BEST VALUE 1440p GPU in 2023? 6800 XT vs 6950 XT

[@danielowentech]

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[@Viewer19]

Your cinclusion is based on an unrealistic use case where the gamer will use max setting at all times and RT is of utmost importance. You do always state that settings adjustment will make a large perf difference but state that it woukd be a compromise and sacrifice to not use max

[@danielowentech]

@@Viewer19 my conclusion is based on the 6950xt being 15% or less faster than the 6800xt, while costing more than 15% more money, which is still true when tested at lower settings and resolutions. When testing the relative performance of GPUs it is important to not be CPU limited, which would be more likely at lower settings, which is why GPU comparisons are usually done at the highest graphics settings. I mentioned in the video that the 4K results don't mean these GPUs can't be used at 4K, it just shows that they won't hit 60fps at max settings in the latest AAA games. Which is useful info for having realistic expectations.

[@inmypaants]

@@Viewer19first time watching GPU benchmarks?

[@daqtheduck6296]

Question, do you expect the 6800XT or 6950XT prices to further drop when the 8000 series come out?

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[@danielowentech]

Comparisons vs the 4070: 6800XT vs RTX 4070: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYGokHasq9Z9prs 6950 XT vs RTX 4070: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGKTanefZ8xoqZo

[@gurthquake2474]

Just got a 6800 non xt open box from micro center for $360. Insane value these Amd cards have rn

[@foetor]

Had it too and sold it, for me 6800 was too weak

[@soulhalo7343]

Best budget 16gb would be the 6800 best value be the 6800xt not including the 69

[@brenonweed923]

$360?!

[@christophermullins7163]

Stellar deal. Reminds me of my recent microcenter purchase. I got a 28inch g7 4k 144hz monitor open box for $270 including a 2 year protection plan. I do have an older GPU but I can't imagine getting a better deal than that even in a few years from now so I had to jump on it. FYI, there is something called a bathtub curve on electronics. Basically, if a product is used for a year or 2 and never had a single issue it is MORE likely that it will last another 10 years than an unopened brand new product. If you know what you're looking for, used or open box can be a far better choice.

[@alchemira]

@@foetor It has a considerably lower power draw, too.

[@octoman_games]

I got a 6950XT and a 5800X3D for less than a grand! It's a good combo!

[@brikev]

just for the cpu and gpu or a total of whole pc?

[@11bravo1789]

Im running rhe same combo. Its shredding games 1440p ultra settings. 160+fps

[@TDV1]

@@brikev The whole pc?? - I wish!!!

[@Ruffino_89]

I build a complete new PC included the 6950xt and the 5800x3D for 1,5k . Stunning Performance!!

[@BrandanFischer]

Got the same exact setup! Got the 5800x3D for $310 and got a Red Devil 6950xt for $600 flat. Really impressed with the results, don't even have to really worry about a bottleneck at ultrawide 1080p.

[@Osvaldo140]

Thanks for solidifying my GPU choice and making these types of videos. I'm pretty happy I was able to snag the 6950xt MSI gaming x trio for $579 from Newegg a few weeks ago, it's been a massive upgrade coming from a Zotac amp extreme GTX 1070.

[@userbosco]

Curious, what size PSU are you running. I've got an 800 and just want to make sure I'm safe w/ the draw.

[@joelcoelho9499]

@@userbosco Got a power devil rx 6950xt with a 5900x oc to 4.65GHZ on a 850w psu and it's running fine. I OC and UV the GPU, but at stock it ran without any issues!

[@jorgaridya7085]

How is the card. I just grab a XFX Merc 6950xt for $569 to upgrade my 3070TI.

[@bfhandsomeface409]

I got a 6800xt and it is a very good 1440p card as long as you have a good CPU. I had a 3600x and went up to a 7700x and got a big boost in fps. It will even do 4k in a lot of games, but you will have to lower a few settings in newer games.

[@dicknr1]

its not meant to be running 4k fluently. it can but its made to run just 4k or good 1440p

[@CS-pl8fc]

Lol what a silly comment. That's just a cpu bottleneck. There's no card that performs as well and would do so with a worse cpu. That's not how any of this works.

[@MaxIronsThird]

What does CPU have to do with the 6800XT being good at 1440p? Are you playing at CSGO at 480Hz?

[@pid1790]

​@@MaxIronsThird you have to see cpu benchmark

[@alpha007org]

When did become common that if your GPU doesn't run everything on Ultra on 4K, the game is an unoptimized shit? I get that people paid pretty money a year ago, 3070 for example, but truth be told, that GPU is not meant for 4K, especially not now in 2023. Here we are all "tech enthusiasts", and we know what to do to get a desired performance, but I hate this new trend, "my 3060ti can't run 120FPS what's wrong", that I see everywhere.

[@perpaynes]

I bought a sapphire rx6950xt nitro+ for 650€ 3 weeks ago, insane price/perf ratio! Upgraded from a rtx3070.

[@FutureDocta]

How much performance gain did you get? Thinking of the same upgrade as you for 1440p gaming

[@perpaynes]

@@FutureDocta a solid 40/50% in 1440p, and no more vram bottleneck when the 8gb are exceeded

[@andyjoelharper3448]

Good deal!

[@wolfranone]

Where did you get it at?

[@perpaynes]

@@wolfranone from topachat in France

[@molsen7549]

I'm a proud owner of a 6800xt. I did buy it for full price during the GPU shortage, but it will do the job for another 2-3 years and is a great purchase for someone budget conscious, yet still wanting solid performance.

