Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti is the best GPU under $500

I wrote a few months back about how I’m more excited about the RTX 3080 than the Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5. But as we move past the launch of the first RTX 3000 cards, the new consoles, and AMD’s high-end Radeons, it’s the more affordable GPUs that have my eye now. And Nvidia is finally delivering a first taste of that price range with the “surprise” reveal of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

The 3060 Ti launches December 2 for $400, and it’s hardly a surprise. While rumors outed the existence of this GPU months ago, this announcement is still welcome. This is the obvious sweet spot for people gaming at 1440p, but it’s even viable as a 4K card — especially when combined with deep-learning supersampling (DLSS).