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It’s more affordable than the RTX 3090 Ti, yet it delivers better performance.

The RTX 4080’s “Super” variant is ourfavorite graphics cardin 2024.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Intel’s Core i7-13700K is a great companion for the RTX 4080.

Best Intel

In ourCore i7-13700K review, we called it the “best CPU for gaming.”

It uses the LGA 1700 socket and can often be found forless than $400.

Frequent discounts often have it down toaround $400.

Intel Core i7-13700K

A range of chips should help everyone find what they need.

It’s priced atabout $459without a discount.

Intel Core i9-13900K

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i7-13700K

Intel’s Core i7-13700K is a great companion for the RTX 4080.

Windows Central Best Award

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor held in front of a blue cloudy sky

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

MSI RTX 3060 Ventus 2X graphics card and MSI motherboard boxes

NVIDIA RTX 3070

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition held to a blue sky

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition power adapter in box

Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 Ryzen

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses participants at the keynote of CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

Nintendo Switch 2 on the left with ROG Ally and ROG Ally X on the right.

Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam Deck on peach background.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ flat on a table with a Steam Deck below it.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.

NVIDIA RTX 5070 vs. RTX 5070 Ti

AMD RX 9000

Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark running on MSI Claw 8 AI+.