The arrival of a new event by NVIDIA has been anticipated over the months by rumors and rumors, just like the series of cards GeForce RTX 3000, consecutive at GeForce RTX 2000 which led to a new numbering change after the success of the 1000 card family. The current top of the range, RTX 2080Ti, is actually just sufficient to maximize the experience on the graphic front with current video games, as it fails to sustain the blow in several cases, especially when Ray Tracing - visual technology increasingly widespread in the videogame - puts a hand in it. It is difficult to imagine the same situation with the arrival of the new platforms Sony e Xbox, as the claims of the games will tend to increase over the years. A modernization was therefore needed in the current market, which on the high-end does not see competition from the competitor AMD, which appears to be primarily focused on providing computing power to PlayStation 5 e Xbox Series X and planning his next step.
What to say, NVIDIA did it, and in style! We all knew that the arrival of a next generation of video cards was imminent, but this one managed to amaze most users, also thanks to some videos regarding the unexpected addition of the Ray Tracing in several titles, such as Fortnite. Needless to say, the highlight, however, is on the tech side, on the GPUs that will be able to provide us with enough power to play with a better graphics level than what happens on consoles, which according to the premises will also happen for the next generation of videogames. So let's analyze the potential of these new components just announced, which will all make their debut within the month of October and will be able to refresh players' PC configurations in less than no time.
Not only Ray Tracing thanks to the RTX 3000
As already mentioned, Ray Tracing now seems to be an established technique in the market, which will be exploited more and more by developers, also considering that the hardware of the next consoles will allow to bring this type of visual landscape even in the homes of all players outside the PC world. It was therefore obvious that a substantial improvement was expected in this respect, since the first family of RTX was in some ways immature in the field of optimization, and therefore needed a greater sprint to entice developers to make their next titles compatible in this area. Well, the upgrade has undoubtedly arrived, but the new cards are amazing, at least according to what is shown, for other reasons too.
Leaving aside the interesting techniques regarding the optimization and graphics rendering of the NVIDIA house, the company amazed us by providing physical devices capable of generating a lot of computing power, with a convenience that would have been almost impossible to predict. Numbers in hand, at the recommended price of € 435 excluding VAT (about 530 €), The RTX 3070 is patented to slightly surpass the current top of the consumer range (RTX 2080Ti), which literally sells for double the price. As usual, some custom that will soon make their debut could increase and decrease this figure, but the same is already incredible basic, and manages to make the next "mid-range" accessible for users who have not taken into consideration the 'purchase of the high-end in the last period.
To make matters worse, the RTX 3080 seems to guarantee an even better value for money, doubling the potential of the RTX 2080 on paper for € 606 excluding VAT (about 740 €), graphics card still currently extremely performing, and far surpassing those of the RTX 2080Ti, and consequently of the RTX 3070. This seems to be the perfect compromise for those who want to launch on the high end and fully enjoy higher resolutions at high refresh rates. The queen of 3000 is still missing, the RTX 3900, which will allow to play in 8K and enjoy Ray Tracing at the same time; considering its price, however, - 1300 € excluding VAT (€ 1600 approx) - it is clear that this is an article intended for a narrow range of users who want to immediately focus on the future of technology.
Fighting consoles and AMD
We therefore have ahead three products ready to revolutionize the PC market, which basically can only be perfect for those who are inclined towards this world compared to consoles. Those who have recently joined the 2000 family will undoubtedly turn up their noses, but the lowering of the price of the latter is now only a matter of time, and it is clear that in the next few months the hardware market will be able to offer better and better opportunities thanks to the discounts, indirectly fighting the bargain prices of consoles, complete machines that in this generation seem to go almost hand in hand with the best PCs.
However, it is clear that the RTX 3000 are born specifically with the aim of defeating the console world, as they offer players an alternative that is certainly more expensive, but which already promises to be better than what PlayStation 5 e Xbox series X they will be able to guarantee over the next few years. At the same time, less demanding users will soon be able to take advantage of the prices of the old families of video cards, which are ready to aim downwards. It is true that the cost of an RTX 3070 alone will most likely beat the launch price of the new Xbox and Sony platforms, and that therefore these two connected and often conflicting worlds will continue to clash with each other. Ultimately, however, all this is certainly fortunate for users, who frequently have the pleasure of hearing incredible offers from companies that try to bring the public to theirs, just like NVIDIA did.
