Nvidia really can’t keep things under wraps, can they? Surprise, CES brings us the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Super series cards. We’ve heard rumors about the Ada Lovelace architecture refresh for a while, and here it is.
The new cards offer improved performance at the same price, with one case featuring a notable price reduction.

RTX 4070 SUPER:

The green team is introducing three new Super cards. Two replace their non-Super versions, and the third reduces the price of its older Ada sibling. The first to hit shelves this month is the NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 Super. It’s getting the most substantial GPU upgrade, with Nvidia estimating up to a 20% performance boost. Compared to the original RTX 4070 AD104 GPU’s 5,888 CUDA cores, you’re now getting 7,168. In terms of raw floating point performance, that’s a jump from around 29 TFLOPS to 36 TFLOPS. However, it’s worth noting that you might not see the full percentage increase in frame rates.

Only the GPU has been updated in the RTX 4070 Super; the memory specifications remain unchanged. You’ll still get 12GB of GDDR6X at 21Gbps, and the price remains the same as the older card. So, this card is launching at $599 this month, with sales starting on January 17th. It’s lowering the RTX 4070 MSRP to $549, and I expect it to be sold for under $500 in stores.

RTX 4080 Super:

The RTX 4080 Super steals the spotlight, now priced at $999 after a $200 discount, and set to launch on January 31st. It marks the end for the old $1,200 RTX 4080. This card boasts the complete AD103 GPU, housing all 80 SMs and 10,240 CUDA cores.

For everyone from gaming enthusiasts to creative professionals, GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs are simply awesome upgrades

Although there’s only a 5% increase in core count, Nvidia suggests it may result in only a 1-2% frame rate boost for games. The RTX 4080 Super introduces faster memory, featuring 23Gbps GDDR6X, albeit with a modest increase from the OG card’s 22.4Gbps memory.

The enhanced GPU and memory specifications won’t evoke envy or regret in those who invested in an RTX 4080 over the past year. However, the new $999 price tag will undoubtedly grab their attention. Finding an old RTX 4080 below MSRP was a rare occurrence, with only one exclusive deal for Prime members matching the new Super’s price in the last 12 months. Many users likely shelled out well above the original $1,200 price.

Now, these users might find the new price surprising as they enjoy their smooth, ray-traced frame rates.

RTX 4070 Ti Super:

The peculiar one in the middle, the RTX 4070 Ti Super with its confusingly long name, is the only one with an entirely new GPU. It now uses the AD103 chip, the same one found in the RTX 4080. The RTX 4070 Ti Super is gaining precisely 10% more cores, going from 7680 to 8448. This likely results in about a 10% increase in average frame rates, or just slightly below.

One could almost label it an RTX 4080 LE if one wanted to complicate the whole GPU family naming scheme.

To add to its advantages, being on the larger GPU means it has a broader 256-bit memory bus and 16GB GDDR6X memory, though it still operates at 21Gbps.

This card is completely taking over from the old RTX 4070 Ti, launching on January 24th at the same $799 price as the original card.

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Nvidia has announced the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, which will offer PCIe 4.0 support and new cooler structures. The RTX 3080 will offer double the performance of the RTX 2080 and it also surpasses RTX 2080 Ti frame rates as well, It is been called as the “greatest generational leap” in Nvidia’s history. Whereas the RTX 3090 card promises to deliver 8K gaming at 60fps with ray tracing.

The New Cooler Design

The new cooler that comes with the Founders Edition cards was at the core of the Nvidia RTX 3000-series and is the reason behind the new smaller V-shape PCB. A large hybrid vapour chamber sits on the GPU core. Heatpipes then carry the heat to a heatsink that sits on top.

The fan on the front draws air through the casing and expels it out the underside, whereas the rear fan blows air over the vapor chamber and out the side of the card. Nvidia claims this new cooler design will allow the RTX 3000-series to be significantly cooler and quieter than the 2000-series.

Drawback of the New Cooler

No doubt that it’s an innovative design, however in small PC’s where the rear of the GPU is just next to the motherboard, will see that pass-through fan blocked at the back, whereas vertical GPU mounts will see that heat simply blasted at your motherboard and not your roof fans. This could dump a large amount of heat into the middle of your PC that will be difficult to handle. The solution to this, simply buy a case specially designed for RTX-3000 series.

RTX 3080

Nvidia has promised performance on the RTX 3080 will be twice the base RTX 2080, and it’s impressive to see the obvious performance boost in a 4K title like Doom Eternal. 

Nvidia’s RTX 3080 can convey this 50 percent performance boost in all cases, at about 50 percent less cost. Nvidia released its RTX 2080 Ti at $1,199, and the RTX 3080 will make a big appearance for $699 on September 17th. It’s a major cost decrease for improved performance.

Nvidia’s promising much quieter and more efficient cooling system in the RTX 3080 which will provide 55 percent more airflow.

RTX 3090

Nvidia’s calling it the BFGPU (Big Ferocious GPU). While the RTX 3080 will have 10GB of GDDR6X memory, the RTX 3090 contains a huge 24GB of GDDR6X memory. Nvidia is claiming that the RTX 3090 will be capable of 60fps gaming at 8K resolution. Nvidia claims it’s 10 times quieter and produces up to 30 degrees less heat than the Titan RTX. This new flagship card will be available on September 24th priced at $1,499.

RTX 3070

It’s the most affordable card in Nvidia’s new Ampere lineup. It’s faster than both the RTX 2080 and the RTX 2080 Ti with a much lower price tag. Nvidia says that the RTX 3070 will be faster than the RTX 2080 Ti in some games at certain settings. It will contain 8GB of GDDR6 memory and will be available in October (probably October 15th) for a price of $499, with a slightly different cooler design to its more expensive siblings.

