{"id":973,"date":"2022-02-09T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T13:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soldiersofbattlefield.com\/sob\/?p=973"},"modified":"2022-02-09T13:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T13:34:51","slug":"the-best-graphics-cards-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/soldiersofbattlefield.com\/sob\/2022\/02\/09\/the-best-graphics-cards-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The best graphics cards in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<p class=\"byline\">By\u00a0<span class=\"no-wrap by-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/author\/dave-james\/\" rel=\"author\">Dave James\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-contributors\">Contributions from\u00a0<span class=\"no-wrap by-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/author\/jacob-ridley\/\" rel=\"author\">Jacob Ridley\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>published\u00a0<time class=\"no-wrap relative-date date-with-prefix\" datetime=\"2022-02-08T17:30:47Z\">about 19 hours ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The best graphics cards deliver high fps even at 4K, but sometimes they&#8217;re simply the best on a budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"slice-container-stickyProductBrowser\" class=\"slice-container stickyProductBrowser stickyProductBrowser\">\n<div class=\"sticky-product-browser__placeholder\">\n<div class=\"sticky-product-browser__scroll-wrapper --sticky\">\n<div class=\"sticky-product-browser__cards-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sticky-product-browser__card \">\n<div class=\"sticky-product-browser__card-link-wrapper \">\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1.6429em; letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Nvidia<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box less-space hero-image-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hero-image-padding-wrap padding-on\">\n<div class=\"hero-image-padding\"><picture><source class=\" block-image-ads hero-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ.jpg\" \/><source class=\" block-image-ads hero-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" block-image-ads hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-320-80.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"Two of the best graphics cards from top down and side on view, on a pastel yellow background\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/p7JNTfrJwyxVjFidSnHusJ.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: AMD and Nvidia)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-rail-area\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"text-copy bodyCopy auto\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-6\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-204\"><\/div>\n<p>The best graphics card isn&#8217;t an easy thing to come by right now. Even the worst graphics card is tough to find. For that reason it&#8217;s difficult to judge price to performance of the latest releases, and an even tougher job ranking them. But we&#8217;ve put as much information below as we can on where we think these cards deserve to sit, in order to give you some idea of which card you should be searching for in store.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-unit-1\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-7\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-205\"><\/div>\n<p>It will also help to know how these graphics cards fare individually when looking for the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">best prebuilt gaming PC<\/a>, which is likely your best bet for buying a new graphics card in 2022. So let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" data-widget-id=\"7995304116886542000\" data-result=\"missing\"><\/aside>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-8\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-206\"><\/div>\n<p>As demand soars and supply wains, the best graphics cards are hard to find. Yet it&#8217;s not an impossible task\u2014remember that. If you know exactly what sort of price\/performance you&#8217;re after, you may be able to find a powerful graphics card that&#8217;s worth your money in 2022. We have plenty of tips on\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/where-to-buy-a-graphics-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">how to buy a graphics card<\/a>\u00a0if you&#8217;re unsure where to start your hunt, but scroll on to see our recommendations from Nvidia and AMD&#8217;s latest line-ups.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-9\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-207\"><\/div>\n<p>Although Covid-19 and cryptocurrency booms (among other things) have helped to stretch the GPU market to its limits, we&#8217;ve still managed to test every new graphics card from the most recent generation. We&#8217;ve put each GPU through our gaming benchmark test bench wringer, with in-depth analysis comparing thermal performance, power draw measurements with dedicated tools, along with average frequencies and frame times.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-10\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-208\"><\/div>\n<p>Finally, as we&#8217;ve noticed from our testing, the GPU market is getting competitive again. With the launch of the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-release-date-price\/uk\/amd-rx-6800-xt-review-benchmarks-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Radeon RX 6800 XT<\/a>\u00a0things got very interesting, leaving both Nvidia and AMD vying for the best GPU crown. Soon enough, Intel will drop in with its\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/intel-dg2-gaming-graphics-card-release-date-specs-price-performance-xe-hpg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Arc Alchemist<\/a>\u00a0graphics card. That&#8217;s likely to make the GPU landscape a little more complicated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-unit-2\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-11\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-209\"><\/div>\n<p>Nvidia&#8217;s Ampere GPU generation has set the bar high for prospective contenders. The\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3080-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">GeForce RTX 3080<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3070-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">GeForce RTX 3070<\/a>\u00a0are two of the best graphics cards to date, though the RTX 3080 12GB has made that a tough recommendation at its new high price. AMD isn&#8217;t far behind with the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-rx-6800-xt-review-benchmarks-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Radeon RX 6800 XT<\/a>\u2014it rivals even the RTX 3080&#8217;s stellar graphical performance at the high end. We&#8217;ll have to wait and see if there&#8217;s room for Intel&#8217;s contributions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-12\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-210\"><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had some mid-range GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD, such as the RX 6600 XT and RTX 3060 12GB. And then there are the cheapest of the lot, the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-performance-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">RTX 3050<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-review-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">RX 6500 XT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-graphics-card\">Best graphics card<\/h2>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-50\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-248\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-59\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-257\"><\/div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition graphics card shot in Dave's kitchen. Not Jen-Hsun's\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C3vSWSVh5rNvypjt7j9pJR.