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By comparison, Nvidias RTX 4070 Super can be found for $599 / 589.99 / AU$999.

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Then we get onto the RX 7900 GREs place in the market which is arguably more exciting.

If you want the cheaper of the two cards then the GRE takes the win here.

It features a total of 5,120 Stream Processors and 16GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit memory bus.

An AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE from ASRock on a pink desk mat with its retail packaging

It also rocks a total of 320 Texture Mapping Units and 160 Render Output Units.

It has a total of 224 Texture Mapping Units with 80 Render Output Units.

Thats a difference of 14.2% leading with AMDs latest model.

An Nvidia RTX 4070 Super on a purple deskmat on a desk

A larger memory bus and a bigger memory pool have clearly come in handy here.

Nvidias RTX 4070 Super leads in Blender 4.0, PugetBench forAdobePremiere, and Handbrake 1.6 considerably.

The 7900 GRE produced scores of 1,252, 623, and 618.

An AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE from PowerColor in a test bench

While far from bad, they arent even close to competing in this department.

The RX 7900 GRE may feature a cut-down Navi 31 die but the performance is still strong at 1440p.

Nvidias RTX 4070 Super holds its own but doesnt quite reach the same heights as the GRE.

An AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE from PowerColor on a desk with its retail packaging

This is consistent withReturnalat 68 FPS andTiny Tinas Wonderlandat 60 FPS.

All playable framerates, but not quite where this card soars.

As with the RX 7900 GRE, the RTX 4070 isnt built with 4K gaming at the forefront.

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Theres very little that separates either card in 4K, but 2160p isnt their strong suit.

Which one should you buy?

It may not be a massive lead but its consistent enough to outpace its competition.

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Whether thats worth the extra $50 will ultimately be up to your use case.

Either way, both are excellent mid-range GPUs in 2024.

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