Subj : Looking to buy a mid-range GPU? Thats good timing, as price cuts To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Feb 09 2024 16:30:05 Looking to buy a mid-range GPU? Thats good timing, as price cuts from AMD and Nvidia are becoming increasingly ruthless Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:24:20 +0000 Description: AMD vs Nvidia pricing war rages on as RTX 4070 Ti gets reduced to compete with RDNA 3 bargains. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Nvidias RTX 4070 Ti is the latest graphics card to witness a price cut among a flurry of discounting activity of late in the mid-range to higher-tier GPU space. VideoCardz was eagle-eyed enough to catch that Newegg in the US has now reduced the price of a couple of MSI versions of the RTX 4070 Ti, one of the older GPUs in the Lovelace line-up and rumored to be discontinued now that the 4070 Ti Super has been launched (last month). The real bargain here is the MSI Ventus 2X RTX 4070 Ti which is priced at $749.99 but has a promo code at checkout to knock off $50, meaning the actual price youll pay is $699.99. This marks the first time the 4070 Ti has fallen under the $700 mark (just thats around 550, AU$1,070) in the US. This is marked as a limited offer, so if stock shifts off the shelves at anything like a rate of knots, it may not be active for that long. To illustrate the point, VideoCardz also flags up the MSI Ventus 2X White edition (the same graphics card, but colored white as you might guess) at $704.99, with a $25 off checkout code, but its actually $729.99 now (around 580, AU$1,120), having just been notched up a bit evidently. All pricing is correct at the time of writing (as it was when VideoCardz published its article of course), and so you might find different price tags by the time you read this. Analysis: Lovelace vs RDNA 3 an increasingly intense rivalry Weve previously talked about the great GPU price war of 2024 beginning , and while were not there yet, this is yet another piece of evidence among a good number of recent discounts, as mentioned that the market is definitely becoming more competitive. At least in this mid-to-upper-range space, anyway, which is clearly great news for consumers looking for a powerful graphics card that doesnt hit their wallet too hard (but might still wind it somewhat, lets face it). All this has been sparked off by Nvidia launching new RTX Super graphics cards last month, and as we already touched on, one of those the middle member of the fresh introductions was the RTX 4070 Ti Super. Rumor has it that this replaces the RTX 4070 Ti entirely, hence stock is being cleared as theoretically this GPU is discontinued. Given that, and MSI suddenly coming in with much more competitive pricing as noted, this is the lowest price ever seen in the US, $20 less than the previous drops we reported on only earlier this week its not a stretch to imagine other models of RTX 4070 Ti coming down in price, following in MSIs footsteps. After all, that 4070 Ti inventory needs shifting. Indeed, Nvidias board making partners and the retailers they supply may need to do better than this with the RTX 4070 Ti, as the cheapest 7900 XT is the same price (at Newegg) as this new low for the 4070 Ti. And wed clearly give the nod to the AMD GPU for pure gaming performance (ray tracing aside, mind you, where Nvidia obviously has the advantage and with DLSS 3, too). Dont forget weve been seeing plenty of movement with AMDs mid-range RDNA 3 GPUs, with price cuts on the RX 7800 XT before both 7900 XT and 7700 XT models were reduced. Its certainly an interesting time when it comes to jostling for position on the best GPU rankings and grabbing the attention of consumers. You might also like The best graphics card deals out there Top gaming PCs: great rigs for serious PC gaming Best PC games of 2024: must-play titles you don't want to miss ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/looking-to-buy-a-mid-range-gpu-thats-g ood-timing-as-price-cuts-from-amd-and-nvidia-are-becoming-increasingly-ruthles s --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .