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- Nvidia has lost it by including cards with 8 GB of VRAM, even in its RTX 50 series.
- AMD cards, especially the RX 6000 and 7000 series, are an excellent value after the price cuts.
- The pricing on Nvidia’s upcoming cards seems ridiculous, especially for a gamer like me.
- AMD doesn’t hesitate to provide a decent amount of VRAM on their graphics cards.
I have been an Nvidia user for quite a while now; not to mention, my first GPU was an Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT back in the day. Then I upgraded to the GTX 750 Ti 2 GB for my first decent gaming PC. Simply because Nvidia cards used to offer good value and haven’t been doing the same for quite some time now, they have shifted their focus to being a premium brand that launches powerful but expensive graphics cards.
Whereas AMD is picking up the pace with its competitively priced graphics cards offering great specs and performance. This is why I’m feeling more inclined towards Team Red for my next GPU upgrade.
AMD Offers Better Value
AMD has been on the run to offer as competitive a price as possible on the mid-range and high-end side of the GPU market. It’s one of those points that gives them an edge over Nvidia, as they tend to charge a premium for their cards. Also, AMD has admitted that it does not want to compete with the likes of the RTX 4090 or 5090. So, it won’t make GPUs at such a high-end level and will rather stick to making better value-for-money cards for consumers.
This means that for folks who prefer to stick to 1440p, AMD can be the better pick among the competition. Notably, because of the better value factor, their cards, like the RX 7800 XT or even the RX 7900 XT, are available at much lower prices than the competition. Not to mention, the upcoming RX 9070 XT seems like a more solid value card, as according to the leak by GawroskiT, it is able to outperform the RTX 4080 in TimeSpy Extreme in rasterized performance. It wasn’t too far behind in the Speed Way RT benchmark as well.
AMD Compensates More In VRAM
Another area where AMD shines is the VRAM of its graphics cards. AMD has been quite generous when it comes to allocating a decent amount of VRAM to its GPUs, even in the budget or mid-range section. This is also the area where Nvidia lacks, as they don’t seem to understand their past mistakes and keep on launching cards with less than adequate VRAM. The RTX 3070, 3080, and RTX 4070 are prime examples of it.
These cards were plagued by their lower amount of VRAM; sure, the RTX 4070 has a 12 GB capacity, but the kind of performance it offers it’s quite less also in comparison with its competitor, the RX 7800 XT. Which packs a solid 16 GB capacity for better longevity. Moreover, the upcoming RTX 5070 also comes with 12 GB of VRAM instead of 16 GB.
Team Green Prices Are Horrible
The thing I’m not a fan of about Nvidia is its higher MSRP for its graphics cards. Sure, it’s got some cool bells and whistles, but that doesn’t mean you should start ripping off your customers. The upcoming RTX 50 series cards are the latest examples of it, where the top-of-the-line RTX 5090 costs $400 more than its predecessor. However, the price of the RTX 5080 is identical to the RTX 4080, which wasn’t any better either.
This high-pricing game needs to stop, as it’s one of the reasons why I’m not going for another Nvidia GPU, and surely I won’t be the only one doing it. Moreover, according to testing done by IGN, the upcoming RX 9700 offers performance near the RTX 4080 Super and will probably cost around $500. Also, the extra 4 GB VRAM and expected cheaper cost make the RTX 5070 an instant skip for me. Though, the claims need to be taken with a grain of salt.
The Glamorous Ray Tracing & DLSS Aren’t Worth It
As someone who is using an Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti right now, I really don’t feel the need to turn on features such as DLSS or Frame Generation. I play cinematic story titles at 1440p, which I enjoy quite a lot on my monitor’s native resolution. Also, the ray tracing costs me a lot of frame rates and doesn’t make every game too impressive comparatively.
Because most of the time, the pre-baked solutions look quite excellent already, I stick to those instead and enjoy the higher frames at native resolution. Sure, as the devs are getting the hang of this RT tech, games are going to look great in the future, but I’m not yet ready to sacrifice higher frames for the change. Besides, AMD’s FSR 4 is en route as well, so I can use that instead if needed, and it’s more competitive now than ever.
Settling With AMD This Year
Seeing all the pros and cons of both sides, going with AMD makes the most sense to me, as I will be able to enjoy raw performance at my preferred resolution. And it will be a decent upgrade over my RTX 3070 Ti, too, so it’s not like I’ll be missing out on anything that important. Because the upcoming RX 9000 series seems promising and covers everything, from rasterized performance to AI upscaling, it’s getting all of it.
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