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Radeon RX 7700 XT
Spec score
Spec score 42
$430
typical price
Radeon RX 7700 XT against Radeon RX 7800 XT
Radeon RX 7800 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Spec score
Spec score 49
$895
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
46 vs 53 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
39 vs 46 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
51 vs 58 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
43 vs 51 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
34 vs 41 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
38 vs 44 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
37 vs 43 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
40 vs 48 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 7800 XTright
37 vs 45 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 42
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 49
7 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 51
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 58
7 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 43
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 51
8 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 34
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 41
7 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 34
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 40
6 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 9.8
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 5.5
78%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 7700 XT: $430
Radeon RX 7800 XT: $895
$465to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 12 GB
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 16 GB
33%to the right
Board power
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 245 W
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 263 W
7%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 280 mm
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 290 mm
4%to the left
The verdict
- The RX 7800 XT is 19% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 21% in the RX 7800 XT's favour.
- RX 7800 XT carries 16 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
- The RX 7700 XT typically costs $465 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 7700 XT is the better buy: 9.8 points per $100 against 5.5.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7700 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB | 16 GB (better) |
| Board power | 245 W (better) | 263 W |
| Length | 280 mm (better) | 290 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Typical price | $430 (better) | $895 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.