Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Review, 35 Years of Prince of Persia

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech January 16 Hardware [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Review: Finally Good Value?](=.LgDEy4yUYUh7eK86CPzB0F-W9s2Q7pE745Qe6FuOdn8) Nvidia's GeForce [RTX 4070 Super](=.POQ4-ilnBV-s8-3uaw98gwWpT3pmUdAYoIY4pbzgqpM) is the first refreshed 'Super' GPU to be released. Based on specs, it should be ~20% faster than the 4070, at the same price, which sounds like a solid deal. =.UTm9TDYyaO_evAgxl_IMvSnoaVRrqVVNQf9Hq5neTdQ =.0brfTMvrYVBjR4rBPJ-tAncP0XQSiX1kvMCKv3O5SwE Nvidia's GeForce [RTX 4070 Super](=.jKIC6Si7NHlM5PBUDY-UyojBVKKbC2gAKK2xeXqvz8Q) is the first refreshed 'Super' GPU to be released. Based on specs, it should be ~20% faster than the 4070, at the same price, which sounds like a solid deal. =.FBhgV6dXobA5qp3CKLu_Fn5Y5SOlG96Sn4T7KQrzqz0 Gaming Culture [35 Years of Prince of Persia: A Game Series Like No Other](=.ImsOp_X69tOL-XydEdf3fmbt_I8YBrW6i0RzcxlZvlI) The [Prince of Persia series](=.hz3ww1QwEawpSC2WQE3c3BB4MLqa6RY7lxf1-Hkdyn8) likely means different things to different generations of gamers, from unprecedented realism in the 2D era, to unforgettable 3D platformers and pioneering mobile games. Whenever a new Prince of Persia game is released, you know it will be a game like no other. =.IfLvGiyVJ_DAPVyx5C3l8mOAE9C2AFejwkReyt5NN2k =.-GJmypMi_f9bbckKp8d6MQrRpagBwxycDNKQiasxDT8 The [Prince of Persia series](=.FHDOm3ciw_IbjCCb_mNs81UV7kfu-VCmweoTFyxS3D0) likely means different things to different generations of gamers, from unprecedented realism in the 2D era, to unforgettable 3D platformers and pioneering mobile games. Whenever a new Prince of Persia game is released, you know it will be a game like no other. =.5pN47jgP0IIg__jaZ0MGY_6_rfZmLCnJEbHgO0aFHmg Hardware [Faster GPU or Faster CPU: Ryzen 7600 + RTX 4070 Ti vs. Ryzen 7800X3D + RTX 4070](=.hJ6Xl-JRvcpSaqvtdLEN_cumoPtLwxY6uxbR452qyEw) Usually we recommend PC gamers on a budget to [adopt the min/max strategy](=.gs_lUE90-sbvidrAAz1wtXh89BPGHFSAAGu0Uu6VYCI). This means spending as little as possible on almost everything, except the GPU, where most of the budget should be allocated. =.Y6jmvNmMi4DiIfWlrMv3aEjGFqJruuIb07z_VxdxmY4 =.s81v4f_IUuQ5T21Dz7VLFjDiM3YqT4f2y6GfioP0828 Usually we recommend PC gamers on a budget to [adopt the min/max strategy](=.yY4V352QAWDHmgQT0ZRsX1Us9oFHip8Mojulf-4xJ7k). 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