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In this review I look at the the 3060 Ti vs the 6700 XT in some of the biggest games of 2025 to see which one aged better. The 6700 XT offered a larger VRAM buffer, while the 3060 Ti offered AI upscaling and better RT hardware. Which one ended up paying off more 5 years after release?

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Chapters:
0:00 Which cooler models are we testing?
0:46 How will we be testing?
0:58 Monster Hunter Wilds 1080p Max
1:17 Monster Hunter Wilds 1080p Max upscaled
2:11 Monster Hunter Wilds 1080p Med
2:30 Monster Hunter Wilds 1080p Med upscaled
2:53 Monster Hunter Wilds 1440p Max
3:09 Monster Hunter Wilds 1440p Max upscaled
2:25 Monster Hunter Wilds 1440p Med
3:36 Monster Hunter Wilds 1440p Med upscaled
3:51 Oblivion Remastered 1080p Max
4:14 Oblivion Remastered 1080p Max upscaled
4:34 Oblivion Remastered 1080p Med
5:00 Oblivion Remastered 1080p Med upscaled
5:31 Oblivion Remastered 1440p Max
5:39 Oblivion Remastered 1440p Max upscaled
5:53 Oblivion Remastered 1440p Med
6:08 Oblivion Remastered 1440p Med upscaled
6:30 Spiderman 2 1080p Max
6:53 Spiderman 2 1080p Max upscaled
7:17 Spiderman 2 1080p Med
7:27 Spiderman 2 1080p Med upscaled
7:47 Spiderman 2 1440p Max
7:57 Spiderman 2 1440p Max upscaled
8:04 Spiderman 2 1440p med
8:12 Spiderman 2 1440p Med upscaled
8:27 Assassins Creed Shadows 1080p Max
8:54 Assassins Creed Shadows 1080p Max upscaled
9:16 Assassins Creed Shadows 1080p Med
9:45 Assassins Creed Shadows 1080p Med upscaled
10:01 Assassins Creed Shadows 1440p Max
10:09 Assassins Creed Shadows 1440p Max upscaled
10:23 Assassins Creed Shadows 1440p Med
10:32 Assassins Creed Shadows 1440p Med upscaled
10:48 Doom Dark Ages 1080p Max
11:06 Doom Dark Ages 1080p Max upscaled
11:18 Doom Dark Ages 1080p Med
11:30 Doom Dark Ages 1080p Med upscaled
11:49 Doom Dark Ages 1440p Max
11:55 Doom Dark Ages 1440p Max upscaled
12:12 Doom Dark Ages 1440p Med
12:19 Doom Dark Ages 1440p Med upscaled
12:29 Kingdom Come D2 1080p Max
12:53 Kingdom Come D2 1080p Max upscaled
13:10 Kingdom Come D2 1080p Med
13:21 Kingdom Come D2 1080p Med upscaled
13:32 Kingdom Come D2 1440p Max
13:43 Kingdom Come D2 1440p Max upscaled
13:58 Kingdom Come D2 1440p Med
14:08 Kingdom Come D2 1440p Med upscaled
14:20 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1080p Max
14:39 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1080p Max upscaled
14:59 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1080p Med
15:09 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1080p Med upscaled
15:20 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1440p Max
15:31 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1440p Max upscaled
15:50 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1440p Med
16:02 Clair Obscur Exp 33 1440p Med upscaled
16:20 FF7 Rebirth 1080p Max
16:32 FF7 Rebirth 1080p Max upscaled
16:51 FF7 Rebirth 1080p Med
16:59 FF7 Rebirth 1440p Max
17:06 FF7 Rebirth 1440p Max upscaled
17:16 FF7 Rebirth 1440p Med
17:48 FF7 Rebirth 1440p Med upscaled
18:17 Graph- Average FPS in all benchmarks
18:46 Graph- percentage difference in all benchmarks
20:02 Graph- ray tracing average FPS
21:05 Graph- ray tracing percentage difference
21:36 Graph- no ray tracing average FPS
22:17 Graph- no ray tracing percentage difference
22:38 Graph- 1080p average FPS
23:27 Graph- 1080p percentage difference
23:40 Graph- 1440p average FPS
24:16 Graph- 1440p percentage difference
24:29- Final Thoughts- which one aged better?