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Which GeForce Graphic Cards should you buy for 2021?

GeForce Graphic Cards – Lightening Your Game

GeForce is GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) that condenses images, videos, and animations for display. GeForce is a brand by Nvidia that is well-known for manufacturing high-end graphic cards. They are generally designed for gamers to optimize the game settings and keeping the drivers up-to-date so the user may have an uninterrupted high-end gaming experience.

GeForce – First GPU

GeForce 256 was the first GPU introduced by Nvidia in the market on 11.10.1999, which was capable of running famous old games like Need for Speed – The Run, Grand Theft Auto – Vice City, Counter-Strike (Source), Star Wars – The Force Unleashed II, Grand Theft Auto – San Andreas, Need For Speed – Most Wanted and Need For Speed – Carbon.

The fastest GPU of 2020?

geforce graphic cards

With the intensification of the gamers community, the call of graphics processing units (GPUs) has grown largely. According to a survey conducted by TechnoFuss, the following were held as the fastest and most demanding GPUs in 2020.

 

S.No Device MSRP Price
1 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 DirectX 12.00 $1499
2 AMD Radeon 6900 XT DirectX 12.00 $999
3 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT DirectX 12.00 $649
4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 DirectX 12.00 $699

 

Best GeForce Graphic Cards to buy in 2021

If you’re a pro-gamer then, you must be well aware of the worth of a graphics card mounted on your computer and/or laptop.

A graphics card is like a heart mounted on a computer and/or device.

Nvidia GeForce graphics cards are generally still ranking top on the list to be procured for a smooth gaming experience. GeForce has introduced a vast range of graphics cards for its gamer’s community in different price ranges from low to mid and uninterrupted high-end gaming.

Some of the popular GeForce RTX series include:

  • GEFORCE RTX 3090
  • GEFORCE RTX 3080
  • GEFORCE RTX 3070
  • GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti

Let’s compare all the features of the four most popular graphics cards of the RTX series…

GEFORCE RTX GEFORCE RTX GEFORCE RTX GEFORCE RTX
3090 3080 3070 3060 Ti
GPU Engine Specs: NVIDIA CUDA® Cores 10496 8704 5888 4864
Boost Clock (GHz) 1.7 1.71 1.73 1.67
Memory Specs: Standard Memory Config 24 GB GDDR6X 10 GB GDDR6X 8 GB GDDR6 8 GB GDDR6
Memory Interface Width 384-bit 320-bit 256-bit 256-bit
Technology Support: Ray Tracing Cores 2nd Generation 2nd Generation 2nd Generation 2nd Generation
Tensor Cores 3rd Generation 3rd Generation 3rd Generation 3rd Generation
NVIDIA Architecture Ampere Ampere Ampere Ampere
Microsoft DirectX® 12 Ultimate  

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

NVIDIA DLSS Yes Yes Yes Yes
PCI Express Gen 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA® GeForce Experience™ Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Ansel Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA FreeStyle Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA ShadowPlay Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Highlights Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNC® Yes Yes Yes Yes
Game Ready Drivers Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Studio Drivers Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA GPU Boost™ Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA NVLink™ (SLI-Ready)  

Yes

 

 

 

Vulkan RT API, OpenGL 4.6 Yes Yes Yes Yes
HDMI 2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
DisplayPort 1.4a Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Encoder 7th Generation 7th Generation 7th Generation 7th Generation
NVIDIA Decoder 5th Generation 5th Generation 5th Generation 5th Generation
VR Ready Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display Support: Maximum Digital Resolution (1) 7680×4320 7680×4320 7680×4320 7680×4320
Standard Display Connectors HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi Monitor 4 4 4 4
HDCP 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Founders Edition Card Dimensions: Length 12.3″ (313 mm) 11.2″ (285 mm) 9.5″ (242 mm) 9.5″ (242 mm)
Width 5.4″ (138 mm) 4.4″ (112 mm) 4.4″ (112 mm) 4.4″ (112 mm)
Slot 3-Slot 2-Slot 2-Slot 2-Slot
Founders Edition Thermal Power Specs: Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 93 93 93 93
Graphics Card Power (W) 350 320 220 200
Required System Power (W) (2) 750 750 650 600
Supplementary Power Connectors 2x PCIe 8-pin 2x PCIe 8-pin 1x PCIe 8-pin 1x PCIe 8-pin
(adapter to 1x 12-pin included) (adapter to 1x 12-pin included) (adapter to 1x 12-pin included) (adapter to 1x 12-pin included)

 

Undoubtedly all four are worth buying graphics cards for your gaming needs.

Best GeForce GTX Gaming Laptops to buy in 2021

Geforce gaming laptop

In case if you’re not a computer person then GeForce is still a smart choice for gamers. GeForce has familiarized their GTX series laptops as well. With thin and stylish design GeForce still ranks top most selling brand among others in the market. These include:

  • GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER
  • GEFORCE RTX 2080
  • GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER
  • GEFORCE RTX 2070
  • GEFORCE RTX 2060

Let’s have a closer look…

GEFORCE RTX™ GAMING LAPTOPS
GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER GEFORCE RTX 2080 GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER GEFORCE RTX 2070 GEFORCE RTX 2060
GPU Engine Specs:
NVIDIA® CUDA® Cores 3072 2944 2560 2304 1920
RTX-OPS 38 – 55 T 37 – 53 T 34 – 40 T 31 – 38 T 26 T
Giga Rays/s 7-May 7-May 5-Apr 5-Apr 3.5
Boost Clock (MHz) 1080 – 1560 MHz 1095 – 1590 MHz 1155 – 1380 MHz 1125 – 1455 MHz 1185 – 1560 MHz
Base Clock (MHz) 735 – 1365 MHz 735 – 1380 MHz 930 – 1140 MHz 885 – 1215 MHz 960 – 1005 MHz
Graphics Subsystem Power (W) 80 – 150+ W 80 – 150+ W 80 – 115 W 80 – 115 W 65 – 115 W
Memory Specs:
Memory Speed Up to 14 Gbps Up to 14 Gbps Up to 14 Gbps Up to 14 Gbps Up to 14 Gbps
Standard Memory Configuration 8GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 6GB GDDR6
Memory Interface Width 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 192-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) Up to 448 GB/s Up to 448 GB/s Up to 448 GB/s Up to 448 GB/s Up to 336 GB/s
Technology Support:
Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA GeForce Experience Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Ansel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Highlights Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Optimus Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA BatteryBoost Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA WhisperMode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Game Ready Drivers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft® DirectX® 12 Ultimate, Vulkan API, OpenGL 4.6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HDCP 2.2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA GPU Boost Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VR Ready Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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