Well, it's difficult to compare to something that's not out yet.

Even if they have a pre-release 4080 at hand, they certainly also would have needed to sign an NDA before getting that one, so they can's share the performance of the 4080, not even simply a percentage value compared to what they have. As such, they can right now only legally compare to information that is readily available for the 4080 - like the TFlops, VRAM or power consumption, for instance.

Yea but it reeks desperation if anything. Why not wait until the 15th when we have the performance numbers as the reviews will be out a day before the actual launch. Then they would have an entire day to compare the performance of 7900XT/XTX against the 4080 before the 4080 launches. Instead all AMD has done since their event is avoid showing direct performance figures against Nvidia whether it be Lovelace or Ampere.

I really hope they'll do better next gen when it comes to RT, as this shallow increase really doesn't cut it if you want to play games with RT on. They should double the RT units per CU for starters, that would already be a huge increase and could work from there.

Yeah, they tried to steal some of NVidia's thunder here, and failed miserably at that.

Looks like the 7900 XT will be trading blows with the 4080: 56 vs 60 in Cyberpunk 2077, 83 vs 85 in Watch Dogs Legion, and 157 vs 159 in RE Village. On average it should be around 1% slower at 4K if we use a 30% perf. improvement on the 6950, based on TechPowerUp's numbers.

I still think the 7900 XT could be $100 cheaper since the value isn't that great vs. the XTX, but even then, asking $300 more just for RT seems a stretch?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Graphics Card Review Roundup

https://videocardz.com/142934/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-graphics-card-review-roundup

https://www.techspot.com/review/2569-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080/

Keep in mind that the games are heavily CPU bottlenecked at 1440p.

Overall, the 4090 is around 30% faster in Raster against the 4080 which is around 22% faster than 3090 Ti or 31% faster than 6950XT.

In Ray Tracing, 4090 is around 40-50% faster than 4080 which is 25% faster than 3090 Ti or 138% faster than 6950XT.

But at the end of the day, while the performance is good, the pricing is not. If you truly care about RT, you need to step up to the 4090 imo. The 4080 while much more powerful than 6950XT and will be much more powerful than 7900XTX in RT, it will lose in Raster without a doubt. If the 4080 was $700, I'd be playing a different tune but both the 4080 and 7900XT are simply bad choices.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-founders-edition/39.html

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has brought the third and last update to its Triple Strategy Sale. For this last week, the sale will feature Space strategy games with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_triple_strategies.

Steam has two new sales and a new range of weeklong deals:

• The Czech & Slovak Games Week features up to 90% discounts until Sunday, 20th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41475492/sale/CZSKGamesWeek2022
• The Sherlock Holmes franchise is on sale with up to 80% discounts until November 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/sherlockholmes/
• And here's a small sample of the weeklong deals:
  • Dune: Spice Wars, still in Early Access, is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605220/Dune_Spice_Wars/
  • Planetbase has a 40% disocunt: https://store.steampowered.com/app/403190/Planetbase/
  • Green Project is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274490/Green_Project/
  • Siege of Avalon: Anthology gets a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1558990/Siege_of_Avalon_Anthology/
  • Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition, that has a demo, is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/972660/Spiritfarer_Farewell_Edition/
  • And the last one, GET EVEN, with a 85% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/GET_EVEN/

The Humble Store has a Kalypso Publisher Sale, with up to 80% discounts during 3 days (looks like yesterday I missed it). All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/kalypso-publisher-sale/.

Fanatical's Anniversary is over and we come back to the usual deals, with a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The Star Deal is Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG, 69% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/encased-a-sci-fi-post-apocalyptic-rpg
• And BYO Slayer Bundle 8 comes with 19 titles to choose from to make your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-slayer-bundle-8

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Gotham Knights gets Nude Mods for Batgirl, Nightwing and Redhood
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/gotham-knights-gets-nude-mods-for-batgirl-nightwing-and-redhood/
It’s been a while since we shared a nude mod for a triple-A game, right? Well, here we are today with the first nude mods for Gotham Knights’ Batgirl, Nightwing and Redhood.
These nude mods are currently available on NexusMods. All you have to do is visit its main section, enable the Adult filter, and search for “nude“. Batgirl has two nude mods, and we suggest using the one for Barbara’s body (as the Tifa-version has some artifacts).

The best new Batman game might be this Doom mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-best-new-batman-game-might-be-this-doom-mod/
I'm slightly baffled by all these Batman projects that don't have Batman in them. There's a TV show about the early life of Batman's butler, Alfred. 2019's Joker film was Batman-free. October's disappointing Gotham Knights is full of heroes, but Batman himself only shows up for the first five minutes. I know wringing every last drop from expanded superhero universes is the trendy thing right now, but I can't bring myself to care about Batman stuff that doesn't have Batman in it.
To quote Batman: "I'm Batman." If you're going to make a new Batman thing, there should be more Batman in it, not less.
So I was excited to see a new Batman game on the horizon: Batman Rogue City. And amazingly, it's a full conversion mod for Doom 2 starring the Dark Knight himself and loads of his familiar enemies.
Hard to believe, but being a mod for a game that's nearly 30 years old doesn't stop Rogue City from looking like one hell of a Batman game. In the mod you can punch crooks, use a grappling hook and stun gun, battle bosses like Mr. Freeze, Mad Hatter, Harley Quinn, and the Joker, and even drive the Batmobile through Gotham City. All in the Doom engine.

