Customers enjoy the Speedster SWFT309's excellent performance, especially its high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, and appreciate its competitive price. Many found installation easy and the card runs quietly, although some noted its large size and occasional coil whine. While ray tracing performance is a noted area for improvement, the overall experience is positive for many users.
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Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Cons mentioned:
Coil whine, Ray tracing, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Good Value Overall
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great GPU that allows me to use high graphics settings in games at 1080p while still getting impressive frame rates. Here are more words to tell you more things...
Size Does Matter
It's longer than the 3050 I had. In my pic, you can see it overlaps a case fan a bit. I had to re-mount the fan in the outside position to allow enough room.
Software Support
Initially this doodad was running around 88-92C on the Junction Temp while gaming with a mighty thirst for electricity. AMD's Adrenaline software made it super easy to update drivers, undervolt GPU, set a custom fan curve, overclock GPU and VRAM, and monitor performance. Pic of my settings included with much better temps and higher clocks while playing High On Life.
Gaming 1080p so far:
Hellblade-SS: 120+ fps (no RT); 80ish with low RT (tanked at final boss battle to 40's with RT, up to 120 without it)
High On Life: 120 FPS All settings Very High
Destroy All Humans: Games caps at 120 and it stays there
Callisto Protocol: Literally 31 to 144+ (game's fault) but averaging 85 fps, High Settings, No RT, V Sync on
There are a bazillion videos demoing performance online.
Ray Tracing
RT works but at about a 50% cost to FPS even for lower settings.
Quality
First time I started it up had loud coil whine for about a minute but then it stopped. Nowadays, I notice coil whine in some game menus that almost disappears once in the game. I can't hear it at all with headphones on and barely without them, none in non-gaming scenarios.
Windows auto-installed an older driver and screwed up Adrenaline a week ago. Result was a low quality 60 Hz video signal and error message. Followed AMD guidance on their support page (error message is easily googled). Fine since then.
Value
For $400 it seems to be a great deal especially for a casual nighttime gamer dad like me. Comparable NVIDIA performance priced me out at around $60 more and would have required an online purchase not easily returned if needed. I do 1080p gaming so I don't care much about DLSS. YMMV.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Cons mentioned:
Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
More Frames
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent Card for the money (at time of purchase *2022*)
AMD makes a great chip that can really power through 1080p gaming at a competitive rate and give you nice visuals as well. The XFX heat shroud and fans work well and are somewhat quiet. The only criticism I really have i suppose is the size of the card but that just seems inevitable with the required power of these modern high performance GPU's. Gave much better value than Nvidia performance equivalent; again, at time of purchase that is.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance, Resolution
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The AMD GODS
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
In all honesty this is my first build and I can say the GPU was my only stress level if you want to match AMD GPU with CPU this is the way to go a 6700xt or better is the perfect combo I run about 80 to 120 fps on max graphics 1440p/4K depending on the game and what the settings are and I can say I never been so chill with gaming on 1440p sometimes you can barely tell the difference.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This 6700XT checks out.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Card seems to perform exceptionally. It does consistently underperform my bench’s 6700XT hellhound by 5-10 FPS with identical cpu, ram. Not sure if it’s related to getting the absolute snot knocked out of it from how Best Buy shipped it or just something in the design by XFX. Card still has no issues achieving 120FPS+ @1440p and with upscaling to my tv it looks clear and plays smooth with no stuttering or anything. Runs very cool even in the cramped HTPC case. Fans never become audible which is crucial, even during long gaming sessions with demanding titles I never hear them. They are working, I checked! I didn’t want a GPU ramping up for no reason during movies or shows either and XFX clearly has figured out how to tune a fan curve. Maybe they can teach MSI and ASUS. No RGB on this card which was another win for my HTPC use and I dislike having to install all these terribly designed programs to control it anyway so double win. Overall 6700XT’s are amazing cards. I have a 6800XT in my main rig and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything kicking back on the couch to play games on this card. You have nothing to be afraid of. AMD is rock solid despite what the “experts” on redit say.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great card for 1440p
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I recently bought this card to replace my 3060ti that was running out of vram and stuttering in high traffic areas when playing Cyperpunk 2077. Once I installed this card and put in the same settings I was watching the vram usage and was getting 9-10GB of usage! This card was eating vram for lunch! This card also completed my team red build. I wasnt a fan of AMD since the 5000 series days but those days are over with.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance
Cons mentioned:
Ray tracing
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great midrange budget card
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The 6700XT is a great budget card that can really perform under stress. RayTracing tends to slow the card down with a drop of frames (main testing has been cyberpunk 2077) but the FSR 2.0 tech helps save performance pretty well. For the price point and the 12gb of VRAM I’d say you’re getting a solid card that can handle a decent workload
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance, Resolution
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect upgrade for my sons pc
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I upgraded my son’s gaming pc from a 1070ti to this 6700XT. Such a huge upgrade! Perfect for 1440p gaming at low/med/high mixed settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Resolution
Cons mentioned:
Power consumption
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excelent performance for the price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Best way to play on a budget. I play ultrawide 2560X1440p getting 110 fps in ultra. Very good.
