Asus Dual RTX 4070 12G or RTX 3080 cease to make sense

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GeForce RTX 4070 graphics cards fill a large gap between the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4060 Ti, and in terms of speed or gaming performance, they hover around the RTX 3080. But that’s with many advantages, including half the power draw with the RTX 4070. With cheaper designs, such as the tested Asus Dual variant, the price/performance ratio is also more attractive with the RTX 4070 (compared to discount RTX 3080s).

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Test platform custom scene; API DirectX 11, graphics settings preset Ultra; no extra settings.






   


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