In March of 2021 I assembled my first computer. At that time graphic card availability was extremely challenging. I spent months on waiting list, shuffles and checking 3 major vendors several times per day. In March one vendor had one 3000 series card of any variant in stock with a promise of delivery in 3 days. I purchased that card. I ignored the brand and all other labeling. I just purchased the only Nvidia 3000 series card that was not out of stock or out of the country. Due to the supply chain issues I was not willing to purchase a card that was not already in the country. I am pleased to say it was delivered as promised. The name of the card on the invoice is :
"ASUS TUF Gaming Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition Graphics Card"
Since that time I have seen a dizzying array of cards with similar names. I have failed entirely to be able to determine if the cards I see today should be faster or slower that the card I have. I have spent time on the seller sites attempting to compare features with no success. This morning I went to the ASUS website and was unable to find any card that would match the name of the card I have. The letter OC and gaming show up on many different cards even if I limit the search to the TUF line.
The situation is worst when one attempts to compare cards across different companies. I just do not understand how one can tell what cards should out perform. I am ignoring the addition of the suffixes "Super" and "Ti"
I understand that it is confusing. I am wondering of what value is this confusion to the manufacturers of these products?
For the record I am very pleased with the card. It meets my video editing needs and supports my streaming activities. I can stream for hours without the cooling fans turning on or the CPU utilization exceeding single digits.
"ASUS TUF Gaming Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition Graphics Card"
Since that time I have seen a dizzying array of cards with similar names. I have failed entirely to be able to determine if the cards I see today should be faster or slower that the card I have. I have spent time on the seller sites attempting to compare features with no success. This morning I went to the ASUS website and was unable to find any card that would match the name of the card I have. The letter OC and gaming show up on many different cards even if I limit the search to the TUF line.
The situation is worst when one attempts to compare cards across different companies. I just do not understand how one can tell what cards should out perform. I am ignoring the addition of the suffixes "Super" and "Ti"
I understand that it is confusing. I am wondering of what value is this confusion to the manufacturers of these products?
For the record I am very pleased with the card. It meets my video editing needs and supports my streaming activities. I can stream for hours without the cooling fans turning on or the CPU utilization exceeding single digits.