Nvidia RTX 2070 is the $500 GPU to get

Nvidia’s RTX march continues this week with the launch of its GeForce RTX 2070 video card. Following the high-end RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti GPUs from last month, the 2070 is more affordable. At $500, it is at the extreme end of the nebulous definition of “mainstream.” But it should be in the conversation when talking about building a powerful new PC today.

But should you get the RTX 2070 if your budget is around $500? Yes. Probably. With maybe a small handful of exceptions that primarily depend on your monitor.