"AMD cards can't ray trace"

This sentiment is all over reddit subreddits, including people asking for build advice. People are flat out saying AMD cards are not capable of ray tracing, and getting tens or even hundreds of upvotes for posting such comments. I recently got like -20 downvotes for trying to correct these types of comments.

It is really crazy the amount of misinformation out there. I"m not sure if it's the 5080 marketing machine out there in full force or what - but it's honestly absurd to see so much bad advice being given.

It's one thing to recommend the 5080 due to Nvidia's software advantages, such as DLSS and MFG. It's one thing to point one improved performance on the 5080 when it comes to ray tracing. It's totally valid to communicate how path tracing is basically an Nvidia exclusive feature at this point (that said path tracing in cyber punk is definitely playable on AMD cards with FSR upscaling).

But to flat out say AMD cards can't ray trace is crazy. Just for the record, for all the "ray tracing required" games coming out, including Indiana Jones, Doom Dark Ages, AC: Shadows - "ray tracing capable GPU required" means RX 6600 or better. The 7800 XT can play full time ray tracing games like Indiana Jones at 4K at 60+ FPS. The 7900 XTX is pretty much the 3rd or 4th best ray tracing card you can possibly buy right now, behind only the 5090, 5080, and occasionally the 4070 Ti (considering the 4080 Super is no longer in production).

Anyway, just needed to vent. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.