I wasn’t surprised when Nvidia finally unveiled the GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs during CES 2025. Not only had I seen several upcoming PCs with “next-gen Nvidia” graphics cards at events before CES, but there had also been months of rumors and leaks—many of which were accurate. Yes, I knew RTX 50 cards were coming, but I didn’t know the reveal would convince me to upgrade my gaming PC.
I bought a gaming PC with an Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti almost three years ago, and it has done an excellent job of running the best PC games at 4K resolution and over 60 frames per second with settings set to High or even Max. I was so satisfied with the experience that I skipped the Nvidia RTX 40 series. However, I’ve had to lower graphical settings more frequently as games have become more graphically demanding. That’s a sign that it’s time for me to upgrade.
