The Performance Uplift of RDNA 3 over RDNA 2...

Yes, this is an RDNA 2 card, I wasn't able to create a new one with RDNA 3 just yet...

Much was made about the performance uplift (or lack thereof) of the initial RDNA3 cards released by AMD. Navi 31 (the RX 7900 XTX and XT) failed to meet expectations - seemingly both internal to AMD and externally (for various reasons) - this lack of performance also extended to the RX 7900 GRE which, despite lower core clocks, still underperformed compared to where it could be calculated that it should be...

Disappointingly, Navi 33 (the RX 7600) performed exactly the same as the equivalent RDNA2 counterpart, the RX 6650 XT, showing that there was zero performance uplift gen-on-gen in that lower tier part...

In the meantime, rumours swirled that Navi 32 was going to be 'fixed'. So, what is the truth of the matter? I intend to investigate a little and get to the bottom of the situation like I did with my Ampere vs Ada Lovelace performance uplift analysis...

Alan Wake 2 Performance Analysis...

Alan Wake 2 is the new hotness in the games industry. Love it or hate it, you cannot deny the impact that it has had on the general conversation with regards to hardware, software, and game development. While I'm not as on-board with the near universal, unfettered praise for the title as most reviewers appear to be, I do find the discussions surrounding the hardware requirements and performance of that hardware near and dear to my heart.

So, without further ado, let's take a look at how current mid-range hardware performs in this game and whether that actually lines up with the hardware requirements that the developers put out just before the game's release...