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"1-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3080-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\" data-url=\"\/nvidia-rtx-3080-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">1. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_hawk subtitle\">\n<h4>The best graphics card for PC gaming right now<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary spec\">\n<h5>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">CUDA cores:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">8,704<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Base clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,440MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Boost clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,710MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">TFLOPs:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">29.76<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">10GB GDDR6X<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory clock:\u00a0<\/span><span 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class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">In high demand<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-13\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-211\"><\/div>\n<p>Okay, right now, the RTX 3080 is rare as pigeon eyelashes, but there is no doubt Nvidia&#8217;s new RTX 3080 is the best graphics card today. It represents a huge generational performance boost over the previous RTX 20-series. That&#8217;s impressive when put up against either the RTX 2080 or 2080 Super, but when you consider that this nominally $699 card can not just match but massively outperform the $1,200 RTX 2080 Ti, it really hits home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-14\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-212\"><\/div>\n<p>The thing which really stands out from our testing is the difference it makes to ray-tracing performance. The first generation of ray tracing-capable cards required such a huge frame rate sacrifice that most people shied away from turning it on, but that&#8217;s no longer the case with this generation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-15\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-213\"><\/div>\n<p>When you can now get ray-traced performance that exceeds the frame rates you&#8217;d get out of the top card of the RTX 20-series when running\u00a0<em>without<\/em>\u00a0it, you know that this is a whole different beast.\u00a0And hey, the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3080-can-it-run-crysis-remastered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">RTX 3080 can actually run Crysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-16\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-214\"><\/div>\n<p>Nvidia has managed this by adding a whole load more CUDA cores to the mix in this 8nm GPU and updated Tensor Cores (for extra DLSS goodness) and second-gen RT Cores to make with the ray-traced pretties.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-17\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-215\"><\/div>\n<p>The RTX 3080 may need a fair chunk more power\u2014you&#8217;ll want\u00a0<em>at least\u00a0<\/em>an 850W PSU\u2014and be tricky to get hold of, but this is the most desirable graphics card around today. Which I guess is also why it&#8217;s so tricky to get hold of.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-18\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-216\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3080-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Nvidia RTX 3080 review<\/a>\u00a0(10GB Founders Edition).<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-51\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-249\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-60\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-258\"><\/div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT reference graphics card shot from above on a grey background\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hLhrCmyfRLgq5evcgjYno9.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: AMD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"2-amd-radeon-rx-6800-xt\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-rx-6800-xt-review-benchmarks-performance\" data-url=\"\/amd-rx-6800-xt-review-benchmarks-performance\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">2. 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class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Moderate ray tracing performance<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Slower than the 3080 at 4K<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a red team alternative to Nvidia&#8217;s high-end graphics cards, there have been few finer than the RX 6800 XT. A highly competitive card that comes so close to its rival, with a nominal performance differential to the RTX 3080, is truly an enthusiast card worth consideration for any PC gamer with 4K in their sights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-20\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-218\"><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a tough call between it and the RTX 3080, but the latter pips AMD to the post with the final touches \u00e0 la RTX. The RX 6800 XT is $50 cheaper, delivers high 4K performance and a hefty VRAM increase over the RTX 3080. However, it&#8217;s easy to argue that an extra $50 dropped on the RTX 3080 is money well spent: a small price to pay for greater 4K performance, much-improved ray tracing, and DLSS. All are available today and with two year&#8217;s worth of developer support in the bank. That said, AMD&#8217;s FidelityFX Super Resolution is gaining momentum among developers, and offers solid upscaling worth enabling in supported games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-21\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-219\"><\/div>\n<p>Yet we&#8217;re still big fans of what AMD has managed to accomplish with the RX 6800 XT, a return to form for the Radeon Technology Group that injects some much-needed competition into the GPU market and offers a worthy red team alternative for any high-end gaming PC build.