The Nvidia graphics card I ended up buying isa terrible value, but I still wouldn't have chosen AMD if I had to make the same decision again.
After championing AMD and considering using it in my next build, I still ended up buying one of Nvidia’s best graphics cards — although arguably, the GPU in question is also among Nvidia’s worst. Sure, it’s a powerful card, but in terms of value, it’s probably one of the worst options I could have gone with.
And yet, here I am, the proud owner of an RTX 4080 — a GPU where the numbers really just don’t add up. It’s expensive, but not quite powerful enough to justify the inflated price tag. Have I lost my mind? You might make that argument, but for the most part, I made an informed decision and bought the RTX 4080 knowing all of the caveats.With that said, I chose the RTX 4080 somewhat begrudgingly, and that’s largely down to Nvidia’s approach to pricing its GPUs.
It’s not available in every game, but it’s mighty impressive, and while it’s not without flaws, it’s still far better than AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 . If there’s one thing I regret, it’s not saving up more and doubling down on my budget-breaking adventure to just get the RTX 4090. On the other hand, I, like most people, really don’t need that kind of a GPU.
We’re also seeing better results in ray tracing at 1440p, and that’s encouraging. AMD’s climb up the ray tracing ladder has been rather slow, but while the 7800 XT is still behind the RTX 4070 in that regard on average, there are games where it keeps up. It maintains an average of 74 frames per second in Returnal with ray tracing enabled at 1440p, which is more than playable. Nvidia’s minuscule lead isn’t a problem here — it hits 76 fps on average, which makes no difference during gameplay.
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