SF Kosmo
Al Jazeera Special Reporter
Just upgraded to a 4070Ti (Ada Lovelace) from a 2070 (Turing).
Usually I try to build a system roughly every 5 years, but the 1060 I put in my 2017 system wasn't quite cutting it in the heavier VR games, so I replaced it in early 2020 with a used 2070. It definitely helped with games like Half Life Alyx, but it was a little underwhelming of a generation, probably in part because I upgraded on the tail end.
So the new 4070Ti is part of my all new 5 year build (a long with an i7-13700k) and holy shit it' a night and day difference especially when it comes to those games with really heavy RT. A 2070 is still an adequate card for 1080p or even 1440 most of the time, but the first gen RT in Turing always has a huge performance cost.
The new card, on the other hand, makes it feel effortless. I can run Cyberpunk on Overdrive at a silky smooth 90+, it's a revelation. I can't wait for path traced games to start taking over.
Ada is developing a bad reputation mostly because of the costs, but in terms of generational performance, it's one of the best gens we have seen in a long time.
Usually I try to build a system roughly every 5 years, but the 1060 I put in my 2017 system wasn't quite cutting it in the heavier VR games, so I replaced it in early 2020 with a used 2070. It definitely helped with games like Half Life Alyx, but it was a little underwhelming of a generation, probably in part because I upgraded on the tail end.
So the new 4070Ti is part of my all new 5 year build (a long with an i7-13700k) and holy shit it' a night and day difference especially when it comes to those games with really heavy RT. A 2070 is still an adequate card for 1080p or even 1440 most of the time, but the first gen RT in Turing always has a huge performance cost.
The new card, on the other hand, makes it feel effortless. I can run Cyberpunk on Overdrive at a silky smooth 90+, it's a revelation. I can't wait for path traced games to start taking over.
Ada is developing a bad reputation mostly because of the costs, but in terms of generational performance, it's one of the best gens we have seen in a long time.
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