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-22\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-220\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-rx-6800-xt-review-benchmarks-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">AMD RX 6800 XT review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-52\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-250\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-61\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-259\"><\/div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition graphics card shot from above on a blank background\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PgnXMxrMXiLQtjECT2cHXW.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Nvidia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"3-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3060-ti-review-benchmarks-performance\" data-url=\"\/nvidia-rtx-3060-ti-review-benchmarks-performance\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">3. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_hawk subtitle\">\n<h4>More affordable Ampere<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary spec\">\n<h5>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">CUDA cores:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">4,864<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Base clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,410MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Boost clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,665MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">TFLOPs:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">16.20<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">8GB GDDR6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">14GT\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory bandwidth:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">448GB\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-wrapper\">\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-model-name=\"Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti\" data-widget-type=\"price\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" data-viewports=\"tablet\" data-widget-id=\"1160841637885333500\" data-feat-ref=\"hawk-id-11\" data-result=\"rendered\">\n<div class=\"hawk-title-price-widget\">TODAY&#8217;S BEST DEALS<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-main\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-promos-prime-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-price-widget-deal\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-main\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-main\"><a class=\"hawk-affiliate-link-price-widget-button\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DNvidia+GeForce+RTX+3060+Ti%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dpcg-us-1278913119326605300-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-product-key=\"20179-626508831\" data-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DNvidia+GeForce+RTX+3060+Ti%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dpcg-us-1278913119326605300-20\" data-model-id=\"1\" data-match-id=\"1557205\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">CHECK AMAZON<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary pros\">\n<h5>REASONS TO BUY<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Finally! Something a little more affordable<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">2080 Super performance<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Under $400<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary cons\">\n<h5>REASONS TO AVOID<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Annoying 12-pin power connector<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Not quite good enough for 4K<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-23\" class=\"bordeaux-slot bordeaux-filled-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-221\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-23-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The best value Ampere to date, the RTX 3060 Ti is very closely related to the RTX 3070. Both utilize the same GA104 GPU (the RTX 3060 Ti has fewer SMs enabled), with the same 8GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-24\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-222\"><\/div>\n<p>While 17% less capable in core count, the RTX 3060 Ti makes up for it with some judicious GPU Boost frequencies. That partially explains why the RTX 3060 Ti can be within 17% to just single digits off the pace of the RTX 3070, despite operating at a silicon disadvantage. Not bad for a $399 card (if you can find it for that price).<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-25\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-223\"><\/div>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already done the maths: At $399, the RTX 3060 Ti is 20% cheaper than the RTX 3070, so performance per dollar is on the up with the diminutive graphics card. That&#8217;s why we love it so; it&#8217;s a great GPU for the full stack of resolutions and has decent ray tracing capability to boot, courtesy of second-generation RT Cores.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-26\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-224\"><\/div>\n<p>If the RTX 3080 or RTX 3070 seem out of reach, the RTX 3060 Ti certainly makes for a decent stand-in. Perhaps most impressive of this graphics card is how it stacks up to the 20-series generation: It topples the RTX 2080 Super in nearly every test.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-27\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-225\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3060-ti-review-benchmarks-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti review<\/a>\u00a0(Founders Edition).<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-53\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-251\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-62\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-260\"><\/div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Nvidia RTX 3070 Founders Edition graphics card shot from an angle on a grey worktop\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nREUhofHCbZRFMP3HK7HSX.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"4-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3070-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\" data-url=\"\/nvidia-rtx-3070-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">4. