RTX 4070 SUPER Vs RX 7800 XT in 42 Gaming Benchmarks!

So, after the fact that we had already done a head-to-head on the 7800 XT against the RTX 4070, and knowing that the small, but welcomed extra performance on the RTX 4070 SUPER would bring things more in line, I already had an idea as to how things would be, so kind of knew what to expect going into this.

The big question came down to how much extra performance, and if that could bridge the gap for NVIDIA warranting an extra $100 for their card over the 7800 XT and it’s not actually as clear cut as it may seem.

AMD is the better choice in terms of value for money when it comes to pure rasterisation. That’s a given, and if you’re on a strict budget, I can’t not recommend the 7800 XT as it has shown time and time again that it has things right but there’s definitely more to it than that.

NVIDIA are the better-selling brand, and for multiple reasons, and that means that AMD is still playing catch up. Not because they have an inferior product, but they are just a little bit behind in branding and technologies.

It was clear to see today, that even though the 7800 XT is catching up in Ray Tracing, NVIDIA is still ahead. They’ve had longer to perfect the technology and are working much closer with game developers to bring titles out that can harness the potential, whereas AMD are taking more of a community-driven approach and that’s clear to see when you compare features of each brand.

While we didn’t look at upscaling today, DLSS is ahead, in terms of both image quality, and support for games, while AMD’s FSR is again, playing catch up, and while it’s good, it’s not at the same level as NVIDIA, but obviously that could all change when we see next-generation GPUs and that to me is where the extra cost goes.

Today, I wanted to see if paying 20% more for the NVIDIA card was worth it over the AMD and if we’re just talking raw performance, then no, it’s not, but when you start thinking about functionality in the feature set, well that’s a different story, and maybe something we’ll look at in the near future, comparing features to features, with performance to one side so let me know if that’s something you want to see.

To sum things up, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed in either of these cards, depending on your budget, but AMD will be the better buy straight out of the gate, while NVIDIA with a little tweaking, and if the game supports it, could actually be worth the extra money, though a lot of that comes down to the games you play, if they have Ray Tracing, and if they support upscaling, namely DLSS with frame generation.