 100% lies since the beginning. Nvidia stopped lying about freesync immediately after supporting it as well, and you no longer are SPAMMED with hit piece fake articles on it. Think VERY HARD about that, because Nvidia hasn't stopped using those tactics.

[@TJones4L]

Love my GRE I play 1440p and it’s perfect for the games I play and how I play them! Best CPU to pair with it if you’re building new is a Ryzen 5 7600 If you are still on am4 like myself, I highly recommend the 5700x3D, there is a slight bottle neck at times in some titles, but overall it will be fully utilizing the GPU 9 of 10 times 🙏🏽 Also, this card can undervolt VERY well, I run my gigabyte model uv without a memory OC and my power usage is never any higher than 220w, usually closer to 180-190w in the latest, most demanding titles I love this GPU, it’s a great piece of hardware for tinkerers lol

[@smwfreak1647]

Nice video, I like the adrenaline panel break down you did. I have had had my gpu for a while now i got the same 7900 gre as you and ive been having a blast.

[@Rockyvrc]

AWESOME VIDEO MY DUDE KEEP IT UP

[@mrbat7887]

Great video man, keep up the good work 🔥

[@B_Machine]

Just upgraded to this card from a 7600 8gb. The difference is astounding! I play Fortnite as well, and the visuals you can get at 1440p high refresh rates are sooo good. Of course, full on ray tracing falls short of the 4070 super. But If I was spending that kind of money, I would get a 7900xt on sale for not much more. Really though, you can't go wrong with any of the three for around the $550 to $650 range give or take.

[@chunk3875]

You need to undervolt and oc memory and you would get like 15% more performance. This card benefits greatly from uv and oc

[@skivvywaver]

AMD/ATI GPUs are all I have used since the 9800 pro other than one BFG 6800GT. They have always done me well and I've never had too many driver issues. If I find a driver my rig doesn't work as well on I do what everybody should do, I roll back and wait for the next release. It's mostly been because of price/performance. Fancy lights don't impress me but my card can pull it off if I want to watch my FPS drop in half. Nvidia is better at things I do not do with a video card. I game. That is all.

[@Dragnulls]

The rx 7900 xt for 1440p gaming with 20gbs of vram for me atleast is far from overkill some games i can play can consume over 16Gbs of vram like minecraft with high res textures and shaders and it runs it adequately could care less about raytracing and fsr paired with an amd ryzen 7 7800x3d its the dream machine. So enjoy the hardware and have fun :D

[@canadianlukki]

I am currently on am4 and I want to go to am5 next. Happy to hear that you had a good experience.

[@sgguns]

AMD has definitely improved over the years and gonna overcome Nvidia anytime soon. And yes i'm using 7800xt and loving it.

[@skeleton0_067]

About nanite and lumen. Nanite is not works with lighting and lumen usually software RT (you can turn hardware in fortnite too). It's just Nanite and Lumen very demanding, even on RTX cards.

[@WilliamSherratt-c1o]

Thank you. Great Video. I am thinking of getting the same card. Billy

[@realnamesnotgiven6193]

Great video dude

[@canadianlukki]

Glad you enjoyed

[@diysly6950]

Very insightful... I ve never saw the control panel of AMD and I like it!

[@andy.garcia92]

Good stuff 👍

[@canadianlukki]

Thanks 👍

[@tqrules01]

On my 7900 GRE I slightly modified the memory and core clock, and in black wukon Becnhmark I get higher average fps than a 4080 thanks to SMART access memory, a 4080 on this same system scores 5 fps higher but 10 frames less on average and on minimum 20 fps less. I know because a youtuber I followed did the same exact benchmark with the exact same cpu on the same platform with similair memory but he had a 4080. his 4080 got 100 fps with lows of like 60 and min of like 54, I don't see spikes lower than 74 and spikes of 67. In anycase if you get a AMD gpu, having Smart access memory enabled does help, and saying that probably some good timings and a 3600 mhz on ddr4 or 5200 on ddr5 if possible would probably help.

[@kitsin326]

I also have an rx7900gre!

[@youcainthandlethetruth]

I'm going to get this one

[@canadianlukki]

I'm sure you will have a good experience.

[@jakeleo4518]

I just discovered your channel on my recommended so congrats there your channels being picked up by youtube and recommended! I have a 7900gre too on my very first PC (I come from what some would consider literal overpriced amazon warehouse e-waste for a pc, but it served me well for 7 years through the mud and back) but still for my first pc I wanted to not leave any space for regret to the best of my wallets abilities. I would say those when I was researching current gen amd gpus to buy 7900GRE and XT came up ALOT! with most people claiming online GRE and XT is the diminishing return limit and going XTX is just ridiculous and only for those who really want it. Though I would say when comparing which AIB I wanted the 7900gre from powercolor and sapphire was on top with SFX, asus was over priced, so was gigabyte, most considered asrock poor quality etc etc. Why would you go for gigabyte??

[@canadianlukki]

It was the one that I could get in my region and at an acceptable price. I know that I could have gotten a better deal if I looked more. But I felt comfortable buying the gigabyte version. It still works well and that is what matters the most for me. It's good to know that KZbin recommends my channel and the video that I posted. This video is a massive improvement from the last one about a VR headset that I had a mediocre experience on.