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_hawk subtitle\">\n<h4>Finally, a reason for every 10-series gamer to upgrade<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary spec\">\n<h5>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">CUDA cores:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">5,888<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Base clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,500MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Boost clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,725MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">TFLOPs:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">20.37<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">8GB GDDR6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">14GT\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory bandwidth:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">448GB\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-wrapper\">\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-link=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&amp;mid=44270&amp;u1=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fen-us%2Fgeforce%2Fgraphics-cards%2F30-series%2Frtx-3070%2F\" data-link-text=\"Visit Site\" data-model-name=\"Nvidia RTX 3070\" data-show-fallback=\"button\" data-widget-type=\"price\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" data-viewports=\"tablet\" data-widget-id=\"7949372194974336000\" data-feat-ref=\"hawk-id-12\" data-result=\"rendered\">\n<div class=\"hawk-title-price-widget\">TODAY&#8217;S BEST DEALS<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-main\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-promos-prime-container\">\n<div 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class=\"hawk-promos-main\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-extra-deal-main\"><a class=\"hawk-affiliate-link-styled\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&amp;mid=44270&amp;u1=pcg-us-1125045602940850400&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fen-us%2Fgeforce%2Fgraphics-cards%2F30-series%2Frtx-3070%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&amp;mid=44270&amp;u1=pcg-us-1125045602940850400&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fen-us%2Fgeforce%2Fgraphics-cards%2F30-series%2Frtx-3070%2F\" data-match-id=\"0\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Visit Site<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-footer-price-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary pros\">\n<h5>REASONS TO BUY<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Turing-topping frame rates<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Relatively low power<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">This FE card is smol<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary cons\">\n<h5>REASONS TO AVOID<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Annoying 12-pin power connector<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-28\" class=\"bordeaux-slot bordeaux-filled-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-226\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-28-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perhaps the only high-end Ampere that&#8217;s anything close to reasonably affordable, the RTX 3070 is also impressive for its ability to match the top-string Turing graphics card, the RTX 2080 Ti, for less than half of its price tag.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-29\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-227\"><\/div>\n<p>At $499, it&#8217;s still a significant sum by any means\u2014we&#8217;re talking next-gen console equivalent pricing here\u2014but it&#8217;s hardly an exorbitant sum when compared to PC gaming&#8217;s top graphics silicon today. In return, you&#8217;re gifted a 4K-capable graphics card that doesn&#8217;t require too much fiddling to reach playable, if not high, framerates. And it&#8217;ll absolutely smash it at 1440p, no question about that.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-30\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-228\"><\/div>\n<p>Its gaming performance credentials are undoubtedly impressive, but what makes the RTX 3070 our pick for the sensible PC gaming connoisseur is the entire Nvidia ecosystem underlying the RTX stack today. DLSS is a neat trick for improving performance, with only a nominal loss in clarity, and other features such as Broadcast and Reflex go a long way to sweetening the deal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-31\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-229\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3070-review-founders-edition-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Nvidia RTX 3070 review<\/a>\u00a0(Founders Edition).<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-32\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-230\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-cpu-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Best CPU for gaming<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ddr4-ram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Best DDR4 RAM<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-motherboards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Best gaming motherboards<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-ssd-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Best SSD for gaming<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Best gaming laptop<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Best gaming monitors<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-54\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-252\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-63\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-261\"><\/div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT reference graphics card shot from above on a blank background\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/a7t9BEmzUin3ScMcGL8e53.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: AMD)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"5-amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-review-benchmarks\" data-url=\"\/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-review-benchmarks\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">5. AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_hawk subtitle\">\n<h4>If you&#8217;ve money to burn<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary spec\">\n<h5>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">RDNA cores:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">5,120<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Base clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,825MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Boost clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">2,250MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">TFLOPs:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">23.04<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">16GB GDDR6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">16GT\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory bandwidth:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">512GB\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-wrapper\">\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-model-name=\"RX 6900 XT\" data-widget-type=\"price\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" data-viewports=\"tablet\" data-widget-id=\"1304163686106958000\" data-feat-ref=\"hawk-id-13\" data-result=\"rendered\">\n<div