The RTX 4070 is one of the best NVIDIA GPUs right now according to benchmarks but what happens if you're looking for a simple upgrade? Will there be a CPU bottleneck for the RTX 4070 with a processor that was launched 5 years ago?

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RTX 4070 Founders Edition - https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/RTX4070FE
i7-13700K - https://geni.us/13700K

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Let's Talk Drop-In Upgrades
1:10 - GTX 1070, RTX 2070 & RTX 3070 Upgrades
2:20 - RTX 4070 vs RXT 3070 Specifications
2:55 - Let's talk RTX 4070 Power Consumption
3:36 - RTX 4070 Founders Edition
4:11 - Sponsor Spot
4:41 - Test Setup w/ 9700K & 13700K
5:58 - 1080p Gaming Results
7:51 - 1440p Gaming Results
9:36 - RTX 4070 Ray Tracing Performance
10:51 - DLSS & FSR = CPU Bottleneck
11:34 - DLSS 3 Frame Generation on an Older CPU
12:20 - RTX 4070 1080p & 1440p Performance Summary
13:25 - The ULTIMATE GPU Upgrade for Older Systems?

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