[@ercanylmaz967]

full price... poor molsen.

[@Movierecap998]

2-3 years only ? I purchased one yesterday damn

[@yung33]

@@Movierecap998 could last you 5+ years if you really wanted

[@patrickmcgovern4004]

Snagged a 6800xt off newegg for 460 usd. Ended up being about 510 after tax. Using it to drive a 1440p 144hz monitor and so far I'm very pleased with how it performs. It's got a pretty beefy heatsink on it so it's super quiet even after hours of gaming. I've also got a 3070 ti and that thing sounds like an airplane taking off when I'm gaming on it.

[@sumpro6720]

overclock and undervolt that badboy I Use 2600max/2500min - 2100mem on 995mv 8-15fps more in games.

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

@@sumpro6720 For me overclocking beyond 2500 mhz core or 2050 mhz mem makes it unstable, while average fps is higher by 7fps the minimums are down my the same amount.

[@Toxicin2]

Are the prices at Newegg without tax?

[@rationalconsumer6469]

Which manufacturer did you go with?

[@5RWill]

Wondering if i should return my 6800xt for $480 and get a 6950xt

[@Jeverset]

Just scored a 6950xt at $510 with Starfield premium edition worth $100. Just need to figure out what cpu to pair with it. Pumped!

[@chrissoclone]

I think for many (past-) midgrange users like me the difference in power draw for those 10-15% means buying a new $100 PSU too or not, that alone plus the energy prices here in EU make the 6800XT the obvious choice for me (or in my case even the non-XT).

[@Mr_Glock19]

It’s crazy the government has its people so oppressed elsewhere they actually have to factor in the wattage of a component of their PC so the government doesn’t bend them over as hard. I don’t ever concern myself with the wattage of anything in my house, ever. It’s all about conditioning the population though. It’s slowly starting to make its way here in America too with the government wanting to put more red tape around energy consumption

[@hotdog9262]

undervolted, the performance of the 6950xt is about the same as stock but it drops more or less 100 watts

[@asOCiATE53]

Man of Honor !

[@wizarian]

Thanks for the long test, always apreciated Today in Europe on Amazon the 6800xt is available for 540€, while the 6950xt is 630 I would buy the 6800xt for the better power consumption but will wait for the release of the new 7000 series.

[@gatsusagara6637]

All three videocards the 6800XT, 6950XT and the RTX 4070 do reasonably well against each other in the mid range. Depending on the use case, games that you actually play, and resolution, I could see an argument for any of the 3 video cards. Honestly, I would pick the 6800XT out of the 3. Contrary to popular believe, nvidia gpu owners do not become professional video editors , 3D graphics designers, and AI engineers overnight. During these tough times, I'm not sure how long I have to hold on to my videocard, so the 16gb vram is going to have to do for an extended period of time. For people who require Cuda and maybe play at 1440p, the 4070 is probably the most attractive card since the GTX 1070. It sucks that's it's about 100 dollars overpriced, but it's the best bone you've got until nvidia throws another one.

[@alpha007org]

Here, in the EU, 6800XT are gone (cheap ones), you can get non XT. 6950XT is 620-650 EUR (from 900), and I just bought one. My usage is simracing titles only. So for iRacing and ACC, 58X3D and 6950XT will have to power my virtual racing for a couple of years.

[@syncmonism]

I think the 6800 XT is ultimately going to prove to be a better value than the 4070 for most users, as long as the difference in power consumption isn't a significant issue. The Vram advantage is going to end up being more important than any of the advantages which come with Nvidia hardware. The fact that software ray tracing in UE5 runs faster than hardware ray tracing, and works just as well on AMD hardware, is also a big deal, because that's the most likely type of ray tracing to be actually worth using with either GPU at this performance tier anyway. If your electricity costs are really high, then I can see how a 4070 could potentially provide better value over a 3 or 4 year period.

[@gadsanchez4929]

4070 real name is 4060 at best, this generation is just over priced

[@Angel7black]

16 gb isnt gonna make your gpu last longer than a 12gb. Youre focusing on the micro too much and not looking at the macro. If we were talking about the 4090 with 12gb then yes, 1000 percent 12gb is not enough for that card. Id go as far and say 16 gb that card would realistically be fine though but when youre spending titan money you should be getting titan memory, a 4090 is a great productivity card. The issue is going to held back over time by it just not being fast enough. By the time 16gb becomes necessary at 1440p, youre gonna need to use medium settings anyway. I got news for you, if youre running medium settings, you wont be using more than 12gb of vram. Cranking settings up to ultra(which you will barely notice over high) at 1440p and turn everything else to medium your vram usage is still gonna be cut down by a LOT. a 4070 will be able to do the same thing mean while, except it actually has a good looking upscaler at 1440p and probably a way better and more improved frame generation. You can say maybe it will last longer natively at 4K. Sure. Youre already using High/Medium at 4K and neither GPU is a good buy for 4K. No card is a good buy for 4K except a 4090. The 4080 and 7900XTX can do it but still need to lower settings in a few games and have no legs at 4K. You can settle for DLSS or hope its a game where FSR looks good at 4K quality in but yeah, natively those are just “ok enough”. Theyre so fast at 1440p that theyre pointless over the cards under them while being so expensive for being as slow as they are for 4K that you shouldve just bought a 4090, the only card that has EVER been good at 4K and i will die on this hill. Every other card till now used at 4K and said to be good for it was really just a glorified high refresh rate 1440p card that people settled on using for 4K. Long story short cause im rambling,16gb on a 6800XT wont save it from being just as obsolete for being slow as 12 on a 4070. Natively theyre both gonna just as obsolete and around the same time and the 16gb of ram wont change that unless you really wanna play with max settings at 1440p at around 25-40 fps which just sounds horrible anyway and you should just use medium settings. Also lets be real if youre buying an 80 class now youre prob not gonna settle for medium settings and will upgrade 3-4 years atleast