class=\"hawk-title-price-widget\">TODAY&#8217;S BEST DEALS<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-main\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-promos-prime-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-price-widget-deal\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-main\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-main\"><a class=\"hawk-affiliate-link-price-widget-button\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DRX+6900+XT%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dpcg-us-1744974330420540700-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-product-key=\"20179-626508831\" data-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DRX+6900+XT%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dpcg-us-1744974330420540700-20\" data-model-id=\"1\" data-match-id=\"1557205\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">CHECK AMAZON<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary pros\">\n<h5>REASONS TO BUY<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Occasional RTX 3090 performance\u2026<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">&#8230;but cheaper!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary cons\">\n<h5>REASONS TO AVOID<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Can lag behind RTX 3080 at times<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Mediocre ray-tracing performance<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-33\" class=\"bordeaux-slot bordeaux-filled-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-231\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-33-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The RTX 3090 may have sat unchallenged at the top rungs of graphics performance at launch, but it wouldn&#8217;t be long until AMD rustled together a challenger in the RX 6900 XT, or &#8216;Big Navi.&#8217; The RX 6900 XT hopes to knock Ampere&#8217;s finest from its perch on high and send it spiraling back down to Earth. And it gets kind of close, too, with 4K performance a little off the pace of the RTX 3090\u2014and all for one-third off the asking price.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-34\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-232\"><\/div>\n<p>For that reason, it&#8217;s simply the better buy for any PC gamer without any ulterior motives of the pro-creator variety. But there&#8217;s a reason it&#8217;s not number one in our graphics card guide today, and that&#8217;s simply due to the fact it&#8217;s not that much better than an RTX 3080, and sometimes not at all. It&#8217;s another $300 on top of the RTX 3080&#8217;s price tag, and you&#8217;d hope for higher performance in both rasterized and ray tracing workloads. Yet, inevitably its ray-tracing acceleration lags behind the competition.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-35\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-233\"><\/div>\n<p>But the RX 6900 XT does come with assurances that the RTX 3080 can&#8217;t make, such as its 16GB of GDDR6 memory, which is a whole 6GB greater than the 10GB of (faster) GDDR6X memory on the green team card. With that in mind, for raw gaming alone, the RX 6900 XT is a cheaper alternative to the RTX 3090 is still a victim to its own extreme price tag.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-36\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-234\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-review-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">AMD RX 6900 XT review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-55\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-253\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-64\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-262\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\" inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU on a gray background.\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5Pyzv7TVhBnFWjpFzMFGwM.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Nvidia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"6-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-review-benchmarks-performance\" data-url=\"\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-review-benchmarks-performance\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">6. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_hawk subtitle\">\n<h4>The new king of GeForce gaming<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary spec\">\n<h5>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">CUDA cores:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">10,240<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Base clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,365MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Boost clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,665MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">TFLOPs:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">34.10<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">12GB GDDR6X<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">19GT\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory bandwidth:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">912.4GB\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-wrapper\">\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-model-name=\"Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti\" data-widget-type=\"price\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" data-viewports=\"tablet\" data-widget-id=\"1361751174249403000\" data-feat-ref=\"hawk-id-14\" data-result=\"rendered\">\n<div class=\"hawk-title-price-widget\">TODAY&#8217;S BEST DEALS<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-main\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-promos-prime-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-amazon-prime-shipping-legacy-price-deal\"><a class=\"hawk-affiliate-link-prime-shipping\" 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class=\"pros__entry\">Superb 4K performance<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Nearly an RTX 3090 for less cash<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Excellent ray tracing capability<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary cons\">\n<h5>REASONS TO AVOID<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">A lot pricier than the RTX 3080<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Power hungry at 350W<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Runs pretty hot<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-37\" class=\"bordeaux-slot bordeaux-filled-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-235\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-37-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The RTX 3080 Ti isn&#8217;t the mightiest GeForce graphics card that Nvidia makes. That accolade goes to the RTX 3090, by a hair, and will undoubtedly be claimed by the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">RTX 3090 Ti<\/a>\u00a0once that arrives. Though when all is said and benchmarked, it is the uber high-end RTX 3080 Ti that we&#8217;d recommend to any PC gamer looking to go all out on their next build.