Summary
Nvidiahas kicked off a campaign that offers 3 months of PC Game Pass and GeForce Now to PC gamers looking to buy a new RTX 40 series graphics card at participating retailers such as Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy in the US and Canada. This latestNvidiapromotion will run until early January and while supplies last.
The Nvidia RTX 40 series cards that are part of the latest deal range from the high-end RTX 4090 tothe budget-friendly RTX 4060. While the RTX 40 series GPUs received a mixed response from PC players who criticized its initial price-to-performance, the perception slightly changed after Nvidia began slashing prices to compete with AMD’s Radeon RX 7000 series lineup. With the RX 7700 XT and 7800XT launching at the respective MSRPs of $449 and $499, Nvidia was forced to take action and cut the price of the RTX 4070 down to an MSPR of $550. Yet, this seasonal offer from Nvidia may entice PC builders who remained on the fence about the RTX 40 series.
Until January 8, customers who purchase an Nvidia RTX 40 series GPU will receive up to 3 months of PC Game Pass and GeForce Now Priority at no added cost. According to Nvidia, the promotion’s participating retailers are from the US and Canada and include Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, B&H, Micro Center, Ant Online, Memory Express, and Canada Computers. However, buyers who want to redeem the 3-month trial of PC Game Pass, a $30 value, must connect their Microsoft and Nvidia accounts via the GeForce Experience app on Windows. After that, users can accessPC Game Pass and its vast library of games, including titles such asRise of the Tomb Raider,Starfield, andFar Cry 6.
In addition to PC Game Pass, new RTX 40 series buyers will get 3 months of GeForce Now Priority, a $30 value. Users who connect their Xbox, Steam, and Epic Games Store accounts can stream their game libraries via the cloud, with access to premium rigs capable of ray tracing for up to six hours per play session at 1080p and 60 FPS.New titles are constantly added to GeForce Now, and November 2023 saw the addition ofRoboCop: Rogue City,The Invincible, andThe Talos Principle 2to the streaming service.
Betweentechnologies such as ray tracingand DLSS scaling, and timely price cuts in response to the competition, the Nvidia holiday bundle is an offer worth considering. Only time will tell how PC gamers will respond to it.
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G
The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G is a powerful graphics card that can run most modern games comfortably at 1440p. It comes with a triple fan design for better heat dissipation. It boasts higher clock speeds than the Founders Edition card at 2490 MHz. It has the same 5888 Cuda cores and 12 GB GDDR6 VRAM on a 192-bit memory bus.A single 8-pin connector powers the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G, unlike its higher-end siblings which move to the newer 12VHPWR connector.
