The Inner Workings of PCI Express, RTX 4070 vs. 2070: Worthy Upgrade?

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech May 16 How Hardware Works [The Inner Workings of PCI Express, Explained](=.7Et66MtHhMmnSMMbjIV_cZgHRb6ZHOVl3bwQ9MGLbiI) PCI Express has been [around for 20 years](=.moVF5tCKRJEWEC3CmkCMHObLWNMwhWbUjMm9LsFnfN8), and with no sign of it being replaced any time soon, we dive into the technology to see what makes it so special. =.Y6789RfL0Yj_1TUyrPo5xdHnVHXI3DZKb1Gy1QzbLX4 =.yTG2en0rLilp4dfmzI7_YeqUrrwB6-Tf9cEH7VkLxQo PCI Express has been [around for 20 years](=.8sru01cQKB-YPODaz5WncJNrQSfP8iWm6sZNDXElAPQ), and with no sign of it being replaced any time soon, we dive into the technology to see what makes it so special. =.e4qGQEHcMNfdZKO4-KEmTcogt3z7vWuL4hAeTioQa7s 40 Game Benchmark [GeForce RTX 4070 vs. RTX 2070: Worthy Upgrade or Not?](=.W46i61UD8xK0AAts0mjWezDiLOXOFaF6JKiN_SExEyo) We dust off the old GeForce RTX 2070 to see how it holds up against the newer RTX 4070. Of course, the idea is to [measure how much faster](=.6uytsiFiVUOd5D4ror7IRCd4XVJHrDU3BJesITg9yx4) the new GPU is, and is it a viable upgrade after 5 years? =.GKNB_RtEkJUCiJ73OridavEA6EOwxQAsFWMW5HzvaXs =.TXMi2UNci6e8dQi1Ev_M9Xom_9IgAyHFMNveY-MfmnM We dust off the old GeForce RTX 2070 to see how it holds up against the newer RTX 4070. Of course, the idea is to [measure how much faster](=.dy8QzpO2qEIb6x7n2XPoURFGpLzeosR8v52QQ1HcJLY) the new GPU is, and is it a viable upgrade after 5 years? =.AiWFEF9bJ8hQCp3NvT9aTx-GfNNvEXUDGeqy7JoApsw WTF?! 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