If that ends up being legit, Jensen really hates 70 class for whatever reason

If true, Nvidia makes some very questionable decisions.

But that's the problem of going with a 192-bit bus, they either go with 12GB or jump to 24GB, going past 4080's 16GB and tying with the 4090.

Radeon Pro's have also been RDNA in the past, CDNA is reserved for the Instinct cards.

Now, who knows how different RDNA and CDNA are, but I doubt they're much more different than Hopper-Ada or Turing-Volta despite CDNA ultimately coming from Vega.

Although AMD has the AMD instinct MI250X... AMD hasn't updated the CDNA platform in a few years, so it tops out at 48 Teraflops of single precision performance.

The 7900XTX can peak at 61 Teraflops when boosting/47 Teraflops at base.

It's only if you need Quarter Precision/Double Precision or INT or the insane bandwidth HBM brings that CDNA is worth considering... Which isn't going to be applicable for many use-case scenarios.

This.

Also they are very different.

Different wavefronts, SIMD width, RT cores and a re-tuneing of the entire uArch to better handle gaming rather than compute.

The 7800X3D is still a great chip for productivity.

- Many tasks these days can be offloaded to GPU's anyway like Encode/Decode/Transcode, so many people don't really miss a high-thread count CPU's if they leverage their PC's hardware appropriately.

Hmm, that's true. I didn't even think of that, since my current plan, if I ever get around to doing backups like I should, is to have a backup disk that's disconnected most of the time anyway. Of course that's not exactly convenient.

Or NVidia makes a similar stunt as they did with the GTX 970 and it's 3.5 +0.5GB VRAM

The Pro art one sounds better for the networking adv, and it looks clean as hell in design compared to the Strix model.

If the rest of your parts are in black, go for the pro.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition Review

https://videocardz.com/153734/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-msrp-graphics-cards-review-roundup

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-founders-edition/32.html

https://www.techspot.com/review/2663-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070/

Pretty good card honestly even at $600 but after watching gamers nexus review, I didn't realize how cheap the 6950XT has gotten. If you can snag one of those or a 6900XT instead for around $600 brand new, it would be a better deal imo.

Apple’s 40% Plunge in PC Shipments Is Steepest Among Major Computer Makers

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-40-plunge-pc-shipments-043700361.html

In response, Apple will release an M3 Macbook Air with 128gb SSD and 8gb of ram for $1400 USD /s

VLC Media Player Adds Support For NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution, Available Now

https://wccftech.com/vlc-media-player-adds-support-for-nvidia-rtx-video-super-resolution-available-now/

Now this is very exciting news. I hope reviewers test it out.

Dead Island 2 PC Requirements Revealed, Next-Gen Consoles 60fps, Crossplay Not Happening

https://wccftech.com/dead-island-2-pc-requirements-next-gen-consoles-60fps-no-crossplay/

12 Core 7900X CPU for Ultra? I sure hope that's not legit

Sounds like the 4070 is basically the slightly better 3080, and by that I mean close to what the Ti model would've been, just like the 1080ti was to the 1080 (not a huge gap between the two, but close enough).

$600 isn't as bad as I'd thought, let's see if it also sticks to that in the GBP region, and then I'll be thinking (since I paid around £600ish for my 1080ti with 12gb, that's about as much as I'd be willing to pay, but for a 70 series that still seems a tad steep).

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has four new Deals of the Day and a new Midweek Sale:

• These are the DotD, available until Friday:
  • The first one is Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, 50% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/ruined_king_a_league_of_legends_story
  • Sherlock Holmes Chapter One gets a 65% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/sherlock_holmes_chapter_one
  • Rune Classic is 70% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/rune_classic
  • And the last one is Hero of the Kingdom, with an 80% deal: https://www.gog.com/en/game/hero_of_the_kingdom
• The Midweek Sale features up to 85% discounts during 4 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230412_midweek_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• The Hyperstrange Week-Long Catalog Sale features up to 90% discounts until April 17: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Hyperstrange/sale/thehypersale
• And Corpse Keeper, and Early Access game with a demo, is going to be 20% off until the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601740/Corpse_Keeper/