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The greatly well known “GTA 5” is free on the Epic Games Store from thursday. Once Owned, the game is all yours for eternity and will be attached to your Epic account. The promotion will end on 21 May.

While Epic has had AAA games previously (Assassin’s Creed, Just Cause) as a major aspect of its free games program, GTA 5 is obviously on another level altogether as the absolute top of the line round of all that isn’t Minecraft with 120 million duplicates sold since its presentation in 2013. It stays a standout amongst other selling rounds of the year, every year, right up ’til the present time.

Epic Games is offering the “Premium Edition” of GTA 5, which gets you the base game and the GTA Online part, just as a Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack that gets you $1 million in-game money for launching your online adventures.

The way Epic Store’s Free games work is that you claim the game in the week its featured and after that week you get to keep the game forever, you can log in to your Epic Games account and download the game at any time after you have claimed it. This just went live Thursday, so jump on some time this week and claim it. If not, who knows whether it will ever be accessible totally free on PC again.

The demand for free GTA 5 is so high that it has knocked the Epic store server offline. Although I somehow managed to get my copy of the Game.

We’ve deployed updates to provide resolution for these issues, and most users should be able to access the Epic Games Store and Launcher at this time. We’ll continue to monitor traffic and provide updates if further issues are encountered. Thank you for your continued patience!

— Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) May 15, 2020

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Steam summer sale has started, and it’s an incredible time to save money on a few mainstream (or not really new) PC diversions — on the off chance that you can get the store to stack. To the extent the new-ish discharges that are circled into the deal, Soulcalibur VI for $19.79 is the best cost at this point for that game, as indicated by SteamDB’s evaluating information.

Devel May Cry 5 is a decent arrangement, as well, costing $39.59 rather than $59.99. Other outstanding limits incorporate Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for $29.99, and Astroneer for $22.49.

The deal fuses an idiosyncratic network driven segment called “Steam Grand Prix” that is loaded with journeys you can finish by making diversions on Steam. As you complete them, you’ll bump your group’s vehicle at the end goal. The principal, second, and third spot champs every day will be skilled the top game on your Steam Wishlist.

The Steam summer sale will finish on July ninth, likely around 10AM PT/1PM ET.

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First discharged in 1997, Final Fantasy 7 quickly solidified its place as a standout amongst the best JRPG titles around and presented a huge number of gamers around the globe to the class. Presently, because of the accomplishment of Final Fantasy 7 more than 20 years prior (and the argues from resolute fans), Square Enix is discharging a change.

Shockingly, those elevated requirements have been both a gift and a revile for the amusement as the way to discharge hasn’t been smooth: Four years after it was reported at E3 2015, we’re as yet not by any stretch of the imagination beyond any doubt when we’ll see the Final Fantasy 7 Remake discharged.

With news bits of gossip as yet beating around the extraordinary wide web yet official data entirely meager on the ground, we’ve gotten together all that we know has been affirmed and everything fans presume directly here for your examination.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Release Date

The Final Fantasy 7 remake has had something of a disturbed advancement, so obviously regardless we don’t have a strong discharge date.

It’s likewise entirely conceivable that the diversion will finish up having a few discharge dates, as Square Enix has affirmed the amusement’s story would be told ramblingly.

The amusement has been in progress since 2014 yet there have been not many critical authority refreshes since the E3 2015 uncover.

In this time, improvement of the amusement has moved from outer designer CyberConnect2 to Square Enix’s in-house group. Updates like this can cause enormous postponements to an amusement’s advancement however as indicated by Square Enix’s Naoki Hamaguchi the choice was made out of a craving to keep up “control quality just as keeping the timetable stable.”

Things might be further along than we might suspect, in any case. In a meeting with Famitsu, the amusement’s executive (Tetsuya Nomura) said that a few pieces of Final Fantasy 7, for example, cutscenes are further along being developed than the now-discharged Kingdom Hearts 3. This gives us trust that we may see the main bit of the Final Fantasy 7 change sooner or later in 2019 still. Possibly. Maybe.

Something we do know is that the diversion will be accessible to PlayStation 4 players “first” as was guaranteed at its E3 uncover. Saying “first” proposes this isn’t a through and through selective and that the amusement will in the end come to Xbox One and PC. Be that as it may, there was no sign about to what extent the concurred restrictiveness time frame would be.

The ongoing coordinated restrictive Rise of the Tomb Raider kept running for 11 months on the Xbox One preceding going to the PS4, while Ultimate Marvel versus Capcom 3 was selective to PS4 for only three months. Given this variety it’s difficult to state to what extent
Final Fantasy vii Remake coordinated selectiveness may last.

We’re likewise anticipating that Final Fantasy vii Remake should be a cross-age discharge, likely discharging on both PS5 and the following Xbox close by current age supports.

Not Turn-based

As referenced over, a noteworthy component that is transforming from the first amusement is a move far from turn-based fights.

In a meeting with Famitsu, Nomura said that fights in the revamp will be “activity based” instead of order based. Nomura turned out poorly substantially more detail with respect to the diversion’s battle framework yet it’s broadly expected that we’re going to see a recipe progressively like Kingdom Hearts and FFXV.

This would mean an increasingly dynamic and consistent style of fighting including party individuals whom the player will probably switch between.

Despite the fact that the loss of turn-based battle will be grieved, a move towards a framework like Kingdom Hearts will be increasingly available to new players.

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