[@gadsanchez4929]

@@Angel7black tldr, but 12gb wont last for 2024 and Im sure 2025 AAA games will require 16gb at least 4k ultra quality

[@mikulasturan]

Got the PowerColor 6800 XT for 539€ this week. The price went back to 569€ yesterday and is still the cheapest 6800 XT. Cheapest 6900 XT is at 619€, 6950 XT at 659€ and 4070 at 629€. I will be playing at 3440x1440, therefore the 16GB of RAM was priority. Really happy with my purchase.

[@DoubleAAce]

Nice wouldn’t it be better if you waited for 7000 series though

[@Perkeletricksterservantofrher]

@@DoubleAAce this aged like milk. 7000 series is trash.

[@DoubleAAce]

@@Perkeletricksterservantofrher only then7900 and the 7900xt came out

[@rangersmith4652]

Power draw is often talked about, but for a person who's running a gaming PC a few hours a week, it's mostly a nothing burger as long as the GPU has a good cooler (power draw = heat). For folks like that, like me, performance is the key, not power draw. I'm talking about hardware performance, not software trickery. DLSS, FRS, and the like don't impress me. During Black Friday 2022 I bought a 6800XT for my 13700K build -- at that time the 6950XT was around $300 more than the 6800XT. I play FF14 on a 144Hz 4K display with all the settings maxed, and on this system I get 95-110 FPS consistently with no stutters or glitches. Turning down the less critical settings yields 130-140FPS, so the 6800XT would still be the right choice for me even with the narrowed price gap. Had AMD given the 69xx cards a bit of a VRAM bump, say to 20GB, the 6950XT might be the better long-term option, but with the same buffer size as the 6800XT it offers no such advantage.

[@alexsmirnoveu]

Hi! In Germany (and some other Eu countries) 6800 XT costs 569€, while 6950 XT costs 658€ (today's prices from pcpartpicker), so the choice could lean a little closer to 6950 XT. (~15.6% more expensive in the Eu vs ~23.5% in the US).

[@skylex12dark]

meanwhile rx 6800 for 499€: why not me =(

[@Nuurix]

you can also consider the 6900xt which sold around 599€ couple weeks ago, which is around 8-10% faster, than the 6800xt

[@alexsmirnoveu]

@@skylex12dark I feel you. 6800xt in my country is 619€, rx6800 is 569€, while 6950xt is 659€, so it's mostly pointless to take 6800/6800xt for me.

[@alexsmirnoveu]

@@Nuurix True. Sadly, 6900xt in Germany is 628€ at this moment. 6950xt costs +4.7% more for a +6.8% performance gain. Also, 4070 is an alternative for 626€ if tasks like ML / Blender are important.

[@ThePhilipish]

I got a red dragon 6800xt for 200 usd. Seller thought card was busted. I flipped the CMOs switch. Worked fine.

[@baconflaps]

yeah i use my 6800XT for high refresh rate 1080p. does great for single-player stuff with all the bells and whistles on too, sans RT. love this card.

[@kunou4527]

I think the real question on value isn't 6800 XT vs 6950 XT. I think a more challenging question is whether you should get a 6750XT or a 6800XT for 1080p/1440p gaming on the kinds of games where this stuff might actually matter. Escape from Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, Star Citizen, etc.

[@Kapono5150]

Iv been loving my 6950 XT Red Devil. Saving for the 7800X3D to pair with it

[@IconClanUSA]

If you have some time if I were you I would consider doing a little research right now as to which motherboard brands to avoid to avoid the catastrophic voltage failure happening right now with the 7000X3D chips right now, other than that it seems like a good combo for 1440p

[@Kapono5150]

@@IconClanUSA Your definitely on point. This will be my last Asus motherboard for how they handled the 7800X3D situation

[@fepethepenguin8287]

Asus used to be premium , now they are just another Vizio..

[@Kapono5150]

@@fepethepenguin8287 It sucks because I really like the idea way Asus motherboards look

[@fepethepenguin8287]

@@Kapono5150 i have a Dark Hero 8 . Their DDR4 boards are quite amazing.. but ya. Anti consumer no good

[@45eno]

In the last 4months I have bought both of these cards paying 20% more for the 6950xt. Both were single owners, gamers that said they did not mine on them with retail box included. MSI Gaming X Trio 6950XT - $360 purchased 4/24 AsRock Phantom Gaming 6800XT - $300 purchased 8/24

[@csgosniperelitepro]

Even though i payed way too much during the crypto boom i am so glad i got a 6900XT, the sapphire toxic LE too, coming from a RX 570 4gb. I can't ever imagine having to upgrade my gpu and i have a 165hz 1440p monitor.

[@hrayz]

I got the RX 6900XT, also during the bad days (so I hope it lasts many many years). With minor tuning it performs like the 6950XT. I target 4k 60fps, with as much eye candy as that allows. FSR helps get that with higher settings and RT, so I play that way.

[@madez24]

I got mine rx6950xt black devil in Europe for 700$ brend new. Taking into consideration that prices in Europe are higher than in the US. RX 7800xt cards are now cost almost the same 650-700$. So in my case rx6950xt had a better value.

