Gameplay Performance at 1440p with Ray Tracing
In this section, we enable Ray Tracing in the game. All other settings remain as they were above, 1440p with all the dials turned up as high as they go. When there is a choice, Ray Tracing is set to the highest allowed by the game. DLSS and FSR are again utilized when supported by the game.
Returnal
The results here favor the MSI RTX 4070 TI SUPRIM X. The Margin is 8% and 6% faster than the RX 7900 XT. With overclocking, we add an additional 5%! Once again, the non-upscaled performance is impressive.
Forspoken
Prior to adding upscaling the result is essentially a tie. However, with upscaling the RX 7900 XT does prevail by 4%. Overclocking adds 5% and carries the MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X, until the upscaling sees it lose out by a nose. All in all these results here are too close to call.
Callisto Protocol
Here we see one win for each card. The MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X tops the chart by 6% without upscaling. The result flips when FSR is enabled. Overclocking only gains 2% in this benchmark run.
Chernobylite Enhanced Edition
The Ray Tracing in this game puts quite a load on the video card. Overall performance is essentially cut in half. The MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X is the better performer by 32%. Ouch. We see a 4% gain by overclocking. Upscaling is a must with Ray Tracing enabled in this game.
Dying Light 2
The MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X is faster by 23% and 17% here. Both cards are fast once upscaling is enabled, which is a nice bonus. The overclock nets 6%.
Cyberpunk 2077
Neither card is playable until upscaling is enabled. Cyberpunk is still the King! Our MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X is a whopping 36% faster, but still not fast enough. Once upscaling is enabled both cards are playable, however, the margin is still maintained at 36%. Overclocking here shows minimal benefit, but I would take 88FPS in Cyberpunk all day.