GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SG Review – The Quad Cooler Returns!

Battlefield V

Battlefield V brings back the action of the World War 2 shooter genre. Using the latest Frostbite tech, the game does a good job of looking gorgeous in all ways possible. From the open-world environments to the intense and gun-blazing action, this multiplayer and single-player FPS title is one of the best-looking Battlefields to date.

Battlefield V
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

95
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Battlefield V Raytracing DLSS (Quality)
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

77
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

53
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio

45
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

44
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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70

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. The story takes place in Night City, an open world set in the Cyberpunk universe. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary known as V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery with options for melee and ranged combat. The game uses CD Projekt Red’s in-house Red Engine which is one of the most visually breathtaking and also one of the most graphics-intensive engines designed to date.

Cyberpunk 2077 (4K Native RT)
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

47
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

43
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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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Death Stranding

Sam Porter Bridges has delivered one of PS4’s most anticipated games to the PC community and opened a whole new world of possibilities. This was the first game to feature the Decima Engine on PC and unarguably did it the best. Death Stranding may not feature ray tracing effects, but it does showcase that DLSS can be used effectively even when RT isn’t around. We tested this one just like we did in our launch coverage with DLSS enabled.

Death Stranding DLSS/FSR (Quality)
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

125
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

122
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

126
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

108
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

102
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

93
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

85
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

79
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 carries on the open-world racing tradition of the Horizon series.  The latest DX12-powered entry is beautifully crafted, amazingly well executed, and a great showcase of DX12 games.  We use the benchmark run while having all of the settings set to non-dynamic with an uncapped framerate to gather these results.

Forza Horizon 5
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

125
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

115
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

112
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

108
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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

100
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

95
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

86
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

81
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

78
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Halo Infinite (DX12 Highest)

Next up, we have the latest entry in the Halo franchise, Halo: Infinite, which uses the brand new Slipspace engine (although there are rumors it will be ditched in the future for Unreal Engine) based on the DX12 API. The game rocks some incredible environments for Master Chief to visit on the Halo ring.

Halo Infinite
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

62
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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Hitman III (DX12 Highest Settings)

Hitman III is the highly acclaimed sequel to the 2016 Hitman & 2018 Hitman II, which was a redesign and reimaging of the game from the ground up. With a focus on stealth gameplay through various missions, the game once again lets you play as Agent 47. The game runs on the IO Interactive Glacier 2 engine which has been updated to deliver amazing visuals and environments on each level while making use of DirectX 12 API.

Hitman III
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

119
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

72
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

68
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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

70
110

Shadow of The Tomb Raider

The sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of The Tomb Raider is visually enhanced with an updated Foundation Engine that delivers realistic facial animations and the most gorgeous environments ever seen in a Tomb Raider Game. The game is a technical marvel and really shows the power of its graphics engine in the latest title.

Shadow of The Tomb Raider
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Shadow of The Tomb Raider Raytracing DLSS/FSR (Quality)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

74
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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

72
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus continues Artyom’s journey through Russia’s nuclear wasteland and its surroundings. This time, you are set over the Metro, going through various regions and different environments. The game is one of the premier titles to feature NVIDIA’s RTX technology and does well in showcasing the ray-tracing effects in all corners.

Metro Exodus Extreme Preset
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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Metro Exodus Raytracing DLSS (Quality)
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

85
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

78
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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

74
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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village is the latest in the horror franchise that was wonderfully rekindled with RE7 and onto the RE2 Remake. But now the RE Engine is back and better than ever with Ray Traced Reflections and Lighting that makes the world just come to life, unironically. The game was tested in the center of the village itself with all graphical settings maxed out and with raytracing enabled.

Resident Evil Village (Maxed)
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Resident Evil Village Raytracing FSR (Quality)
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GALAX RTX 4080 SG OC

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GALAX RTX 4080 SG

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

96
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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

90
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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

86
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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z

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Stray (That Cat Game)

Stray is a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. The story follows a stray cat who falls into a walled city populated by robots, machines, and mutant bacteria, and sets out to return to the surface with the help of a drone companion, B-12. The game uses Unreal Engine 4, but DX12 Ray tracing can be enabled by adding the “-dx12” extension to the game.

Stray (Maxed With DXR)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X

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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

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MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z