NVIDIA announces RTX 3050 desktop GPU, RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPUs at CES 2022

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 Source: Rich Edmonds / Windows Cardinal

What you need to know

NVIDIA appear the GeForce RTX 3050 desktop GPU, too every bit the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPUs, at CES 2022.
The RTX 3050 has 8GB of VRAM, can ray trace, and will start at just $249. Available January 27.
The RTX 3070 Ti is 70% faster than the RTX 2070 Super GPU; the RTX 3080 Ti is faster than the Titan RTX desktop GPU.
New Ti laptops are expected as early on as Feb 1, starting at $one,499.

It'south been x years since NVIDIA launched the first l-serial desktop GPU, and now at CES 2022 it has unveiled the Ampere-powered GeForce RTX 3050. This is the first 50-series desktop GPU with ray tracing capabilities, and NVIDIA claims it can hit more 60 frames per 2d (FPS) with DLSS enabled. That might make it adept enough to merits a spot on our list of the best graphics cards.

The RTX 3050 uses second-gen RT cores for ray tracing, besides every bit third-gen Tensor cores for DLSS. It has a whopping 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, which is respectable considering the price you're looking at (before any scalping and stock shortages). The RTX 3050 — which grants you lot admission to a lot of NVIDIA goodies like Reflex, Broadcast, and Studio — starts at $249 and is expected to launch January 27, 2022.

Nvidia Rtx 3050 Desktop Press Ces 2022 Source: NVIDIA

NVIDIA likewise unveiled laptop versions of its RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs. This comes with the news that NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs are now in 160 new laptops, consummate with 4th Gen Max-Q advancements that bring amend battery life, overall efficiency, and performance. You can expect the CPU Optimizer to meliorate share power between the CPU and GPU, while Rapid Core Scaling can sense real-time demand of GPU cores. Battery Boost ii.0 with a new compages is also ready to rest the organization more optimally for meliorate bombardment life without sacrificing performance.

NVIDIA says the new RTX 3080 Ti laptops are the "fastest laptops ever," with performance that bests a desktop-class RTX Titan GPU. That'southward … insane. The RTX 3080 Ti laptop GPU has 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM, information technology can handle more than 120FPS at 1440p with in-game settings cranked up to Ultra, and it volition be available in laptops starting February 1. Models will start at well-nigh $2,499.

Nvidia Rtx 3080 Ti Laptop Gpu Ces 2022 Source: NVIDIA

If you lot don't need quite every bit much ability as the 3080 Ti, NVIDIA is challenge the RTX 3070 Ti is still seventy% faster than the RTX 2070 Super. NVIDIA suggests it should exist able to push 100FPS at 1440p with in-game settings turned up to Ultra. New laptops with the RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU are also expected February 1 and should start at about $one,499.

To help you test out your new RTX system, NVIDIA revealed a bunch of games coming with ray tracing, DLSS, and Reflex support. These include The Solar day Before, Rainbow Six Extraction, Escape from Tarkov, Super People, Dying Light 2, Hitman 3, Voidtrain, The Anacrusis, Phantasy Star Online 2, Ratten Reich, and Midnight Ghost Chase.

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