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-38\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-236\"><\/div>\n<p>With performance close to the RTX 3090 at 4K, the RTX 3080 Ti is as much a gaming graphics card as its progenitor. With a vast bounty of CUDA Cores and speedy GDDR6X memory, this card demolishes any game you can throw at it with relative ease. It&#8217;s also more than capable of real-time ray tracing, courtesy of 80 RT Cores.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-39\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-237\"><\/div>\n<p>The reason we don&#8217;t rate this card higher up in our list of the best graphics cards, however, is down to its price. Launching at $1,200, it&#8217;s only a stone&#8217;s throw away from the $1,499 RTX 3090. Massively inflated pricing, or lack of stock, notwithstanding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-40\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-238\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-review-benchmarks-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti review<\/a>\u00a0(Founders Edition).<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-56\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-254\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-65\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-263\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\" inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Zotac RTX 3060 Twin Edge graphics card\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/N2kQJu3CEc7CuUf9VfDmbV.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Zotac)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"7-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-12gb\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-review-benchmarks-zotac-twin-edge\" data-url=\"\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-review-benchmarks-zotac-twin-edge\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">7. 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data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-239\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-41-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The decision to load the RTX 3060 with 12GB of GDDR6 memory appeared a strange one at first, and in many ways it still is. It&#8217;s more memory than the RTX 3080, after all, albeit slower stuff, and it tops out the RTX 3060 Ti too. However, the RTX 3060 wields it well, managing to dispatch the RTX 2060 by a large margin in most games, and by enough of a gap in the rest to make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-49\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-247\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">YOUR NEXT MACHINE<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><source class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/qJ4LRDHLhJVbYsaQTGdxtk.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\"><strong>Best gaming PC<\/strong><\/a>: the top pre-built machines from the pros<br \/>\n<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\"><strong>Best gaming laptop<\/strong><\/a>: perfect notebooks for mobile gaming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And we&#8217;re not going to turn our noses up at 12GB of VRAM when 6GB is the likely alternative.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-42\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-240\"><\/div>\n<p>With a decent generation-on-generation improvement and plenty of speed at 1080p and 1440p, the RTX 3060 12GB is a graphics card easily argued for. It&#8217;s also nominally cheaper than the RTX 2060 was on launch day, though it&#8217;s not so easy to find it as a discrete number nowadays. That said, this card often crops up within\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-gaming-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">pre-built gaming PCs<\/a>, and for a decent price all-inclusive too.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-43\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-241\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-review-benchmarks-zotac-twin-edge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB review<\/a>\u00a0(Zotac Twin Edge).<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-57\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-255\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-66\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-264\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\" inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Gigabyte RTX 3050 graphics card\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8nngqTahzWmmXukqdTwrH3.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Gigabyte)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"product prog-buying-guide\">\n<div class=\"title-and-rating\">\n<h3 id=\"8-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050\" class=\"product__title\"><a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-performance-benchmarks\" data-url=\"\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-performance-benchmarks\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">8. Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_hawk subtitle\">\n<h4>The best sub-$300 graphics card, in theory<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary spec\">\n<h5>SPECIFICATIONS<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">CUDA cores:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">2,560<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Base clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,552MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Boost clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">1,777MHz<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">TFLOPs:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">9.098<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">8GB GDDR6<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory clock:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">14GT\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"spec__entry\"><span class=\"spec__name\">Memory bandwidth:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"spec_value\">224GB\/s<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-wrapper\">\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-model-name=\"Geforce RTX 3050\" data-widget-type=\"price\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" data-viewports=\"tablet\" data-widget-id=\"7265266634346443000\" data-feat-ref=\"hawk-id-16\" data-result=\"rendered\">\n<div class=\"hawk-title-price-widget\">TODAY&#8217;S BEST DEALS<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-price-retail-main\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-promos-prime-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-price-widget-deal\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-main\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-price-deal-main\"><a