[@photograhy]

I happened to order 6950 xt moment it dropped to $599. I was debating whether I should go 4070 or amd and there was my answer, they were same price

[@DoktorCay]

I’m so glad that discovered your channel. Few months later I am going to build my pc, i am glad you are there for us. thank you!

[@45eno]

In March 2023 I snagged a Asus TUF 6900XT open box for $435 plus tax. 30day return policy and has worked great with low temps. It runs power at 272 watts around 2425mhz pushing a 5120x1440 240hz screen.

[@InternetListener]

Thanks to that "new" prices you're starting to find RX 6800 and 6800 XT between 300 and 400 $ or €, new 6800 goes below 500 $/€ also sometimes, not as fast but it can have better FPS/price and good enough energy efficiency. Good enough for some 4k, very quality and FSR 1440p and fast 1080p both of them while getting even more than RTX 4070. Having to choose new, RTX 4070 altought not as good in some ratios is close enough and much more new technology. But better wait for deceiving 4060/ti and rx 7600 to see what performance are going to deliver at half the price (or not). Any 6800 XT used below 400$ is better value than anything is coming in following months for sure.

[@Steelninja77]

Well I game at 4k in most of my games on my 6800 and it literally says 4k on the box. But I kinow it's not always a 4k native 60 fps card . But 4k FSR quality with RT in most titles it does fine. So I call my Rx 6600xt card I had before a 1440p card although it was labelled 1080p it did 1440p in most games. The rx 6800 is a great card for 2160p for the most part and not often do I drop my resolution to 1440p. Unless FSR quality counts as 1440p. In my eye if it looks 4k it's 4k.

[@BlackJesus8463]

Medium settings today look as good as high settings used to.

[@Steelninja77]

@@BlackJesus8463 yeah they do mate.

[@donsly375]

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[@Ottomanmint]

Halo products always do cost more, so not the best comparison for performance per $$$. The 6950 had to be built better in general & I'm not talking about the heatsink here where it also runs perhaps quieter. Anyhow I went with the Asrock Formula 6950 to avoid 7000 series teething issues! Can't go wrong with either 6000 series TBH!

[@MaxIronsThird]

4090 threw a wrench in that idea, making the 4080 and 4070Ti look awful in comparison but that's on purpose by NVIDIA so their older cards look more interesting.

[@fepethepenguin8287]

​@@MaxIronsThird that's because there is no real 4080 yet... I imagine what ever they end up calling the 4080ti will be what the 4080 should be.. Actually .. the 4090 is kind of what the 3080 was to the 3090. Nvidia screwed everything up this gen

[@DJWISS83]

I used to have an RTX 3070 Ti, found a deal of a brand new AMD RX 6950 XT (Reference Model) for $350!! I ordered it without even thinking, and now I'm glad I did! What an amazing card! I've been a gamer for over 25 years and this is my first AMD card, the Radeon software alone is worth it!

[@pa-pyro2804]

Got the rx6950xt for 560 brand new and a 7700x 1440p is light work 4k surly would be possible if it made sense. I think 1440p is the best resolution 4k isn't much better 😊

[@shaunmaxwell2745]

This is just the video I needed. I just got a 6800 xt for 375 and was curious about the performance difference.

[@vitalikpopov30]

Did you get it used ?

[@shaunmaxwell2745]

@@vitalikpopov30 oh yeah. Loving the used market right now.

[@Steven_Daniel]

I bought my 6800xt for the same price too in Malaysia. Used unit. Huge upgrade from a 1660TI

[@MrNelahem]

I just upgraded from the 6800XT but I was using it for a year and a half at 1440P UW and it provided great performance paired with a 5800X.

[@andyjoelharper3448]

I have 6800xt too. And at UW 1440p! All paired with a R9 5900x. 5800x is good too! good choice. :D

[@MrNelahem]

@@andyjoelharper3448 i'm on a 5800X3D now the 5800X was sold about a month ago. And 7900XTX the 6800XT was sold 2 weeks ago :)

[@arkeynserhayn8370]

@@MrNelahem Progressive replacement, smart move

[@MrNelahem]

@@arkeynserhayn8370 last few upgrades on AM4 and will hold out until Zen 5 before going AM5. And with the launch of the 4070 it was the right time to sell the 6800XT since demand for it is going up due to vram.

[@waskus]

Just upgraded my gigabyte 3080 vision oc to a xfx 6950 xt merc on sale. I had no expectations to any performance gains, but after a week I really like the merc. I could see and bench a difference from the go.

[@andyjoelharper3448]

I still have my 3080 FE on one of my rigs. It does great! But my 6800xt is a beast on my UW 1440p monitor pair with a R9 5900xl. SAM helps a lot too! :D

[@waskus]

@@andyjoelharper3448 I was so spectical going the AMD way, but danm the 6950xt is a upgrade over my 3080l..

[@stateportSound_wav]

I ordered a 6600 XT partially for budget reasons, for just shy of $200 yesterday with your help. Well, it was found faulty by seller, and he did the right thing to communicate + refund. Today, I find a $500 (after tax) 6900 XT, and am super grateful to have such wise and updated advice. Thanks @Daniel Owen!

[@HuntaKiller91]

Only 10-15% better for almost 2x price in my country 6800xt seems like a gud buy considering used can be easily found at $350-380

[@KurNorock]

There is a problem with comparing pure price/performance ratios like this. Sure. There less powerful card might give you more frames per dollar, but if those frames are under 60fps at the resolution you want to play at, then it kinda doesn't matter. I think it is worth paying a slight premium to get 60+ fps at 1440p rather than save $100 and only get 48fps at 1440p or have to scale back to 1080p. It basically comes down to paying for a good experience over saving money to suffer through a stuttering mess.