GAMING NEWS

The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Ray Tracing Update releases on December 14th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-next-gen-ray-tracing-update-releases-on-december-14th/
CD Projekt RED has announced that the free next-gen Ray Tracing update for The Witcher 3 will release on December 14th. As said, this patch will add Ray Tracing effects to the game, and will be completely free to all owners of the base game.

Pokemon-inspired DokeV has been delayed until 2024
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pokemon-inspired-dokev-has-been-delayed-until-2024/
Pearl Abyss has announced that its Pokemon-inspired game, DokeV, has been delayed until 2024. Furthermore, Crimson Desert will now release in the second half of 2023.

Here are the official PC requirements for Evil West
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-official-pc-requirements-for-evil-west/
Flying Wild Hog has revealed the official PC system requirements for its upcoming action game, Evil West. According to the specs, PC gamers will need 40GB of free hard-disk space.

Tuesday news, part two:

What the Golf? dev has a new VR game that turns your precious hands into wooden smacking sticks
https://www.pcgamer.com/what-the-golf-dev-has-a-new-vr-game-that-turns-your-precious-hands-into-wooden-smacking-sticks/
What if, instead of regular old human hands, your meathooks were two wooden baseball bats? That's the deep philosophical question Triband is looking to answer with its bat-themed sequel to 2020's What the Golf?

This blimp survival game's demo was so popular the devs want to 'expand the scope'
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-blimp-survival-games-demo-was-so-popular-the-devs-want-to-expand-the-scope/
Sailing over the rusted and ruined skyscrapers of post-apocalyptic Earth in a customizable airship base is an appealing idea, which is why survival game Forever Skies had such a popular demo during Steam Next Fest in October. According to developer Far From Home, over 80,000 players constructed their futuristic blimps, gathered resources, crafted gear, and went fishing for giant mutated moths in the clouds of toxic dust covering the planet.
If you were hoping to dive deeper into that devastated world this year, you're going to have to wait a little longer. Forever Skies was originally due out in early access before the end of 2022, but Far From Home announced today that release date has drifted into the first half of 2023.

God of War: Ragnarok leads The Game Awards nominations for 2022
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-2022-nominations/
The nominees for The Game Awards 2022 have been announced, and God of War: Ragnarok leads the way with 10 nominations, including for Best Narrative, Best Performance, Best Action/Adventure, and—of course—Game of the Year.
Two games share second place in the noms-getting department, Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West, with seven each, while third place unexpectedly goes to BlueTwelve's cyber-kitty sim Stray, which drew six nominations. A Plague Tale: Requiem followed with five noms, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Immortality, Neon White, Sifu, Tunic, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 round out the pack with three nominations each.

For the first time, Warzone is on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-2-preload-pc-steam-battlenet/
Just a couple of days before its launch on November 16, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 has arrived on Steam and launched a pre-load option for the game, but not without sowing a bit of confusion.

The people have spoken: Sonic Frontiers is better than Elden Ring
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-people-have-spoken-sonic-frontiers-is-better-than-elden-ring/
The open world Sonic game that released last week has an 8.5 user rating on Metacritic, while the shoo-in for most GOTY awards, Elden Ring, is sitting at a 6.9. I'm afraid that means that Sonic Frontiers is actually better than Elden Ring.
That's not the only evidence that the blue blur is just plain better than the grizzled old wretches of the Lands Between. A source PC gamers may consider more reliable than Metacritic user reviewers, the Steam user reviewers, have at the time of writing awarded Sonic Frontiers an "Overwhelmingly Positive" user review average. Elden Ring's average is merely "Very Positive." Sonic Frontiers wins again. Better game! More whelming!

Here are the official co-streamers for the PC Gaming Show: 2023 preview
https://www.pcgamer.com/here-are-the-official-co-streamers-for-the-pc-gaming-show-2023-preview/
Like with our Summer show, we've teamed up with a host of content creators to provide alternate ways to watch our PC Gaming Show 2023 Preview this Thursday, November 17, 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern, 6 PM GMT). If our main broadcast just isn't your style, you're sure to find a good crew to watch with thanks to one of these thirteen Twitch streamers.

Fable co-creator says we have Devil May Cry to thank for the RPG's world
https://www.pcgamer.com/fable-co-creator-says-we-have-devil-may-cry-to-thank-for-the-rpgs-world/
The original Fable could have looked very different if it wasn't for Devil May Cry. Yes, that Devil May Cry. It's an incredibly unlikely pairing, but one that co-creator Dene Carter recently cited as a driving force behind the world of Albion, changing the trajectory of Fable's universe.