class=\"hawk-affiliate-link-price-widget-button\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DGeforce+RTX+3050%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dpcg-us-1064373479149668200-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-product-key=\"20179-626508831\" data-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8432&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DGeforce+RTX+3050%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dpcg-us-1064373479149668200-20\" data-model-id=\"1\" data-match-id=\"1557205\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">CHECK AMAZON<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary pros\">\n<h5>REASONS TO BUY<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">DLSS and ray tracing support<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk pros__value\"><span class=\"pros__marker\">+<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pros__entry\">Way faster than an RX 6500 XT<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-summary cons\">\n<h5>REASONS TO AVOID<\/h5>\n<div class=\"product-summary__container\">\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Should be at least RTX 2060 performance<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_hawk cons__value\"><span class=\"cons__marker\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cons__entry\">Long term stock and pricing unknowable<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-44\" class=\"bordeaux-slot bordeaux-filled-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-242\">\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-44-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is no graphics card under $300 that we would recommend bar the GeForce RTX 3050. Though it didn&#8217;t take much to defeat AMD&#8217;s Radeon RX 6500 XT. The RTX 3050 is still a difficult GPU to recommend heartily, however, as it&#8217;s neither readily available or as cheap as it should be.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-45\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-243\"><\/div>\n<p>The RTX 3050 is a much smaller GPU than the RTX 3060 12GB, and like any good PC gamer we would recommend the larger chip. That said, if you can&#8217;t stretch your budget any further, the RTX 3050 will deliver GTX 1660 Ti performance with the benefit of DLSS.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-46\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-244\"><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s also support for ray tracing with the RTX 3050, though its weak-heart innards aren&#8217;t going to stand for much of that.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-47\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-245\"><\/div>\n<p>As the basis of a prebuilt gaming PC, the RTX 3050 is the better option of what&#8217;s out there on a tight budget. That said, you can find really good RTX 3060 12GB PC deals out there fairly regularly, and with a little patience you may be able to grab a much more capable graphics card.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-48\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-246\"><\/div>\n<p>Read our full\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-review-performance-benchmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 review<\/a>\u00a0(Gigabyte Eagle).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"graphics-card-faq\">Graphics card FAQ<\/h2>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-58\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-256\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bordeaux-static-slot-67\" class=\"bordeaux-slot\" data-feat-ref=\"bordeaux-feat-id-265\"><\/div>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\"><picture><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-970-80.jpg.webp 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym.jpg\" \/><source class=\" lazy-image-van optional-image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-970-80.jpg 970w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-image-van optional-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-970-80.jpg 970w\" alt=\"Top down shot of an Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics card without a cooler on so you can see the GPU itself\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/pcgamer\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym-970-80.jpg 970w\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EwFWuPMEZFtq6X42MZFqym.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>How do I get a GPU in the the graphics card shortage?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">You could attempt to manually refresh every store page in the hopes of striking gold on the next restock; that&#8217;s one way to go about it. Or, you could sign up for a trusty app that goes about trawling major retailers for you. It&#8217;s not a bot that tries to snap up stock the wrong way; it just does the refreshing, so you don&#8217;t have to.We&#8217;ve had success with the app HotStock in the UK, and sites such as\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stockinformer.com\/checker-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-3080-3090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.stockinformer.com\/checker-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-3080-3090\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Stock Informer<\/a>\u00a0offer a similar service in the US, although we&#8217;ve not used this service to score stock personally.Similarly, you can find plenty of free Discord servers with dedicated stock alert bots and eagle-eyed community members, such as the popular\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/stockdrops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/stockdrops\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">StockDrops server<\/a>.And don&#8217;t forget Twitch streams. Those dedicated to finding your stock will often fire out a deafening klaxon the moment stock appears. We recommend checking out\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/falcodrin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/falcodrin\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">Falcodrin on Twitch<\/a>\u00a0for Nvidia GPUs, but there are plenty of kind souls out there offering a similar service.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>Is there an easy way to get a new graphics card?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">It&#8217;s not for everyone, but the best way to ensure you&#8217;ll receive a graphics card this year, and a modern one at something close to MSRP, is to buy a prebuilt gaming PC. It&#8217;s a worthy consideration if you&#8217;re considering a total rebuild at some point in the future, at least. System builders appear to enjoy a more stable supply of graphics cards, and while some still expect delays, you are at least guaranteed a PC with GPU in situ eventually.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>Which is better GTX or RTX?