[SOLVED] Should I refund my new RX 6700xt and buy a RX 6800xt?

[StarryMeteor751]

So around a week ago I recieved my new 6700xt, I went by a lot of recommendations and the 6700xt seemed like an optimal choice, except when I started seeing how much the 6800xt outperformed the 6700xt, still, it seemed as if it wasnt worth the price, except for the fact that I recently found a 6800xt for 549$ which makes it a 160 difference from my 389$ 6700xt, I was wondering if it would be better to refund my current GPU to get the 6800xt

 

[Nephern]

Seems that you should, according to GPU USERBENCHMARK, the two are 18 ranks apart in performance, for a 160 difference the return for the 6800-XT is definitely worth it if you are looking for some more demanding games.

beware though, if you're planning on raytracing i recommend a NVIDIA GPU for their far better Raytracing performance.

 

[StarryMeteor751]

Seems that you should, according to GPU USERBENCHMARK, the two are 18 ranks apart in performance, for a 160 difference the return for the 6800-XT is definitely worth it if you are looking for some more demanding games.

beware though, if you're planning on raytracing i recommend a NVIDIA GPU for their far better Raytracing performance.

Thanks for your answer, but I think ill keep my 6700xt for a few years since it should run future games fine on medium/high graphics for my 1080p screen I realized I was looking at 4k benchmarks and thats why the difference was so big, thanks anyways!

 

[Nephern]

Glad to help!

 

[Avro Arrow]

Well, from the numbers you've given, the RX 6800 XT is 41% more expensive than the RX 6700 XT. (549/389=1.41)

According to the TechPowerUp GPU Database, the RX 6800 XT is 44% faster on average than the RX 6700 XT.

So, the RX 6800 XT is a slightly better value than the RX 6700 XT which is very unusual because higher-tier cards are normally worse values than the lower-tier cards because you're paying extra for things like more VRAM and more gaming versatility.

If you have the money, I would definitely recommend getting the RX 6800 XT for the much faster speed while paying slightly less per unit of performance. That 4GB of extra VRAM is a huge bonus that's essentially free and extends the card's life dramatically. I have an RX 6800 XT myself and it's a fantastic little beast.

Hope this helps! 😉