[@ertai222]

You're right

[@KrisDee1981]

US prices for AMD are always good, but in Europe situation is different. For example in UK 6800 £478 6800XT £539 6950XT £629 RTX 4070 £559 No wonder Nvidia i selling much better. 6800XT should cost £60-100 less to make any sense to buy. 6700XT is good value at £350 7900XT also good at £750

[@foreropa]

I just bought the 6950 for 60 dollars more than the 6800 (80 if you count the taxes for my country), so it was worth it. Did the math and it´s 11% more money, so it was TOTALLY worth it.

[@Lucromis]

I have the MSI Gaming Z Trio RX 6800 XT. It's been amazing. Just like the r9 290x I used as a placeholder a while ago, I think it will be lasting a long time as a great card for playing games. I don't think Nvidia typically makes flagship cards that age as well.

[@busfahrer09]

In Germany the prices are 659€ XFX vs 561€ AsRock rn, you guessed it - 17%. Going for the 6950 incl. Starfield, saved 100 bucks right there so whatever.

[@BasedVidya]

Just found a local used deal for a red devil 6800 xt, 5600x, 4x8gb ram, and mobo for $450 cash. How good did I do?

[@j.s.8583]

Found a 6800 xt open box on newegg for $409. Was a pretty amazing upgrade from a GTX 1080ti. Had to fiddle with all the settings for the AMD card to run smooth. But once i got it dialed in, i love it!

[@nolanthomas2081]

I grabbed a RX 6950XT from best buy Open Box (excellent) for $450! I know there's the RX 7800xt but I just couldn't pass up that deal. 7800xt is just nowhere in stock at MSRP at least when I bought

[@Eleganttf2]

The price difference of 6950 XT and 6800 XT is 200$ here in Southeast Asia lol so yeah 6800 XT is totally the obvious choice with better power consumption aswell

[@Matt-iq7ci]

Yeah u get on average 6-7fps more for 80W more power.

[@omarelkhatib150]

Got my RX 6800 XT for 300$ in very good and clean condition, I am building my PC now. let's see how it will works with i7 13700f, ddr5 32GB 6000MHZ Ram. Was planning to buy a RTX 4070TI for 800$ but decided to save 500$ and go with this card instead because I guess it all what I need.

[@botq3926]

i just upgrade from ryzen 5 3600& 5600xt to ryzen 7 5800x3d & 6800xt the performance difference is insane thank u amd for AM4 really great socket i can play 2k High refresh rate right now

[@GewelReal]

6950XT is kinda meh IMO. 6800XT tho... Now THAT's a gem

[@syncmonism]

As good as the 6950 XT is, the 6800 XT for 500 is at least as good of a deal. Forget about how much each card cost originally at MSRP, that should have zero bearing on how you assess the relative value of the cards to you. I saw too many people arguing that the 4070 ti was a good deal on the grounds that "it's as fast as a 3090 ti for only 800".

[@shawnhits704]

I picked up a 6750xt for 360 last week, honestly im satisfied with it cause im upgrading from a 1070ti, but kinda wish i waited till 6800xts came down. Tbh though i didnt wanna wait and if you dont wanna wait, and dont wanna spend more than $400, 6750xt is a great card it absolutely still smashes a mix of high-ultra at 1440p

[@JohnRick]

Yeah man I got my 6750xt few days ago and it is awesome for 1440p. I bought it planning that I will upgrade my whole rig in 3-4 years time

[@shawnhits704]

@@JohnRick nice bro what processor are you running with it? I got mine in a 12600k system and so far im pretty happy with the whole setup, resizable bar enabled too but not sure how much of a benefit that is with AMD and intel combo. Playing rdr 2 at 1440p ultra with no fsr looks amazing and feels smooth, so does cyberpunk at 1440p high settings no upscale. Havent tried any newer games like Jedi or last of us but ive seen benchmarks of even those games running smooth on decent settings. So its really not a bad card for the price right now

[@JohnRick]

@@shawnhits704 I have a 3700x, I figured I can get a few more years out of the processor and if I did feel I needed to upgrade I do have the option of the 5800x3d but I am happy with performance so far. I can always get a new mobo and CPU but I think I will wait a few years and upgrade the whole machine

[@JohnRick]

Also opted for this card as I wasn’t playing my PC or games that much but the performance has got me hooked in again hahaha

[@andyjoelharper3448]

@@shawnhits704 dude pair it with AMD cpu! SAM works well but only a few good fps or so.

[@tobytoxd]

Thank you very much! Very helpful this is! :)

[@Hahahanoyes]

Cant wait to build a 1440p gaming rig. I still have a gtx 1080, going to use that until the new gens cards come down. I want a 4070 ti or 7900 xt. I believe those cards will be solid a 1440p for a few years.

[@enricofermi3471]

What about 6900XT? I bought one a few months after launch (reference design), and almost immediately cranked the max TDP from 300W to 350W using MorePowerTool, and have it like that ever since. I think it was a good choice, even though it's a hard compromise with raytracing, very decent otherwise. For some reason people in 2023 tend to analyze using either 6800XT or straight up 6950 (which is technically the slightly factory overclocked 6900), but almost never include 6900. Granted, the difference between the two is easily margin of error, especially after overclocking, but it's still sad that it was so easily forgotten.