Fanatical's new Star Deal is Ghostwire: Tokyo, 70% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/ghostwire-tokyo

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA RTX Remix Runtime available for download in Early Access
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-rtx-remix-runtime-early-access-is-available-for-download/
NVIDIA has just launched the NVIDIA RTX Remix Runtime in Early Access. The RTX Remix runtime captures a game scene, and replaces assets at playback while injecting RTX technology, such as path tracing, DLSS 3 and Reflex into the game.
Now before continuing, let’s clarify some things. RTX Remix is composed of two core components that work together to enable modders to remaster classic PC games. These two components are the RTX Remix creator toolkit and a custom RTX Remix runtime. So, right now, only the RTX Remix Runtime is available for download.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dead Space PSX-style Fan Demake is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-space-psx-style-fan-demake-is-now-available-for-download/
Dead Space fans, here is something for you. Fraser Brumley has created and released a retro-cool PSX-style demake of Dead Space. This is a free fan demake that you can download right now, and we highly recommend doing so.
According to Brumley, this fan game uses Unreal Engine, and features all of the main features of Dead Space. As such, players will be fighting the Necromorphs, and they will be able to dismember them.
>> There's a 10 minutes video of the mod.

Hogwarts Legacy gets an Accurate Dialogue Choices Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/hogwarts-legacy-gets-an-accurate-dialogue-choices-mod/
Modder ‘chaddraganddrop’ has released a must-have mod for Hogwarts Legacy that offers accurate dialogue choices. Thanks to this mod, PC gamers will be able to see what their main character will actually say.
Now in case you didn’t know, Hogwarts Legacy does not offer accurate dialogue choices. Instead, the game includes some vague options to choose from. Similarly to other games, these vague choices can mislead players. However, and thanks to this mod, you can now make the right decisions.
>> There's only 1 screenshot to show what this mod does.

Some of the first non-bugfix mods for The Last of Us give Joel and Ellie a wardrobe worthy of Hot Topic
https://www.pcgamer.com/some-of-the-first-non-bugfix-mods-for-the-last-of-us-give-joel-and-ellie-a-wardrobe-worthy-of-hot-topic/
The Last of Us Part 1 might have come to PC in a less-than-excellent (or hilariously broken) state, but that hasn't stopped the modders from getting to work. While most of the mods for the game since it hit PC have focused on graphical reshades and bugfixes—plus the obligatory 'skip the startup logos' mods—we're starting to see mod creators feel their oats a little and branch out.
Case in point: new clothing collections for Joel and Ellie, that make the protagonists of Naughty Dog's opus look like they've taken a detour through a derelict Target.

GAMING NEWS

The Last of Us Part I Patch 1.0.2.1 released, fixes mouse camera stutters
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-last-of-us-part-i-patch-1-0-2-1-released-fixes-mouse-camera-stutters/
Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy have released Update 1.0.2.1 for the PC version of The Last of Us Part I. According to the release notes, this patch finally fixes the game’s awful mouse camera stuttering issues.

Ghostwire: Tokyo Spider’s Thread Free Update released and here are its patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/ghostwire-tokyo-spiders-thread-free-update-released-and-here-are-its-patch-notes/
Tango Gameworks has released the Spider’s Thread Update for Ghostwire: Tokyo. This free update features new enemies, combat skills, areas to explore, side missions, extended story cinematics, PhotoMode enhancements, and you can find its full patch notes below.
>> However...

Confirmed, Bethesda has added Denuvo to Ghostwire: Tokyo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/confirmed-bethesda-has-added-denuvo-to-ghostwire-tokyo/
A few hours ago, Tango Gameworks released the Spider’s Thread Free Update for Ghostwire: Tokyo. And, according to some changes to the game’s executable file, users assumed that Bethesda has added Denuvo to the game. And yes, we can now confirm that the game indeed uses the Denuvo anti-tamper tech.
>> Why the F is Bethesda putting Denuvo on the game now, more than a year after its release?

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy announced, coming to PC this Summer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/trine-5-a-clockwork-conspiracy-announced-coming-to-pc-this-summer/
THQ Nordic has just announced the latest part in the Trine series, Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will be coming to PC this Summer, and below you can find its announcement trailer.