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

Nothing wrong with ASRock, they're better than Asus for less money. XFX also sells reasonable cards for their price. Gigabyte is meh. MSI has some political issues with AMD, decent enough. Power color is ok, very reasonable. Sapphire is the top, but over priced. Never buy Asus, they price like Sapphire, quality is sub par.

[@listX_DE]

AMD GPUs are holding pretty well with really low RT task. Ther are Hardware and Software RT/Lumen. I guess u used the Hardware RT option that takes much more Power what AMD GPUS cant handle that much. But if you use the Software version the AMD can handle it.

[@canadianlukki]

Yes, it was on the automatic preset before I did any modifications to the settings.

[@listX_DE]

@@canadianlukki Can U put Frame limits in VR?

[@canadianlukki]

Yes, the refresh rate that you put caps the fps automatically

[@listX_DE]

@@canadianlukki Also if you want you can OC the GRE really high and get sometimes better perfomace than the 7900XT. It has a lot of headroom for Memory OC and overall.

[@canadianlukki]

Thanks I'll make sure to check it out

[@CloudMV]

welp, didnt gamble my money on AMD this time, ive seen (mostly on reddit) that people have alot of issues even after owning their card for 6 months, 1 new driver update and their gpus acting freaky all of sudden...I really hope AMD earns the customers trust in near future after working on their drivers a bit more, for now i just found a deal and bought a 4080 super for 820 euros

[@canadianlukki]

I can't disagree with that. Nvidia will stay a solid GPU option.

[@acev3521]

AMD has way better frame-times and smoothness which matter more in comp games and just how the game even feels than overall fps. They also usually outperform their respective Nvidia competitiors in raster. Imo below 4080 theres no point getting Nvidia. And yes I have AMD card in my PC

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

AMD puts the same bonus cache in it's GPU as CPU, and is less CPU intensive. So it performs better. Except with RT, but that's not important to normal people.

[@SushilRam77]

I agree with you, I am confused.. RX 7800 xt , 7900GRE, amd 7900 xt?? Thank for making this video!!

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

7800 is a 16gb mid range for 1440p. GRE is a China power restricted edition of the XT. So you can overclock the GRE and get big gains.

[@ianang2274]

I want to know if AMD card run lumion on par or better than NVIDIA cards? I can't find an in depth review.

[@canadianlukki]

When it comes to productivity, Nvidia tends to be better. Blender, Maya and a bunch of other software work better with the green team. It doesn't mean that AMD doesn't work but if your main use will be for 3D rendering and productivity, I would personally go with Nvidia. Hope that helps.

[@yaliyumegami2033]

Had a couple of friends that tried AMD GPUs, all of them only bad experiences no matter what they do with drivers because we play mainly old unreal engine games so yeah Im not touching AMD but if nothing else AMD should be well optimized for latest games it just depends if you play them or not.

[@canadianlukki]

Understandable

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

Lack of understanding. AMD doesn't driver cheat like Nvidia, which uses CPU to boost performance in older games, while hurting newer games. There is a work around called DXVK that translates dx to Vulcan. This will massively boost AMD because it bypasses the native limitations, similar to Nvidia. This is ultimately a problem with Microsoft and game devs, which is why these hacks exist. AMD didn't hack their drivers they just invented vulkan. So forcing games to use Vulcan fixes it.

[@Khinh-xq6lx]

he doesn't know nvidia dlss and vsync is that good, amd enhance sync work more like low latency, but amd on quality preset works best without enhance sync at all

[@canadianlukki]

I know

[@TurboFrieza]

For gaming? Sure but for actual content creating? Nvidia would be the better choice.

[@canadianlukki]

AMD still works for content creation. Sure Nvidia is the best when it comes to this but AMD works so far doing livestreams and recording games.

[@TurboFrieza]

@@canadianlukki I agree AMD is okay for those types of things but when I said content creation, I should have specified that Nvidia is better for actual workflows that require accelerated hardware by the GPU like 3D modeling and rendering and Adobe After Effects workflow. Regardless Nvidia’s price is out of control because they have the best GPUs for both gaming and content creation, and people are willing to spend money on it. 🫣

[@canadianlukki]

I couldn't agree more

[@loulou.3]

hiii keep it up your videos are great ❤❤

[@lordrushiacanyoupleasesayb3263]

SOME PEOPLE SAY AMD DRIVE IS NOT THAT BAD TRYST ME ONLY UNDERVOLT AND RECORD OPTION IS GOOOD AND REST OF THEM DONT WORK I TRIED TO STREAM KZbin BUT I CANNT I HAD TO USE OSB ITS DISGUSTING

[@lordrushiacanyoupleasesayb3263]

AMD THE GFX IS BLURY AF

[@youcainthandlethetruth]

What cpu you have?

[@canadianlukki]

It's a 5 5600x it clearly has some bottleneck in some games so I don't recommend it with this GPU if it's for a new build.

