I spend very little on my PC. In 2015, I built my I5 5820K, 32gb, GTX 770 OC and it has chugged through every task I ask of it at the lowest of graphic settings. I wasn't aware of how used to 15-25fps I was until I upgraded with this GPU. I checked the prices a couple of years ago and laughed as I walked away. "I built my computer for nearly that much." I thought.
A couple of weeks ago, when I bought this unit, the price was well under MSRP. Now it seems that the price is up by at least 25%. This is a very functional GPU and in my case, was a tremendous upgrade from my previous card. However, new buyers should be wary of the fluctuating prices and not pay much, if any over the product's MSRP.
As for the performance: This newfound power of double-digit frames per second allowed me to play with the settings on multiple games and see the resulting clarity. I demand a great deal when it comes to multitasking with my GPU. I will certainly have fifty windows of Chrome and two of Excel open while any game is running. Very seldom do I get to JUST game. That being said, I still get 18-25 fps on GTA5 on max settings, but I found a mix of ultra and very high settings that give me 55+fps in 4K windowed mode. If these programs take too long to minimize, I also downgrade graphics and this was a good combo. Tiny Tina's Wonderland gave 25-35fps on max settings, but low texture quality and ultra texture rendering cranked that up to 55+fps. The "low quality" textures still allow you to see splinters in wooden armor as long as they load in quickly.
Anyone seeing these numbers would say the same thing: "You're limited by your CPU" This is absolutely true, but I assume many people out there were looking for a good card to maximize their current CPU. If you're building new, then you'll see far better numbers than myself just because you'll likely have a much more powerful CPU. For now, at least I can easily max out my 4K 60hz while not changing anything else about my machine or habits.
At the time (and price) of purchase, this was a great upgrade to my older PC.
| RAM | 12 GB |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 15000 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 12 |
