Retailer-specific discounts have led to a wide range of graphics card options in the $300 to $500 price range. By taking the time to find the right deal, you may be able to purchase a faster graphics card than originally planned, all within your budget. Following a recent deal at Best Buy where the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB was priced at $344, just $15 more than the Radeon RX 7600 XT, we now have news of two deals at Newegg. These deals offer the Radeon RX 7700 XT for just $353, which is only $9 more than the RTX 4060 Ti and $24 more than the RX 7600 XT.
At $353, the RX 7700 XT is a game-changer. It is a powerful GPU suitable for 1440p gaming, unlike the RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7600 XT, which are better suited for 1080p gaming. In our tests, the Radeon RX 7700 XT proved to be an impressive 17% faster than the RTX 4060 Ti at 1080p, for just $9 more. It was also 19% faster at 1440p. Compared to the RX 7600 XT, the RX 7700 XT showed a staggering 39% improvement at 1080p and 44% improvement at 1440p.
Even with ray tracing enabled, the RX 7700 XT outperforms the RTX 4060 Ti. At 1080p with ray tracing enabled, the RTX 4060 Ti is only 2% faster than the RX 7700 XT. However, at 1440p, the RX 7700 XT is actually 14% faster than the RTX 4060 Ti, thanks to its more powerful SIMD engine and 50% higher memory bandwidth. It's worth noting that the Newegg deal does not include a cheap custom design, but rather the high-performance PowerColor RX 7700 XT Hellhound and Fighter models.
