Difference in these cards

[MisterNick]

 

Ones sold by amazon and ones sold by Fennic INC

[aoxomoxoa]

That "AGP" interface is incorrect - it is an old graphics card interface that predates PCI-Express. I would gather that the only difference about these cards is perhaps the clock speeds, but the difference is minimal at best. The SWFT might be a bigger card, but I do not think it is worth the extra cost.

[MisterNick]

2 minutes ago, aoxomoxoa said:

That "AGP" interface is incorrect - it is an old graphics card interface that predates PCI-Express. I would gather that the only difference about these cards is perhaps the clock speeds, but the difference is minimal at best. The SWFT might be a bigger card, but I do not think it is worth the extra cost.

Yeah, I was reading the reviews on the card and the cheaper one, people were having problems with the card like it was running hot and it was giving errors.

[MisterNick]

4 minutes ago, aoxomoxoa said:

That "AGP" interface is incorrect - it is an old graphics card interface that predates PCI-Express. I would gather that the only difference about these cards is perhaps the clock speeds, but the difference is minimal at best. The SWFT might be a bigger card, but I do not think it is worth the extra cost.

Also, the 400$ one arrives before Christmas, and I would like to have it before Christmas or on Christmas day. Or a little after words. The cheaper one arrives in January. My current PC is dying on me.

[aoxomoxoa]

4 minutes ago, MisterNick said:

Also, the 400$ one arrives before Christmas, and I would like to have it before Christmas or on Christmas day. Or a little after words. The cheaper one arrives in January. My current PC is dying on me.

Seems like you have good rationale to pull the trigger on the $400 card. I'll say that as an RX 6800 owner myself, it is a very good card and you will have no issues with it (knocking on wood).

[MisterNick]

17 minutes ago, aoxomoxoa said:

Seems like you have good rationale to pull the trigger on the $400 card. I'll say that as an RX 6800 owner myself, it is a very good card and you will have no issues with it (knocking on wood).

What 6800 do you have? Also, I was looking to step down to a 6750xt or a 4060ti for price reasons. But all the cards I look at the poor reviews are really bad. I am concerned that if I dont spend a lot of money on a good card it will not be good. I've saved up for a long time for this and if its bad I dont know what to do.

[aoxomoxoa]

6 minutes ago, MisterNick said:

What 6800 do you have? Also, I was looking to step down to a 6750xt or a 4060ti for price reasons. But all the cards I look at the poor reviews are really bad. I am concerned that if I dont spend a lot of money on a good card it will not be good. I've saved up for a long time for this and if its bad I dont know what to do.

I have the founder's edition card, and use it for ultrawide 1440p gaming. Luckily for you, most card manufacturers have RMA processes so if a card does end up nonfunctional, you can return it. Don't let the poor reviews sway you - every product will have poor reviews. Use your gut and buy something with a good return / RMA policy.