[@fepethepenguin8287]

6900xt is very close to the 6950.. a few %

[@stevenshelp1107]

Been looking to build my gf a pc and cannot believe I can get a rx 6650xt for 280. I hate that sub 300 is a feat now and an entry level gpu can't be had for 150 or so. I would buy a used pc from marketplace but every pc listed for 5-700 dollars comes with a 1660/1060/580 and those are just about worthless now. People are rediculous.

[@garipoter6336]

When will you make comparison between rx6950xt VS rx7900xt?

[@danielowentech]

My process involves running a set of GPUs through a series of benchmarks and recording the results, and then using that footage to make the comparisons for the next month or so. For the RTX 4070 launch I tested the 4070, 4070 Ti, 3070, 3070 Ti, 3080 12GB, 6800 XT, and 6950 XT. I did not have time to test the 7900 XT. So that head to head is going to happen, but will need to wait for when I retest my higher-tier GPUs. I was going to do that next, but now (according to rumors at least) it is looking like my next batch of testing may need to focus on competitors to the 4060 Ti and 7600. So I will get to it eventually, just not sure exactly when.

[@garipoter6336]

@@danielowentech Thanks for answer, we will be patient then :)

[@jakubjuriga9305]

I'm currently watching these three cards on the German amazon and considering which one to buy. I'm switching from a Gigabyte rtx 2070, so a decent jump. Gigabyte rtx 4070 is currently for 660€, merc 319 rx 6950xt for 660€ and merc 319 rx 6800xt for 580€. I'm still waiting for some discounts, but I'm almost sure I'll go for the rx 6950. I would never go for a gigabyte again, I'm very disappointed with their noise and temperature. The only reason I'm hesitant is the DLSS3.

[@anuzahyder7185]

4070 easily better

[@Chrontard]

@@anuzahyder7185 complete trash

[@oldewolfe6968]

Just Added the XFX 6800XT Core a Couple Weeks ago in Place of the MSI 6600XT x2 Mech I had been Using... Added that to a 5800X3D and 16Gb RAM on an MSI Edge Max Wifi X570S Board... So Far, I'm rather Impressed with the Card and what it's managed to Do... To be Honest, seeing how the 6800 and 6900 Series are Made and Largely being the Same Overall Hardware aside from their Cores, I went with the 6800XT for it's Price because their Performance I didn't see as being that far Off due to their Base design.... I'm not doing any OC, and just running on the AMD's Driver Based UV and on the Performance BIOS on the Switch on the Card.... Getting The Last of Us for Free with it also made it well worth it...

[@siewkimng1085]

6800XT has been the best value GPU for the last few years. It's not a great ethereum miner when compared to the 6700XT or 6800(non XT) so it's price has consistently been the best performance for the money even up until today. Also a beast at 1440p/1080p.

[@Matt-iq7ci]

With slight oc on my merc it matches 6950xt no problem.

[@siewkimng1085]

@@Matt-iq7ci yes, mine also OC’s like a boss. About 10% more fps from the reference.

[@informedchoice2249]

Thanks duck... the sort of comparison that we need :) Just wondering why you didn't mention FSR at all?

[@jhhz11]

aw man, got 6800XT and 1440p monitor 2months ago but had to RMA the GPU 3 times due to faulty fans everytime(bad luck i guess) and now they can't replace the unit anymore so i would need to take money back or choose another one. another 6800xt for 630€ or 4070 for 610€ since it comes with diablo 4 which i want to play but the 12GB vram bothers me since i like to keep the gpu for atleast 5years unless something happens in the next 3 that makes me upgrade again although the low power draw on the 4070 is tempting even though electricity prices has gone down for now but might get up during the winter. Now i'm stuck with 1060 6GB with 1440p monitor and don't know if i should wait amd to come out with new 7000 series cards or get 6800xt or 4070, i doon't knoow whaat to doo lol. Would get 6950XT for 725€ but i would need to get another psu which would make it 850€-900€ and that's not worth it anymore. Maybe i should just pick one and move on, there is always going to be better and i'm stressing too much about this haha.

[@ertai222]

I got the 6800xt for $600 cad a few months ago. Big upgrade from my 1080.

[@-Noble]

got the 6950xt for $530 yesterday of amazon, looks like my shopping is finished

[@Eeeooooee]

Always a good day when Daniel Owens uploads

[@gcm9137]

Thanks for this analysis. Easy to compare if upgrade is warranted. I'm using a 6800 that I bought on an all-time low, and a 6950XT will cost 30% more (provided I sell my GPU at or near purchase price).

[@AwsomeALEC72]

Edit: So what I said below is flat out wrong. The comments below are rightly corrected me. By every indication the ASRock Phantom gaming is a good card that might have coil whine like any other. I recently went with the 6950xt to give myself a-little head room in the future. Also when he says “it has gone as low as $600” he’s talking about the as rock power color card… which is less than ideal.

[@alr6435]

So asrock and powercolor are different manufacturers. The ASRock that went on sale is the phantoms gaming which actually performs pretty well thermally but it doesn't come with the GPU support bracket that the merc does

[@MechAdv]

The power color cards are actually pretty solid performers. And the asrock Formula is top tier if I remember correctly.

[@redrock425]

The Red Devil is a very solid card

[@BlackJesus8463]

Asrock makes good stuff. Even Jayztwocents was saying it in his new ASUS is Fired video.

[@MrMunkyMeat]

The problem with GPU testing is that the only metric that holds any real comparable value is rasterization. The rest of the metrics are not consistent across game titles. Not every game has DLSS available. Not every title has FSR available. If they did, then the metrics would hold even some value. The more a reviewer focuses on these, the less you can hold their opinion with regard.

