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New AMD RX 7900-series GPU data takes aim at Nvidia’s RTX 4080 More efficient, cheaper, more reliable, and lots more memory - but still too expensive? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In its latest data dump concerning its mighty newRadeon RX 7900series graphics cards, AMD is upping the ante on its preferred comparison withNvidia’s second-tier RTX 4080 GPUs. The RX 7900 boards, according to AMD, are more efficient, better designed, more reliable, cheaper, give you more graphics memory, and are just plain more powerful....

Our Verdict At $999 the RTX 4080 would have been a great high-end gaming GPU, but the artificial RTX 3080 Ti price point, and ‘unlaunched’ 12GB version has backed the latest Ada card into the corner. At the moment it’s got the 4K gaming performance against the previous gen, but if the RX 7900 XTX pushes it harder than expected, Nvidia may have to respond on pricing. But I wouldn’t bank on it....

Our Verdict At $999 the RTX 4080 would have been a great high-end gaming GPU, but the artificial RTX 3080 Ti price point, and ‘unlaunched’ 12GB version has backed the latest Ada card into the corner. At the moment it’s got the 4K gaming performance against the previous gen, but if the RX 7900 XTX pushes it harder than expected, Nvidia may have to respond on pricing. But I wouldn’t bank on it....

Our Verdict At $999 the RTX 4080 would have been a great high-end gaming GPU, but the artificial RTX 3080 Ti price point, and ‘unlaunched’ 12GB version has backed the latest Ada card into the corner. At the moment it’s got the 4K gaming performance against the previous gen, but if the RX 7900 XTX pushes it harder than expected, Nvidia may have to respond on pricing. But I wouldn’t bank on it....

Our Verdict At $999 the RTX 4080 would have been a great high-end gaming GPU, but the artificial RTX 3080 Ti price point, and ‘unlaunched’ 12GB version has backed the latest Ada card into the corner. At the moment it’s got the 4K gaming performance against the previous gen, but if the RX 7900 XTX pushes it harder than expected, Nvidia may have to respond on pricing. But I wouldn’t bank on it....

Nvidia’s frame generation works with AMD FSR and Intel XeSS It’s a scaling tech mix ‘n match free for all. For now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Fancy a spot ofAMD-powered FSRsuper scaling with a garnish ofNvidia’s latest frame generation technology? Well, it turns out that can actually be done. For now. It’s possible for two reasons. Firstly, Nvidia’s new frame generation feature within its broader DLSS 3....

Potential causes of melting Nvidia RTX 4090 power connector ‘disaster’ identified Listen, it’s complicated. OK? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A solution to the ongoing saga of Nvidia’s meltyRTX 409016-pin power adapters just took a step in the right direction thanks to some in-depth analysis at Igor’s Lab. The German tech site hasidentified two different manufacturersof the infamous 12VHPWR connector and found one is significantly more prone tooverheating issues, deeming it a “complete disaster”....