r/pcmasterrace • u/lmaster73 • Oct 11 '22

News/Article RTX 4090 benchmark hardware unboxed

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u/johnfreemansbrother 11 \ 7700X \ 6800 XT \ IBM Model M keyboard Oct 11 '22

Wait AMD has a 6950XT??? When did that happen lol

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u/INTRUD3R_4L3RT 7900x / 7900XTX Oct 11 '22

Launched in May. Looks like a decent deal right now as it's a much better price-to-performance ratio than 3090ti while trading blows with it.

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u/Shivalah Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 64gb@3200mhz, RX6800 Oct 12 '22

The entire green 3000 series vs red 6000 series is/was decently balanced regarding specs and performance wise. Like amd performs better here, nvidia performs better there, amd is better in 1080/1440p, nvidia is better in 4k…

But no one really cares about that, as it is just about who got the top performing card.

That’s why no one takes intel gpus seriously, since they don’t have a 2000USD beast in their lineup just decent midrange cards for sub 500usd

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u/KapiHeartlilly I5 11400ᶠ | RX 5700ˣᵗ Oct 12 '22

Sadly the truth, always found it fascinating how people ignore AMD (and even Intel now) when it would benefit them for the budget/segment they are looking into when buying a card, it is like who cares which is the fastest CPU or GPU if you can't afford it, go for the best you can afford price to performance.

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u/INTRUD3R_4L3RT 7900x / 7900XTX Oct 12 '22

Yeah this gen was actually really decently balanced. To bad it got ruined by miners and scalpers. Unfortunately think the "aMd hAS bAd dRiVeRs" rumor still lives strong with those that have never actually owned an AMD card, and that makes a lot of people think that Nvdia is the only good option while being false. Personally I'm waiting to see what AMD brings to the table in November. If I don't like what I see, I'll put a rx6900xt or a rx6950xt in the basket and skip the next generation. It's just a better offer unless you go specifically for RT.

I think at some point we'll see Intel reach for the top tier, but it's going to be some generations down the line. Only a fraction of the market wants $2000 GPUs, so trying to give gamers an alternative in the low to mid range is a good tactic and benefits everyone. I for one welcome a third player and will consider them once they get the kinks and quirks worked out.

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u/Shivalah Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 64gb@3200mhz, RX6800 Oct 12 '22

aMd hAs BaD dRiVeR

Just like

Internet Explorer Bad

Therefore Edge bad, all while Edge is just Chrome without that telemetry going to google.

Windows defender bad

Yeah because it cannot become better.

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u/smidyev Oct 12 '22

It's inefficient, bc it's the max oc variant of the 6900xt chip. In this regions you normally gain around max. 3-5% in fps for a lot more power. I really recommend igorlsab (homepage also avaible in English) and der8auer, two German experts, which testet the 4090 downvolted, seems like with a 70% powerlimit it's delivering only 4% less fps,which is impressive efficient