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Nvidia RTX 3080: PCIe 4.0 vs 3.0 scaling analysis

Here we revisit Metro Exodus, this time with ray tracing effects set to Ultra.

The performance trends within Metro Exodus don't really change when turning RT on. The game still prefers Intel hardware across the board, and Gen4 vs Gen3 with the 3900XT doesn't make any meaningful difference.

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