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I'm looking to upgrade from a dying RX 590, and I'm eyeing the RX 6950 XT, which I can get for slightly less than 800 USD, I'm wondering if that'd be a good choice.

It's mostly for gaming, but I kinda want to run ML stuff and blender on the side, so I hope ROCm works well enough for that, I want to avoid NVIDIA because of Linux.

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[-] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think it really depends on what you rely on ML and blender for. If you are making money using ML, then I would go for it. If you're just using ML as a hobby then I would try going for a 6800 and saving a little bit of cash. 6700 may also work well for you to, but you may want to look at an online comparison website and see which one you think would be best for you.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-6950-XT-vs-AMD-RX-6800-XT/m1843533vs4089

[-] Spitfire@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

While I agree with the choice of a 6800 or 6700, please don't use userbenchmark. It's incredibly biased against AMD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQSBj2LKkWg

[-] Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Dang, didn't even realize. Do you know of any better alternatives?

[-] SevYote@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

Passmark's site has been my go-to for at-a-glance comparisons of GPU and CPU for a while. It just lays out specs and performance on a common benchmarking suite.

Looks like 6950XT has similar performance and favorable value compared to similarly-priced recent-gen cards.

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