As summer approaches and the end of at least one series of video cards approaches, both NVIDIA and AMD have released new video card game packages in the past week to spur some additional video card sales. On the NVIDIA side, the company is bundling Stranded death with RTX video cards, meanwhile AMD now includes Godfall with all your RX 5000 series cards as well as World of Warcraft: Shadowlands for RX 5600 XT and higher.
NVIDIA
Starting with NVIDIA, the green giant released its first game package in a while, offering copies of the PC version of Stranded death with your RTX video cards. The previously exclusive PS4 game was released for that console in 2019, and then released for PC this month, where it has incorporated improvements in RTX technology like DLSS 2.0.
| NVIDIA current game packages (July 2020) |
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| Graphics card (incl. systems and OEM) |
make | ||
| GeForce RTX 20 Series (All) | Stranded death | ||
| GeForce GTX 16 Series (All) | None | ||
The NVIDIA package covers all of your RTX video cards, from the GeForce RTX 2060 onwards. And, as is often the case, the gaming offering also covers the laptops and desktops that are sold with these video cards. Although it should be noted that this last package will have a fairly short life, and the offer will end on July 29th.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA does not currently offer game packages for its lower-level cards, the GeForce GTX series.
As always, codes must be redeemed through the GeForce Experience app on a system with a qualified graphics card installed. You can find more information and details in the terms and conditions. Be sure to verify the participation of any purchased vendor as NVIDIA will not give codes for purchases made from non-participating vendors.
AMD
At the other end of the spectrum, AMD has also released a new Raise The Game bundle for the recent Radeon cards. Here, the company is offering a multi-tier package that covers all of its RX 5000 series desktop parts as well as most of its moving parts.
For the Radeon RX 5500 and higher, AMD includes a coupon for a copy of GodfallCounterplay Games’ next action RPG, to be released later this year. Meanwhile, the company also offers a second game with RX 5600 and RX 5700 hardware purchases, in the form of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Shadowlands is WoW’s next expansion, and this is a particularly curious offering: AMD only includes the expansion itself, and not a full copy of World of warcraft. Nominally a $ 40 product, Shadowlands They’re not small potatoes on their own, but since players must already own WoW to use it, I can’t remember the last time someone offered a dependent expansion pack as a bundled game.
| Current AMD “Raise the Game” packages (July 2020) |
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| Graphics card (incl. systems and OEM) |
make | ||
| Radeon RX 5700 Series | Godfall World of Warcraft: Shadowlands |
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| Radeon RX 5600 Series | Godfall World of Warcraft: Shadowlands |
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| Radeon RX 5500 Series | Godfall | ||
| Radeon RX 5300M | None | ||
As with previous AMD offerings, these packages are also good for laptops and desktops, including these video cards. So, on the laptop side, the RX 5500M qualifies for the relevant packages. In fact, the only AMD video card of the current generation that doesn’t get a bundled game of some sort is the 5300M, its reduced Navi 14 part.
Finally, unlike NVIDIA’s offering, AMD’s latest gaming bundle will be a much more enduring event – the campaign runs until October 3.rd. As always, you can check the AMD website for a complete list of participating retailers and OEMs, along with information on how to redeem coupons.
Sources: NVIDIA and AMD
