Reviews Suggest Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti Is Underwhelming

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This most recent GPU generation has been a major letdown for gamers and PC enthusiasts, specifically with regard to how difficult it's been to get hold of new hardware, as well as prices way above MSRPs. With graphics cards now coming down in price, a trend that's expected to continue, there's hope on the horizon that people will start to be able to purchase Nvidia and AMD products again with relative ease. Alongside that, there's still the matter of the RTX 3090 Ti, and recent reviews are showing that team green's latest offering may not be worth it after all.

According to a number of sources, it appears as though the new card from Nvidia has been a little underwhelming. Although it utilizes the full potential of the GA102 chip and does seem to have slightly better performance, the fact that the RTX 3090 Ti is so big, not to mention the lofty price, has left many unable to recommend this graphics card, even for those who can afford one.

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According to the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed, the new beastly GPU is nothing short of Nvidia «milking buyers' wallets,» with benchmark tests showing that there's just a 10% average increase in performance, while being sold at 30% above the retail value of its 3090 predecessor. Testing 12 games at 4K resolution at high to ultra settings, titles such as Resident Evil 3 were 11% faster on the SUPRIM X version of the card, while something like Far Cry 6 was only 5% faster than the Founders Edition of the 3090.

While recent leaks suggested that the RTX 3090 Ti would cost around $4,000, it actually comes to around $2,000. However, while that's half of what was expected, the consensus is that Nvidia's latest card is probably not worth