CES 2022 is underway, and Nvidia came out swinging. Its one-two punch of new graphics cards cover both ends of the spectrum, as it revealed both the highest- and lowest-tier cards of the 30 series., the first time we’ve seen either card in person . The 3090 Ti is the most expensive of the series, with an MSRP of $1,499 USD. For that hefty price, you’re getting a Titan card that promises 24GB of GDDR6X RAM, 40 teraflops of GPU performance, 78 for ray tracing, and 320 for AI tasks.
On the opposite end of the card spectrum is the 3050, Nvidia’s budget GPU priced at only $249 USD. It’s the cheapest way to get a ray-tracing-capable graphics card, offering the feature at 60 FPS in 1080p. It also supports DLSS with its 8GB of GDDR6 RAM. The only real concern is giving bitcoin miners a cheaper option for ruining the GPU market — the 3050 launches on January 27.
Nvidia is just one of many manufacturers bringing new innovations to CES this year. Samsung announced that its 2022 TV models . If you can’t get one of Nvidia’s new cards, at least you’ll be able to play PC games through its streaming service.