hmm, 7900xtx vs 4070ti
I'm not convinced the 7900xtx is better. no doubt it's faster but then at 1049 it's 32% more expensive than a 4070ti, which you can get for £799. coupled that.
tech4gamers did a side by side, and his av fps led to the 7900xtx being about 11.6% ahead(games tested at 1440p),
4070ti av fps 117.5= £6.8 per frame
7900xtx av fps 132=£7.95 per frame
so bang for buck the 4070ti is better as 7900xtx costs £1.15 more per fps
just looked at techspot and they had 181 v 152 so £5.79 cost per frame 7900xtx v £5.25 for 4070ti, so diff narrowed, but 4070ti still cheaper cost per frame
Also consider the 7900xtx drew 347.5w av compared to 232.8w on the 4070ti so the 7900xtx uses 58% more power(or 114.7w)..wow, bit of maths 31.8p kwh up to mar 2023 in uk..
so my son does 25hrs a week gaming according to my weekly microsoft update, or 1300 hrs a year..times that by 114.7= 149110w extra to use the 7900xtx..(or 149.11kw)..cost that is 149.11x0.318= £47.42 a year more to run the 7900xtx than the 4070ti(or £142 roughly over 3 years making the 7900xtx £392 more expensive over a 3 yrs lifecycle)...seeing as electricity prices in uk going up again in april, that's only going to increase. so depending how much gaming you do, actual cost of running card should be factored into purchase now seeing as electricity is so expensive...only looked at this myself after techtesters on yt started going through numbers
techspot had complete power draw but diff was 111w so actually very similar
there's no denying nvidia 4000 series is more efficient than amd's offerings at the mo..interestingly the 4080 used about 70w less power gaming than the 7900xtx...same methodology that means for same hours played is £28.94 diff, or roughly £87 over 3 years. add the electricity cost to price of the 7900xtx and you're at £1136, not that far off a 4080, which has much better raytracing and better productivity use, so should fetch more 2nd hand. If nvidia do drop price of 4080 by £100, think it def better buy than 7900xtx at that point
anyway, sorry little sidetracked, as OP wants 1440p gaming, think 4070ti more than enough and save the £250 diff. Think am5 way to go though, with ability to drop later gen cpu in rig going forward. just be carefull if going budget am5 mobo..some dont have best vrm's and might limit you in future upgrade if going for a more powerful cpu. below good place to start for cheaper boards
edit, forgot to say, electricity costs etc dependent on gaming use etcso could be more or less...just used my son's use as an example.