[@arkyr1570]

This is the type of videos real consumers want to see thanks!

[@CharlesVanNoland]

I've been thinking about the 6950XT as an upgrade to my 5700XT, but I also kinda feel like waiting until the end of the year to upgrade because I really don't even need a GPU. I don't play games, I just sit and work on my computer, and watch KZbin, but my daughters play VR on my Rift and I've been getting excited about raytracing, particularly since the pathtracing update for Cyberpunk was released. Raytracing is the future, I don't care what people say - whether it's hardware raytracing or some kind of Lumen-esque custom realtime global illumination solution, it's just the future, period. It looks awesome, and it's where game rendering is going. I'd like to get an RX 7900XTX or something but I feel like if I'm going to get another AMD GPU that maybe I should wait until the RX 8000 series, because the 7000 series are way too chonky and power hungry IMO. I want a GPU that's the same size as my 5700XT but at least 3x more powerful, for

[@christophermullins7163]

Ray tracing is the future because it is more efficient for developers to implement. That isn't to say that you can't get just as good visuals in raster.. it just take an unnecessary amount of raster to run that level of lighting. I absolutely agree that no matter what you think of it or no matter how it's implemented.. it's the future. Personally, I don't value "better lighting" there are no visuals that increase or decrease immersion for me. It is literally all about the physics, mechanics and gameplay that get me immersed. Games will look much better when RT is matured but in the meantime, is seems pointless to worry about too much.

[@phlips11]

6950xt sucks at RT. RDNA3 sucks at VR. You should probably wait

[@JBrinx18]

Erm, it sounds kinda like you want a Nvidia card. I have a 6950xt, and I love it, but it's not for ray tracing really...

[@flamingscar5263]

If your interested in raytracing, go Nvidia, that's the area they still have the clear lead You mentioned the cyberpunk path tracing update, my 3080 hits 30 fps, max settings with path tracing at 3440x1440 WITH DLSS PERFORMANCE, native is out of the question, I haven't seen an AMD GPU able to handle path tracing in cyberpunk, hell I've only seen the 4090 and 4080 handle it

[@DravenCanter]

At 1080p for path tracing, probably a 4070 ti. At 1440p, probably a 4090. For vr, probably nvidia over amd.

[@Aggnog]

What I've noticed with all major GPU reviews is that everyone tests with ultra settings, which makes it hard for people to choose a GPU correctly. In reviews you see all these cards on ultra barely getting 30-50fps in some games, but if someone actually wants to play that game, they will have a 144hz/165hz monitor, and optimize the settings to reach at least 120fps to have an actually smooth playable game. So while these reviews can show a numberical difference between video cards, its really hard for the user to extrapolate what performance they will actually get or need.

[@BlackJesus8463]

Fake news! It would be the same performance difference at every setting.

[@anthonyreynoza8535]

Got the 6950xt red devil for 550. Its crazy how good of a deal these are right now.

[@AvroBellow]

I painfully paid too much for my RX 6800 XT but it must be said that I got it for almost $800CAD below the going rate in local stores (taxes included) and it's the reference model which is what I wanted. I managed to mine back about $400 over the first 6 months with it and so I did better than most in early 2022. If I were to buy a GPU today, there's no question that it would be the RX 6800 XT. As far as performance and driver stability is concerned, I have absolutely NO regrets.

[@yissnakklives8866]

I really can't see any significant visual difference in Cyberpunk between the ultra RT and just ultra...but that FPS hit is YUGE

[@yissnakklives8866]

Wonder how the performance comparison would look with a Red Devil 6800 xt - mine runs cool and stable at 2600 mhz and mem at 2100mhz. Wonder how that would compare to the 6950xt...

[@BlackJesus8463]

It can't be that much better than the TUF. I don't believe it would change anything TBH but idk.

[@WilliardPippenhuffel]

Just bought a xfx 6950xt black edition for $580 plus tax. Now I need a dual chamber case😮! That thing gets HOT.🥵

[@PowellCat745]

19:56 12GB of VRAM is nowhere near enough for productivity work. I say this as a 3080 TI + 4090 owner. CUDA shouldn’t really count as an advantage with anything less than 16GB. Imagining not being able to train a model with a batch size of just 16. That’s pathetic.

[@KryssN1]

Personally I think, if you are spending 500$ or more on a GPU, you should be considering RT performance. Otherwise just get a console or 6700XT for 1080p and RX 6800 for 1440p. 6950XT is in no mans land, at same price as RTX 4070, it has worse TDP, worse Upscaling quality, worse RT and less features and quirky VR support.

[@CrazO9111]

Got a used 6800XT Sapphire for 430$. Good Deal i think. Used 6950XT Costs about 600$ here.

[@herrherrmann]

My founders 6900xt runs with 2500 ~ 2750mhz. 1.075v 295w. This gpu is an absolute monster

[@ertai222]

You're not actually getting those clocks though as this card scales very poorly with OC and will actually degrade performance. Gamers Nexus talks about it in his review.

[@AsianLing]

Great vids as always

[@timogoldschnatz9011]

As Always Excellent Video

[@barshawi]

Can you please make a video between 6800xt vs 6950xt vs 7900xt

[@Kizarat]

I've got a 6700 XT and I'm considering upgrading to either a 6800 XT or a 6950 XT to last me years for 1080p gaming. Should I go for the 6800 XT? It seems to draw less power while performing close to the 6950 XT.