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">The older GTX prefix is now used to denote older Nvidia graphics cards which don&#8217;t have the extra AI and ray tracing silicon that the RTX-level cards do. This RTX prefix was introduced three years ago with the RTX 20-series, and highlights which cards have GPUs which sport both the Tensor Cores and RT Cores necessary for real-time ray tracing and Deep Learning Super Sampling.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>Is ray tracing only for RTX cards?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">The RTX prefix is only used to denote cards which house Nvidia GPUs with dedicated ray tracing hardware, but they are still using the same DirectX Raytracing API Microsoft has created, and which is used by AMD&#8217;s RDNA 2 GPUs. These AMD GPUs are able to suport real-time ray tracing, though with a higher performance impact than on Nvidia&#8217;s GPUs.Intel&#8217;s upcoming Xe-HPG GPUs, with the Alchemist graphics cards first to use them, will also support ray tracing using Microsoft&#8217;s DirectX Raytracing API when they launch early next year, too.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>Is SLI or CrossFire still a thing?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">If you&#8217;re looking for maximum performance, you used to run two cards in SLI or CrossFire. However, it&#8217;s become increasingly common for major games to ignore multi-GPU users completely. That includes all DXR games. There&#8217;s also the fact that fewer of the next-gen cards actually support the linking of two cards. On the Nvidia side, only the $1,500 RTX 3090 comes with NVLink connections, only for creative apps.So, no. It&#8217;s not a thing.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>Do I need a 4K capable graphics card?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">The obvious answer is: Only if you have a\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-4k-monitors-for-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">4K gaming monitor<\/a>. But there are other things to consider here, such as what kinds of games do you play? If frame rates are absolutely king for you, and you&#8217;re into ultra-competitive shooters, then you want to be aiming for super high fps figures. And, right now, you&#8217;re better placed to do that at either 1440p or 1080p resolutions.That said, the more games, such as CoD: Warzone that incorporates DLSS, the more Nvidia cards will be capable of making a close approximation of 4K visuals on your 4K monitor, but at higher frame rates.<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\"><\/section>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-model-name=\"Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080,AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT,Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti,Nvidia RTX 3070,RX 6900 XT,Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti,Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB,Geforce RTX 3050\" data-name=\"Buying Guide Multimodel widget\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-widget-title=\"multimodelWidgetTitle\" data-widget-type=\"multimodelreview\" data-viewports=\"tablet\" data-widget-id=\"3069616392192137000\" data-feat-ref=\"hawk-id-17\" data-result=\"rendered\">\n<div class=\"hawk-multi-model-review-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-multi-model-review-retail-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-grid-items-container\" data-stacked=\"0\">\n<div class=\"hawk-grid-item-container\" data-expandable=\"0\" data-stacked=\"0\">\n<div class=\"hawk-grid-item-main-container hawk-grid-item-main-multimodelreview\" data-product-type=\"1000\" data-button-type=\"\" data-stacked=\"0\" data-expanded=\"0\" data-type=\"promos\">\n<div class=\"hawk-grid-item-block-container hawk-grid-item-block-multimodelreview\" data-name=\"promos\" data-product-type=\"1000\" data-button-type=\"\" data-stacked=\"0\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-container\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promos-main\">\n<div class=\"hawk-promo-container\" data-type=\"was-price\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hawk-grid-item-main-container hawk-grid-item-main-multimodelreview\" data-product-type=\"1000\" data-button-type=\"\" data-stacked=\"0\" data-expanded=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"club-boilerplate\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-container\">\n<div class=\"c011\">\n<div class=\"c012 block-related\">\n<div class=\"c015 more-heading\">MORE ABOUT&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"c013\">\n<div class=\"c014 item-0\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"c0111\">\n<div class=\"c0110\">\n<div class=\"LazyLoad is-visible\">\n<div class=\"c016 aspect-ratio-16-9 crop-fill\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c017\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ewHVkCYsf2tVhQemgrBshY-201-80.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"c0112\">\n<div class=\"c0113\">Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court makes a great RPG even better<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c014 item-1\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"c0111\">\n<div class=\"c0110\">\n<div class=\"LazyLoad is-visible\">\n<div class=\"c016 aspect-ratio-16-9 crop-fill\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c017\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/DUuGJFG93oaxyF3NqCmAJB-201-80.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"c0112\">\n<div class=\"c0113\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3: How far can you play in Early Access, when&#8217;s it likely to be done, a&#8230;<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c018 see-more-latest\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c012 block-latest\">\n<div class=\"c015 more-heading\">LATEST<\/div>\n<div class=\"c013\">\n<div class=\"c014 item-0\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"c0111\">\n<div class=\"c0110\">\n<div class=\"LazyLoad is-visible\">\n<div class=\"c016 aspect-ratio-16-9 crop-fill\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c017\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSoLK6DGptQpUTrvibaTvN-201-80.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"c0112\">\n<div class=\"c0113\">Capcom &#8216;resolves&#8217; lawsuit over images used in Resident Evil 4<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c018 see-more-latest\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/news\"><span class=\"desktop-text\">SEE\u00a0<\/span>MORE LATEST<i class=\"icon icon-arrow-right c0114\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jump-to-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-graphics-cards\/#comment-jump\">SEE COMMENTS\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Dave James\u00a0Contributions from\u00a0Jacob Ridley\u00a0published\u00a0about 19 hours ago The best graphics cards deliver high fps even at 4K, but sometimes they&#8217;re simply the best on a budget. 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