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Comparing two AMD cards (self.buildapc)

submitted 1 year ago by xHoudek to c/buildapc

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I am looking at a GPU in the $500 range. I was originally going to get the PowerColor Red Dragon 6800XT, but saw that the Sapphire Pulse 7800XT is essentially the same price.

I know that the 7800XT is newer, but it only has two fans. I’ve also heard that the performance improvements in the 7000 series are minimal compared to the 6000 series.

Also this is minor but my local Micro Center does not have the 7800xt in stock, but I could get it from Newegg.

I use a 1440p monitor. Any opinions one which I should get?

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[–] vikingtons 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sorry but where are you getting the energy efficiency figures here?

Bear in mind that NV2X doesn't report TBP in software (it will report 255W total graphics power, which is not inclusive of VRM and other board power losses), whereas NV3X does. 68XT is a 300W GPU, and I think NV32 draws less (at least in terms of peak TBP)

[–] Contramuffin 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're correct, I misremembered (I was thinking 6800 non-XT vs. 7800XT). I'll edit my comment with a correction

[–] vikingtons 0 points 1 year ago

Ah, no worries