Question 7900XT or 4070 Super?

[Barry_4]

This GPU is for a new build, probably paired with a 9700x. I generally keep my gaming rig for a long time, that's why I wanted to weigh the long term viability of these two GPUs. My old 6700xt is still capable, tho it struggles a bit in 1440p. I'm giving the whole system to my son, and that's why I'm looking at GPUs so soon after getting the 6700xt last year.

I feel it make sense to wait for the new cards to come out. They will probably be sold out until early summer at least, but I will be able to make an informed decision. My son won't be as happy as he's eagerly waiting to get his hands in my current rig.

 

[LordVile]

Though the demos of fsr 4 I’ve seen people seem impressed. As for dlss 4, traditionally nvidia hasn’t made new dlss versions available on older generations so not sure if they’ll reverse course there. But keep in mind dlss etc will take some vram. The other thing, if you keep your cards a long time and nvidia stops supporting some of those features you’ll probably want the card with more vram and raw processing power at that point.

FSR4 is exclusive to the 9000 series

 

[artk2219]

FSR4 is exclusive to the 9000 series

At launch yes, but the plan is to extend support out to the 7000 series in the near future.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

AMD says that FSR 4 might not be an RDNA 4 exclusive after all

An interview with AMD's Frank Azor reveals the company's plans for FSR 4. It also tells us a bit more about why the GPUs were absent during CES 2025.

www.digitaltrends.com

AMD FSR 4 is initially exclusive to RDNA 4 RX 9000 GPUs | Club386

AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPUs will get exclusivity over FSR 4 upscaling, but the brand has plans to bring it to the RX 7000 lineup later.

www.club386.com

 

[ilukey77]

I would wait till march ( i believe if rumours are true ) for the 9070xt and see what it offers at what price ..

with all these new GPU's coming this year you would be mad not to wait and see !!

Dont forget battlemage B770 which should be coming this year i have a feeling its going to be a solid GPU if the B580 is anything to go off!!

 

[artk2219]

Unless you find a killer deal locally, I would wait for the RX 9000 series launch and make your decision then. If you absolutely need something now though, the RX 7900 XT with its 20GB of VRAM should age a little better in general.

 

[LordVile]

At launch yes, but the plan is to extend support out to the 7000 series in the near future.

Which isn’t exactly useful when it never comes out for it or it’s in years where the GPU is now mid range and generations behind again. I don’t trust AMDs rollout of software when the stuff they have is still broken after years.

 

[ilukey77]

Unless you find a killer deal locally, I would wait for the RX 9000 series launch and make your decision then. If you absolutely need something now though, the RX 7900 XT with its 20GB of VRAM should age a little better in general.

Thats what has disappointed me too NOTHING is over 16gb except for the OVERKILL " im not sure why you need that much" 32gb 5090 ..

My 24gb 7900xtx feels like a bit overkillish but 20gb should be the normal on any high end GPU this gen !!

9070xt ( meh on high end ) but 20gb on the 5080 should be a must !!

 

[artk2219]

Thats what has disappointed me too NOTHING is over 16gb except for the OVERKILL " im not sure why you need that much" 32gb 5090 ..

My 24gb 7900xtx feels like a bit overkillish but 20gb should be the normal on any high end GPU this gen !!

9070xt ( meh on high end ) but 20gb on the 5080 should be a must !!

I agree, the problem with getting more VRAM this generation is two fold. One, the 9070 (XT) is a high mid range card at best so theyre trying to limit costs, which means that more than 16GB of RAM as the default is out of the question. Two, Nvidia is famously stingy on VRAM for every card that isnt their flagship, or in a datacenter where they can charge more. At least the situation isnt as bad as with the RTX 3000 series when the RTX 3080 launched with 10GB VRAM, or the RTX 3070 with 8GB. The RTX 3070 was having VRAM issues with newer games at higher settings after less than 18 months on the market.

 

[ilukey77]

I agree, the problem with getting more ram is two fold. One, the 9070 (XT) is a high mid range card at best so theyre trying to limit costs, which means that more than 16GB of RAM as default is out of the question. Two, Nvidia is famously stingy on VRAM for every card that isnt their flagship, or in a datacenter where they can charge more. At least the situation isnt as bad as with the RTX 3000 series when the RTX 3080 launched with 10GB VRAM, or the RTX 3070 with 8GB. The RTX 3070 was having VRAM issues with newer games at higher settings after only 18 months on the market.

Ohh the 3080 was a joke of a card Nvidia screwing its idiot fan base at its best ..

3 cards superseded every time to sell to the idiot who bought the previous one !!

Sorry but people can hate on AMD all they want but when Nvidia pull that BS and people buy into it then thats the only word that describes them !

helped my dislike for Nvidia even more ..

I agree the the 9070xt really doesnt need more than 16gb if its going to come in at a sensible price point any more than 500usd for it then NO.

My options are limited this gen im not paying what will basically be $4500 to $5000aud for a 5090 ..

AMD have lost my business by not offering a $1000usd some what flagship card and i dont like the 16gb on the 5080 ..

Think im going to just sit on my 7900xtx and wait to see if Nvidia do a 20gb 5080 later on and pick that up ..

 

[Gaidax]

helped my dislike for Nvidia even more ..

I think this whole disliking or liking corpos is just silly. AMD is no better than Nvidia, they stuff their GPUs with more RAM and more competitive prices, because it's their way to somehow differentiate their otherwise technologically inferior solutions.

They don't gouge because they don't have the bleeding edge tech to do so in GPU market.

For me it's simple - whoever puts the superior product for the price point I'm comfortable with gets my money. This leaves AMD out of the scope this time around, but maybe next gen they will have a stronger showing in the enthusiast range.