the 7900XTX is a way better value, even then there are only a few notable games where RT provide real visual benefit and have a large delta in performance (CP2077).
Every time you fall in need of upscaling the NV card wins. DLSS isn't the greatest influence on the image quality but it's still better than FSR.
I personally enjoy 4K + DLSS at both Quality and Balanced. At Performance, it's no more ideal but still greatly exceeds what you can have using a 1440p display (tested a friend's 3060 Ti last week). FSR becomes noticeably artifacting at Balanced; and at Performance, it also loses a bit more fidelity per se being somewhat inferior to 1440p+DLAA and having parity with 1440p+TAA.
So if you only compare pure raster speed at native resolution then yes, 7900 XTX screams "why do you exist?" in the face of 4080 series GPUs. But when it comes to RT (I can bet it's enough people willing to turn RT on after paying a thousand on a GPU) and upscaling (imagine having such a GPU 4 years later when games become even more demanding), 4080 is clearly ahead.
NGreedia have been in need for a reality check for a long while but this check can't come online because AMD need it even harder and Intel are currently too new to this market. Can't blame the latter, though. It's delusional to expect the first generation GPUs to compete with any success at 300+ USD mark. Intel are doing a good job all things considered. AMD are not.
4080 outsold 7900 XTX despite being much more expensive. 4080 Super will outsell it even harder because it's not only an NV GPU, it's also a better value overall (OG 4080 at 1200 USD VS 7900 XTX at 1000 USD is a worse value overall but NV fanbase is not to be underestimated).
I rate this release... "I didn't expect things to go better but they lowkey did. Hurray, I guess."
