GPU Upgrade
The naming schemes from both Intel and AMD are confusing this year because they aren't actually what their names suggest they are.
The addition of the "XTX" naming scheme for the flagship card pushed everything down a level so in reality the 7900-XT is actually the 7800-XT and the 7800-XT is actually the 7800 Non-XT, and so on...
Then with Nvidia you have the "Unlaunched" RTX 4080 12GB that turned into the RTX 4070-Ti at launch and the RTX 4060 variants that use 50-class GPU Dies and BUS widths.
Its all one big mess and everything is stupid - basically.
The RX 7800-XT isn't really a 4K card. It could handle the most basic 4K gaming but not very well - its more designed for 1440p Ultra/High Frame Rates or 3440x1440p. As others have said, $900 for an XTX is a damn good value but keep in mind your target is only 60 FPS so the XTX is actually a fair bit overkill.
It sounds to me like the RX 7900-XT is the ideal card for your goals and you can even up your FPS goal a fair bit. Even at Ultra Settings the 7900-XT will push over 80 FPS at 4K in a lot of scenarios. Thats pretty perfect as I would aim for more than 60 FPS anyways. 60 FPS is smooth but doesn't feel super responsive, once you get to 75 FPS or so the responsiveness improves quite a lot.
However, if the XTX is being sold 3rd party and therefore you pay no sales tax, then you might as well go for the overkill, because a 7900-XT at $799.99 plus sales tax will put you $860-$880 out of pocket and it just wouldn't make any sense to leave behind the almost free upgrade.
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