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MD’s new line of “Navi” graphics cards was barely a surprise by the
time the company detailed it at E3 (leakers did it in), but another GPU
manufacturer still had a few shockers up its sleeve. With the GeForce
RTX Super family, Nvidia unveiled three new graphics cards. (AMD’s Navi
launch on July 7 added more.) Neck-deep in the world of GPUs as we are, even
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at a much lower price, the RTX 2070 Super is a rocket at its price point. The
card consistently hit our expectations and exceeded them once we ran some
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RTX cards, but this is a deft, impressive course correction. The GeForce RTX
2070 Super earns our Editors’ Choice as the $499 high-end card that the
GeForce RTX 2080 should have been. Its stellar performance at its price makes
up for the wait—and makes it without peer.Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super:
A Killer Card for the Money
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