$200 Graphics Cards – Were older cards better?

I tested 3 $200 AMD card options from different eras: the Radeon 480 8 GB, the 5500 XT 8 GB, and the 6500 XT 4 GB. Nope, no 580 here. And no, they’re not all the same GB. Hopefully you’ll still find it interesting 🙂
CPU: Intel 13900K
RAM: 64 GB DDR5 5600 Mhz

0:00 – 3 cards, 3 settings tested
1:27 – Hogwarts Legacy
3:57 – Kingdom Come Deliverance
4:25 – Deus Ex Mankind Divided
4:55 – Hitman 3
5:29 – Doom Eternal
6:31 – Jedi Survivor
7:51 – Control DX11/DX12
8:20 – Cyberpunk 2077
8:59 – Benchmark conclusions
12:10 – The 6500 XT’s Legacy
14:22 – Looking to the future

HOGWARTS LEGACY
LOWEST – 720p, FSR Quality, lowest everything
OPTIMISED – 1080p, FSR Quality, medium everything
HIGHEST – 1080p, FSR Quality, ultra everything, but still no RT.

KINGDOM COME DELIVERANCE
LOWEST – 1080p, lowest everything
OPTIMISED – 1080p, high everything
HIGHEST – 1080p, experimental settings

DEUS EX MD
LOWEST- 720p, lowest preset in that start menu thing
OPTIMISED – 1080p, medium preset
HIGHEST – 1080p, ultra everything, + 16xAF 😛

HITMAN 3
LOWEST – 720p, FSR quality, lowest, Dartmoor benchmark
OPTIMISED – 1080p, FSR Quality, Medium preset, Dartmoor benchmark
HIGHEST – 1080p, FSR Quality, Ultra preset, Dartmoor benchmark

DOOM ETERNAL
LOWEST – 720p, lowest presets
OPTIMISED – 1080p, medium presets
HIGHEST – 1080p, ultra nightmare, but medium textures

JEDI SURVIVOR
LOWEST – 720p, FSR quality, low presets
OPTIMISED – 1080p, FSR quality, medium presets
HIGHEST – 1080p, FSR quality, ultra presets

CONTROL
LOWEST – 720p, low presets
OPTIMISED – 1080p, medium presets
HIGHEST – 1080p, high presets

CYBERPUNK
LOWEST – 1080p, FSR quality, low presets
OPTIMISED – 1080p, FSR quality, medium presets
HIGHEST – 1080p, FSR quality, ultra presets