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We've spent time looking at Crimson Desert on PC's ultra settings and, of course, how it presents on PlayStation 5 Pro. But what we haven't shared until now is the most transformative upgrade available to high-end PCs: superior RT denoising. In aiming for high performance, Pearl Abyss's RT denoiser can hit quality hard. That's where AMD Ray Regeneration and Nvidia Ray Reconstruction offer a huge improvement - arguably as profound as ray tracing on vs ray tracing off.
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Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: bit.ly/3jEGjvx
We've spent time looking at Crimson Desert on PC's ultra settings and, of course, how it presents on PlayStation 5 Pro. But what we haven't shared until now is the most transformative upgrade available to high-end PCs: superior RT denoising. In aiming for high performance, Pearl Abyss's RT denoiser can hit quality hard. That's where AMD Ray Regeneration and Nvidia Ray Reconstruction offer a huge improvement - arguably as profound as ray tracing on vs ray tracing off.
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![Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 - RTX 5070 Evolution: The Transformation of 1440p Gaming [Sponsored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TaCorPpKLcg/mqdefault.jpg "Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 - RTX 5070 Evolution: The Transformation of 1440p Gaming [Sponsored]
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Nvidias 70-class hardware from 2018s RTX 2070 through to the latest RTX 5070 is re-examined in a tech evolution piece looking at the transformation of 1440p gaming over the last eight years. Yes, we have benchmark performance numbers, but the real story is in how optimised settings and ML-based technologies deliver the smoothest experiences for todays high refresh rate displays - and how 70-class hardware is still capable of delivering top-end rendering technologies, like path tracing. If youre on an older 70-class card and are thinking of an upgrade, heres how the landscape looks on some of the most recent and popular games.
Note: RTX 5070 was released in 2025, not 2024 as stated in the video.
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Asus TUF Gaming 70-Class GPUs Tested
01:47 1440p Gaming + Displays Are Evolving
02:20 Basic Benchmarking: RTX 2070 to 5070
04:31 Custom Testing: Assassins Creed Shadows
07:56 Custom Testing: Battlefield 6
09:41 Custom Testing: Expedition 33 Clair Obscur
11:50 Custom Testing: Doom The Dark Ages Path Tracing
14:27 Custom Testing: Cyberpunk 2077 Path Tracing
17:24 Nvidia Reflex Doesnt Get The Credit It Deserves
20:56 RTX 2070 vs 3070 vs 4070 vs 5070 - Final Thoughts
22:13 RTX 2070 - Thoughts Today vs 2018 Review
24:14 And Now... The Conclusion")
