It’s no secret that buying a new GPU — or console, or any piece of hot consumer tech — has been a nightmare this year. And if you’ve been eagerly awaiting something like an RTX 3080 — or any RTX card — then you might want to check back in, oh, probably March.
Nvidia’s new GPUs were finally announced, lifting the benchmark for what ray-tracing looks like on PC — and what PC gamers can expect to pay for next-gen hardware.
What does next-gen ray-tracing look like? Can the RTX 3090 run Flight Simulator in 4K at 60fps — and maybe Cyberpunk 2077 as well? We’re about to find out, with Nvidia launching their Ampere-based RTX 3090, 3080 and probably 3070 GPUs in less than 24 hours.