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outperformed its main Intel competitor.
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cases. In fact, on less-demanding esports games (the ones most watched, by
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both the Ryzen and Intel chips, paired with a high-end video card, are capable
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end gaming monitors can display. Another interesting trend is that the Ryzen 9
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will be a handful of frames per second on a percentage basis behind its main
Intel competitor; in others, it’ll be a wash.
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who prefer 4K eye candy, the capabilities of the graphics card matter far more
than the capabilities of the CPU.
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