Test Setup
Please read the information on our GPU testing procedures and methodology here. Note that our GPU Testing Bench has been upgraded to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU and AM5 platform.
Note that we have the 1807 BIOS installed, which uses AGESA version Combo AM5 PI 1.1.0.1. We are using the motherboard’s current default BIOS settings on the latest release BIOS. We have enabled PCI-Express Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS. This means we are utilizing Resizable BAR on NVIDIA GPUs and AMD Smart Access Memory on AMD GPUs in all our testing. We have enabled EXPO I in the BIOS for the memory.
We are using a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro with the latest Windows Updates, including the 23H2 Fall 2023 update. We have the latest drivers installed including the latest chipset drivers from AMD. We are using the “Balanced” power profile in Windows Settings. Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling is ENABLED in Windows. VBS is DISABLED and Game Mode is ENABLED.
For GPU drivers we are using NVIDIA supplied drivers for review with the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, and we used this driver on the RTX 4070 as well. For AMD we are using the latest release drivers at the time of testing.
For comparison we are using a GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition, to see the performance differences. For the AMD GPU, we are using the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT which has an MSRP of $499. Though it doesn’t exactly compare by price to the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (they are $100 apart by MSRP) it is the closest competition from AMD in this price range, and many add-in-board partner cards are more expensive, closing the gap.
Discussion (4 replies)
Join Discussion →So the card we should have gotten a year ago at least $50 above what its worth.
It's NVIDIA: they're all-in on AI (in terms of their revenue stream), these "Super" releases are just to keep AMD roughly "at bay", and given their market dominance, they are likely to continue doing just that (let's see what Intel has cooked up w/Battlemage late this year) -- although it seems that AMD was wise with the MSRP pricing of the RX 7800 XT.
As a consumer though, I may just hold off until late this year/sometime next year to buy an upgrade to my RX 6700 XT (would go with an entirely new rig at that point, as my i5-8600k is beginning to show its age).
Looks like you called it in the founders edition review. Either way this card is nice but needs an OC to beat the Founders edition. But were talking single digit frames so not a HUGE difference.
I agree. The Zotac is an OK card, but needs an overclock to beat the Founders Edition, which in quick glance is faster in every game. Only saving grace is they are the same price.
If overclocked it would seem that the Founders is the better card.
So I would buy this why?