[@lordrushiacanyoupleasesayb3263]

ALSO AMD CARD TOO HOT UNDERVOLT THE GPU MY SHAPPHIRE RX7600 8GB CAR RUNS 88 C SO I HAVE TO UNDERVOLT THE GPU AND AFTER UNDERVOLT THE GPU RUNS 80 TO 83C AND HOTSPOT IS 108 TO 112C t.t

[@marcinkarpiuk7797]

Return it or send for repasting cos those temps arent acceptable

[@lordrushiacanyoupleasesayb3263]

@@marcinkarpiuk7797 i am from bangladesh rma doesnot exist here if you gpu die u fuckedup \

[@marcinkarpiuk7797]

@@lordrushiacanyoupleasesayb3263 applying paste again then cos ur temperatures are terrible...also u dont forget to clean ur pc case? 😉

[@lordrushiacanyoupleasesayb3263]

@@marcinkarpiuk7797 i open window

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

Manufacturing defect. But AMD does over volt by default. You should re paste the card or RMA. I would rma in case of damage, but the problem can be solved.

[@Ultimateharen]

Bad things about amd gpus are they most expensive in India than nvidia.

[@mustardpikachu3597]

So cute 😻😻😻

[@Spectrulight]

Fix title

[@canadianlukki]

What's wrong with it?

[@canadianlukki]

Ok I think I fixed it👍 thanks

[@Spectrulight]

@@canadianlukki 👍👍

[@ConnorH2111]

AMD GPUs use more power, have worse upscaling, raytracing, and are more Vram hungry, just to save $50, the 4070 super is better value.

[@canadianlukki]

I can agree, I'm just not sure about the VRAM thing that you mentioned.

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

AMD uses less vram when using features. Nvidia has bloat using all their features combined like RT+ upscaling+frame gen, with not enough vram. AMD can't bloat RT since you can't max it out anyway lol, plus you get way more RAM anyway. Upscaling is a JOKE ARGUMENT, because AMD has the raw horsepower to run native resolution, and they're soon to release an AI upscaler. It's a brainwashed fanboy talking point that is caused by SUNK COST FALLACY. They OVER SPENT, and must JUSTIFY why they over spent. Even if that is insane. If they admit it, it could cause a mental breakdown. They're suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, loving the abuser. They're not operating using facts and logic, but mental conditioning from abusive marketing. If that wasn't true, they wouldn't be justifying it with dlss. Also, Steve from gamers Nexus just did a review on Intel talking about savings from power use. It's never been a legitimate argument. You won't make back the money in power bills saved from buying a cheaper product. Especially if it's a small margin. It needs to be like a 300W difference to matter, which will take years.

[@viandox5428]

4070 super is a joke sadly, its a great card, but 12gb of vram... Its okay now, but im not sur 12gb will be good in 2026 :/ Nvidia is good if you upgrade often, but for use your card for the 5/6 next years, amd is better.

[@__-fi6xg]

FSR looks absolutely terrible, its not good at all which makes Nvidia by default much better also meta stopped supporting AMD GPUs.

[@canadianlukki]

FSR is not terrible at all, I can agree that DLSS is more enjoyable for sure. Meta is supporting 7000 series. I just feel that they are putting more energy to support Nvidia because most of the users use Nvidia.

[@__-fi6xg]

@@canadianlukki no you have no idea. FSR looks garbage in VR. And Meta isnt supporting AMD 7000 gpus, you cant use the meta software, instead you have to use third party software for Quest 3. The reason is because the Zuck ordered a ton of AI GPUS and he wants preferential treatment. Try playing Cyberpunk in VR with FSR, a fairly new game and tell me how it looks at 1080p and 1440p. You need 2 mods, first download cyber engine tweaks and second vorpx newest cyberpunk vr mod. its really simple, there are youtube guides for it.

[@canadianlukki]

FSR is not supported in VR natively and yes I know that there is a mod to play cyberpunk in VR, but I am speaking about the games that were meant to be played in VR. For Meta support, I will admit I was wrong on the 7000 series. They are not supported by meta. My bad. Although, I enjoyed using Virtual Desktop. Steam link is also free and it connects to steam VR directly without having the meta software running in the background. I actually want to play cyberpunk in VR but I never really took the time to set it up so yeah I might check it out. But yeah, FSR was meant to work for flatscreen games and not VR.

[@JohnDoe-ip3oq]

The GRE doesn't need to use upscaling. Point is void. AMD is also working on AI upscaling. DLSS is a sunk cost fallacy combined with Stockholm syndrome.

[@viandox5428]

@@canadianlukki For the FSR, there is the "Optiscaler" and "DLSS enabler" mod which allows you to be able to use the fsr 3.1 and the XeSS in almost all games that support DLSS, and often the modded FSR is much superior to the implemented FSR by the studios, and if you want to have the best possible experience with the FSR, I advise you to do this : If you play in 1440p (2560x1440) use VSR in the Adrealine panel, this allows you to choose the resolution of your choice in games, you increase your resolution by one notch on your game option(2560x1440 => 3072x1728) and activate the FSR 3.1, the result is excellent, identical to the native one, you have more fps and your card consumes less power. It's the best way to take advantage of FSR, really, I use it on almost all my games, and the result is practically identical to the native one, I advise you to try it !