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Nvidia 40-series GPU price drops: a great time for an upgrade!
You can also get an additional cashback through the ASUS Rate Your Gear scheme
Updated: Oct 9, 2024 1:40 pm
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The Nvidia 40-series GPU range brings with it several innovations that makes it superior to what came before, however, as with any new range, the initial MSRP was a bit steep for some tastes. Fortunately we’ve seen some nice price drops on these cards that now make them worth picking up, with some SKUs in particular offering great value for money.
The good people at ASUS are also giving us an additional way to save some cash if you pick up one of their AIB variants of these cards, through the latest round of their Rate Your Gear cashback scheme. ASUS are one of the best AIB graphics card manufacturers out there, so would always be one of our top considerations when looking to buy a new GPU regardless. Read on below for everything you need to know to maximise your savings!
RTX 40-series Prime Day deals
Prime Day (or Prime Big Deal Days as they’re calling it this October) is a great chance to pick up below offers on Nvidia GPUs, but these aren’t just limited to Amazon, there are other offers from retailers like Scan, OcUK and Ebuyer going live at the same time. We’ve selected some of the best below for you to take a look at.
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Why upgrade to a 40-series Nvidia graphics card?
The GeForce 40-series of graphics cards bring significant performance improvements over the 30-series range; this differs from SKU to SKU of course, with some cards offering more substantial uplift, but when you factor in the technological improvements besides just raw power, they’re all noticeably superior compared to the previous generation. Compared to the GeForce 20-series, the latest range absolutely blows them out of the water.
The increase in raw power
Of the first raft of releases the RTX 4060, RTX 4070, and RTX 4080 showed substantial uplift over the previous 30s-series generation, with the Ti series increasing this further. Finally, the 40-series Super line came out in Q1 2024: some of these cards (such as the RTX 4080 Super) were very similar in performance terms, however were available for cheaper.
On average, the RTX 4060 (8GB) performs approximately 20% better in games at 1080p/1440p resolution than the RTX 3060 (8GB) before it, and was available for $30 cheaper on launch, plus has greater power efficiency. Similarly the RTX 4070 is approximately 20% better than the RTX 3060 in games, and the RTX 4080 around 25% better than the RTX 3080 Ti in FPS terms. The RTX 4080 Super is only about 1-3% more powerful than the vanilla RTX 4080, but could be bought for $200 cheaper on launch. All of this is before you even factor in the benefits of frame generation.
Support for the latest DLSS features
In terms of frame generation, the 40-series cards fully supports the latest features of DLSS 3.0. The 30-series range and even the 20-series range do have DLSS, but neither to the extent of the newer range. Ultimately this means (when this feature is enabled) better FPS performance and/or graphics for free.
Besides the performance improvements some games also have additional DLSS-powered graphical features. When playing Cyberpunk 2077 for instance, the DLSS graphical option, which uses advanced AI-rendering (only available to 40-series cards) is the only way you can combine Ray-Tracing with frame generation enabled and remove the kind of blurry effect you otherwise get (believe me, we’ve spent hours tinkering to try and otherwise resolve this to no avail).
Power efficiency
One of the most impressive things about the 40-series range is that all this processing performance is available for basically the same input cost in electricity, thanks to advances in the efficiency of the architecture. This not only helps save the planet but also your bank balance when that monthly energy bill comes in!
The best 40-series GPUs on a performance/price basis
Although the premium flagship offerings often get a lot of the press attention with every release of a new GPU series, most consumers typically go for the mid-range or upper-mid-range options. Fortuitously, these were some of the best SKUs in the 40-series range in terms of the uplift from the previous generation, and also in terms of the processing power they are capable of producing per dollar spent.
ASUS AIBs in particular are some of the best out there on a performance/price basis. Take a gander below at the ones we’d recommend in particular.
Exceptional mid-range GPUs: ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 & RTX 4060 Ti
Specifications
- Core clock speed: 1830 MHz Base clock 2505 MHz boost clock
- CUDA cores: 3,072
- Memory: 8 GB GDDR6
- Dimensions: 227.2 x 123.24 x 49.6 mm
- PSU required: 550W
- TBP: 115W
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 OC Edition (8G variant) is a great value card if you’re looking to set up an affordable gaming rig: an absolute steal at £275 on Amazon.
Specifications
- Core clock speed: 1830 MHz Base clock 2505 MHz boost clock
- CUDA cores: 3,072
- Memory: 8 GB GDDR6
- Dimensions: 227.2 x 123.24 x 49.6 mm
- PSU required: 550W
- TBP: 115W
If you want a bit more oomph, the Ti variant, available in a fetching white, can also be bought for only £360 from OcUK.
Fantastic upper mid-range performers: ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 & RTX 4070 Super
Specifications
- Base clock:: 1,920 MHz
- Boost clock: : 2,475 MHz
- Memory Size:: 12 GB
- Memory clock: : 21 Gbps
- TBP:: 200W
- Product Dimensions:: 267 x 134 x 51 mm
The ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 12G DUAL EVO OC has a standard MSRP of £590 but is often seen reduced to as low as £520 since the release of the SUPER variant.
Specifications
- Base clock: 2520 MHz
- Boost clock: 2550 MHz
- Memory size: 12GB
- TBP: 220W
- Dimensions: 267 x 133 x 51 mm
The ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12G DUAL EVO OC is also available for £580 on Amazon. You can also pick up this model from Overclockers UK in white for £20 more. This compares favourably to offerings from other brands like the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12G VENTUS 3X OC, which costs £619.99 but still has a slightly lower 2505MHz clock speed. Although the Zotac GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER TWIN EDGE 12GB is available for a bit cheaper, this is a cheaper card with inferior cooling that isn’t overclocked – coming with a GPU clock speed of 2475 MHz.
Save at least £25 on your GPU with ASUS Rate Your Gear
The ASUS Rate Your Gear promotion is one which has run a couple of times before and is a great way to save some extra cash with only a tiny bit of work required. This year you also get a chance to win additional vouchers, on top of the guaranteed £25 saving.
All you have to do to get your cash money is leave a product review on one of the participating retailer sites and then submit evidence of your review under the ‘Submit My Review’ section here, though first do make sure that your product is on the list of eligible products.
