Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 vs. AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX: Is the GeForce Premium Worth It?

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech January 5 Flagship GPU [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 vs. AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX: Is the GeForce Premium Worth It?](=.AG26DQ3DIgfYthH-HTOaR6hMryoJWhkSvpghoXbxixI) An updated look at current-gen [GPU flagships](=.EHETsNdzxyr01Av_StACmDPpk9i6vZjt9HjvjuiqWCI), the battle between the Radeon 7900 XTX and GeForce RTX 4090. Of course, the GeForce is faster, but also costs twice as much, so is the premium worth it? =.2hZiH8yWdLfzD25a0LF7pAUem1KQ20RUypTMUD81CqU =.oM5FD8i2wbnUKZhEtCLcXucFm0wjgz4hwKgm6lVZyq4 An updated look at current-gen [GPU flagships](=.R359rjkRkS9BqfBsQ6xzLuRoiweRX_dPHIISH3SXZ1g), the battle between the Radeon 7900 XTX and GeForce RTX 4090. 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