[@toriankel3810]

Dude if you play games on 1080p even 6700xt is a huge overkill

[@jolenep99]

Going back to this now, 6950xt for 437$ + 30$ tax is a better deal than the 6800xt. Ebay sellers can be such a bargain. It was literally brand new.

[@casualgamer4112]

Something doesn't seem quite right with these benchmarks, going from the 6800-6950. These benchmarks would make more since if it were 6900xt vs 6950xt because with such a tiny difference in these benchmarks I'm not sure where the 6900xt would even fit in between .

[@userbosco]

Great review & compare! When looking at RX 6800XT's online, MSI charges nearly $100 extra for the exact same spec'd card from PowerColor. Is there any legit difference for the premium price typically?

[@glbernini0]

Best thing is that each card price will keep dropping over the coming months! Ebay prices are actually higher in some cases then NE for some strange reason???

[@shadowstrangler1]

Honestly, 1080p is great on a TV. I beat RE4 with everything turned ULTRA on a 3080, and I was getting a locked 120 on my LG C1. It looked 👍 👌 👍

[@pauls4522]

Honestly the investment to a 5800x3d might bring more performance than the gpu upgrade. I.e the game rust which is unoptimized to hell sees a 35% performance bump going from 5800x to 5800x3d. Going from a 6800xt to a 6950xt on the gpu thought would only be like 12%.

[@nimaarg3066]

I got a 6800 non-xt. It's a beast for 1080p. It's even better than my previous 3070 ti.

[@richshrimp7680]

You play at 1080p and your 3070 ti wasn't good enough for you? Not sure what games you're playing lol. Should have just waited for next years cards

[@nimaarg3066]

@@richshrimp7680 no. It simply ran out of VRAM in many games and wasn't very smooth.

[@gameurai5701]

I think you may as well wait for a 7800(XT) or whatever it's going to be called. It's going to draw less power, sell cheaper and perform right along these lines or slightly better. That are get a 4070 if you want that level of performance now. 7900XT if you want 4k with max settings. Buying these old cards is just doing charity work for AMD at this rate, these cards are about to be replaced, you don't need to be a janitor cleaning up AMDs old stock that nobody needs at this point.

[@timhorton7420]

Yup. Dumb to buy now so close to new cards releasing

[@brikev]

unless its going down to $500 price range I think it is still a good deal.

[@saywhat6585]

Hey dude can you share your fan curve for the rx 6950xt and is quite?

[@Rimmer666]

Tnx Daniel San! Your comparisons videos are great. I just ordered a 6950xt Merc like you have. I hope it's a good enough upgrade from a 3080 and i already know DLSS will be missed badly. But i hope the raw power of the 6950xt will make up the loss. In Sweden the 6950xt can be had for 630 euro right now on sale, is the us price you are quoting with or without tax? Have a great weekend!

[@pluschy7886]

It’s around 3090-3090 Ti level at 1080p-1440p. It’s very good have fun!😊

[@Rimmer666]

@@pluschy7886 Thanks Bro :)

[@Paelmoon]

I have a 3080 10gb and don't know which card to upgrade too. Everything seems like a sidegrade or too expensive.

[@fehas]

Sidegrade i did too, from 3080 to 6900xt but my watt consumption is half in most of the games i play :D

[@richshrimp7680]

Save your money! Just wait for next years cards or wait for prices to go down. 3080 is perfect for everything at 1440p. A few games have vram issues at 4k but 3080s performance is still mad.

[@wateryevents960]

I went with an 11700k and 6950 xt on a gigabyte z590 UD and its been rock solid with a budget 240mm ID-cooling AIO that i upgraded with 2 noctua fans. Fortnite 1440p ultra with raytracing i get 70-80fps. GPU 85c CPU 70c

[@hzwinip]

You play vr? Racing or flying?

[@wateryevents960]

@@hzwinip Racing more than the others, but not often, but i wanted something capable for when i decided to. It was more about linux support w/ high performance. hence the 64gb of ram and tons of airflow.

[@hzwinip]

@@wateryevents960 was everything smooth in vr? You didn't have any issues?

[@wateryevents960]

@@hzwinip Beat saber and GORN were super smooth, but thats all ive tried so far in VR before i sold my gen one VIVE. but no complaints.

[@hzwinip]

@@wateryevents960 awesome thanks for answering.

[@elduderino7767]

don't forget that the 6950xt sucks A LOT more juice, so you might be up for a PSU upgrade not to mention the extra KW's per year you'll be paying on the bills that's the problem with the 6950, it's a bit like your 6800xt without power limits, they've just pushed the same gen harder by juicing it up

[@unknownname3189]

Just got a 6800xt couple days ago but still haven't had the chance to try it out.

[@ndperson1]

Still bitter slightly that they lowered the 6800xt just after I got the 6800, probably would have still got mine due to heat issues in my case, but would have liked the option

[@BlackJesus8463]

Moore's Law is Dead was touting Radeon Chill last week. Check it out.

[@thegaminglord2190]

hi Daniel, can you make a 6800xt vs 6900xt comparison? in my region 6950xt is not available and the 6900xt is a bit pricey i want to know if its worth getting over the 6800xt , i currently have 3070ti and want to have a gpu that i can set on for a while and 16gb vram is the way to go here so what do you recommend ?

[@danielowentech]

It's about in the middle between the two in this video.

[@thegaminglord2190]

@@danielowentech so your saying its a 5% to 7% performance?, and do you think selling my 3070ti for a 6800XT is worth it or not?