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Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2021 (part 3).

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Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2021 (part 3). 1. GeForce RTX 3060 12GB An Excellent Mainstream Graphics Card GPU:  Ampere (GA106) |  GPU Cores:  3840 |  Boost Clock:  1,777 MHz |  Video RAM:  12GB GDDR6 15 Gbps |  TDP:  170 watts US$830 VIEW AT AMAZON US$1,300 View at Amazon Lowest cost latest gen GPU Great overall value for 1080p/1440p Plenty of VRAM for mainstream Limited mining appeal Sold out and overpriced Some people want to mine Tied with old RTX 2070 performance 12GB of limited benefit The lowest price and performance addition to Nvidia's desktop Ampere lineup is where the cuts to processing power might have gone too far. This is the first GA106 card, with a 192-bit memory interface and 12GB VRAM (though we suspect a 6GB model will show up eventually). But with 26% fewer GPU cores compared to the 3060 Ti, and less memory bandwidth, overall performance is only on the level of the RTX 2070. So, two and a half years later, you can now match a $500 graphics card with a $330

Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2021 (part 2).

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Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2021. 1. GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Best Bang for the Buck Graphics Card GPU:  Ampere (GA104) |  GPU Cores:  4864 |  Boost Clock:  1,665 MHz |  Video RAM:  8GB GDDR6 14 Gbps |  TDP:  200 watts US$1,198 VIEW AT AMAZON Beats the 2080 Super for $300 less Best overall value (fps/$) Great for RT at 1440p with DLSS Sold out and currently overpriced 4K is a a stretch even with DLSS 8GB might not be 'enough' VRAM long term Nvidia's Ampere march continues with what might just be the best of the bunch. The  GeForce RTX 3060 Ti  has all the same features as the other 30-series GPUs, with a starting price of just $399. In theory, of course, as it naturally sold out just as quickly as all the other new graphics cards.  The 3060 Ti ends up beating the previous gen 2080 Super in performance, winning every test we ran. It's also only about 9 percent slower than the 3070 but costs 20 percent less. If you're still sitting on a GTX series or similar GPU, lik