FEBRUARY 2019 PCWorld 35
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Ray tracing goes mainstream as prices go upstream. BY BRAD CHACOS
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fter debuting in luxury-priced
enthusiast graphics cards
exclusively, Nvidia’s real-time
ray tracing is finally coming to
the masses with the GeForce RTX 2060—
although this $350 graphics card, as powerful
as it is, skirts the upper limits of what could be
considered mainstream.
Yes, the GeForce RTX 2060 maintains the
inflated pricing of other RTX options, which
effectively bumps the cost of each
performance tier up a notch. The $700 RTX
IMAGE: NVIDIA