Please get a proper power supply, the card needs two of the 8 pins conectors
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
AMD make great GPU’s…. For gaming and multimedia
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have to top of the line desktop computers. My first one has an Nvidia 3080 ti card. I game and do artificial intelligence on that machine. When building the second machine I decided to try out an AMD GPU for half the price. What shocked me when trying out this GPU is great it is for half the price of my Nvidia card. In fact, I noticed zero improvement when gaming on the Nvidia 3080 ti vs the AMD rx 6700 XT. So I am a fan now of this card. It is a fantastic value if your into gaming, graphic design, 3D modeling and video editing. It’s only weakness is that it is not supported in TensorFlow for AI.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Resolution
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Graphics Card!
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Buy this graphics card! You won’t regret it. Runs very well on ultra settings 1440p and good FPS with those settings. Cool part is that it has white lighting on the side for the name of the card. Unfortunately you can’t control or change the lighting on graphics card. Haven’t experienced any loud coil wine while playing AAA games. The built design is pretty sweet as well, love the color black on it. I recommend this GPU for those looking to play at 1440p ultra/high settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Resolution
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for first PC
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great GPU runs all my games at 1440p ultra settings at 120fps. Got this for my first PC build and worked right out of the box with no issues
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics card, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great upgrade
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I recently picked up the XFX Speedster SWFT309 AMD Radeon RX 6700XT. It's been a fantastic upgrade for my gaming setup. The performance is excellent, handling high graphics settings smoothly. Highly recommend for any gamer looking to boost their system!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Bang for your buck
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great Graphics Card if you’re not wanting to spend tons of money on Nvidia. I run all my games on Ultra settings and have no issues maintaining my minimum threshold of 60FPS. Great card for Microsoft flight Simulator.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
1440p Powerhouse
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This thing rips. Quite faster than the 2070 Super it replaced. Literally double the frame rates when coupled with a 5900x instead of 3800x, and a good price too.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Definitely worth it
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've been trying to upgrade my video card from an RX 580 and this card definitely did it. Easy to install and it did require 2 8pin power connector so make sure you have them. Powerful card running all my games and it doesn't run hot at all. Im really happy i pulled the trigger on this card.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Price to performance AMD wins
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
AMD Radeon XFX Rx 6700xt has been a goal to owning. And I finally got it for my build. I love this GPU. For the price to performance it's absolutely fantastic. I'm running Starfield without issues and it looks amazing.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
GPU Performance per Dollar
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
A monster for 1080p gaming! Can totally reach good benchmarks for 2k. Even starfield with my I9 I run 90fps with occasional drops. Overall good card and good price for performance coming from a Nvidia fan.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic video card
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I really struggled with thinking of why a more capable card is needed. This card was able to play every game I threw at it at Ultra settings on a 1440P monitor. Fantastic value for the performance that you get!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Boot Issue Resolved; Great Card
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The card worked perfectly till 10 days after return period, of course I had to make it work.. 120 FPS mins, gaming at crazy specs. Then it would only boot about 33 - 50% of the time. Took me a week to troubleshoot it out and now we are back - that's why you lose the star.
Anyone with difficulties, if you unplug your entire computer, plug it back it in and it reliably boots, disable CMOS in BIOS. I tried troubleshooting so many things - this card has some sort of issue with the standby power, when you disable CMOS it boots reliably.
Enjoy your games!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fps, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
GREAT CARD IF UNDER $400
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This card is the best option if you can find it for under $400, I loved this card and had zero issues with it. It is a beautiful looking gpu & performs really well and cold cold cold. Great purchase! If over $400, 3060 ti might be the better option since it's $399 atm.