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Nvidia’s RTX 3060

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060 released in 2016 for $249 is currently the most popular graphics card on Steam (11.4%, Dec). Now, however, it’s starting to show its age as the production values of the latest games continue to improve, demanding more and more from an AIB. Nvidia cites gamers playing Watch Dogs 2 with high settings realizing 60 fps with ...

Jon Peddie

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060 released in 2016 for $249 is currently the most popular graphics card on Steam (11.4%, Dec). Now, however, it’s starting to show its age as the production values of the latest games continue to improve, demanding more and more from an AIB. Nvidia cites gamers playing Watch Dogs 2 with high settings realizing 60 fps with a GeForce GTX 1060, but with Watch Dogs: Legion (released last October), they only get 24 fps. And with ray tracing turned on, the game becomes unplayable on the GTX 1060. The GTX 1060 also lacks the latest enhancements and
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