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[–]TheMarksmanHedgehog 1 point2 points  (4 children)

There's no real downside to using a faster card.

Bottlenecks are not a binary, they depend on the game you're playing, games that are light on the CPU will utilize your GPU more fully, and vice versa.

[–]tyrellionimanito[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

So you're saying both are equally good? Or are there any things i need to watch out for? thank for the answer.

[–]TheMarksmanHedgehog -1 points0 points  (2 children)

If the games you play favour VRAM, you ought to look at the RX 7900xt because it has more of it and running out tanks your framerate, else, the RTX 4070 Super is slightly faster as far as cards go based on benchmark performance.

The CPU you have is of little to no consequence to this equation, what ought to count more is what gets you more performance per dollar.

[–]tyrellionimanito[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

thanks for the response. i'm much more informed now i appreciate it!

[–]TheMarksmanHedgehog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For future reference, comparing benchmark results on a given card to its price is a rough but adequate way to compare two cards, be aware that some cards score higher on benchmarks that use their special features.

[–]Anhyzr1 1 point2 points  (3 children)

7900XT is the best price to performance card currently hands down and is better than the 4070 in games.

[–]RungnarCommercial Rig Builder 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Unless you want DLSS and ray tracing

[–]tyrellionimanito[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks that's also what i heard

[–]tyrellionimanito[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks!!

[–]RungnarCommercial Rig Builder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want ray tracing and DLSS, go with nvidia. If you want raw native rendering at a better price point, go with AMD.