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> With video cards those gamer whales can crush all the lesser card owners after they buy some power via MTX.

Are there a lot games where a 4090 owner would have a meaningful advantage over an 3060 owner in a competitive environment?



Almost none that are competitive.


Frames per second counter is a game for some people


>Are there a lot games where a 4090 owner would have a meaningful advantage over an 3060 owner in a competitive environment?

Yes, all of them benefit from being able to push high framerates at resolutions the 3060 (and 2070 and 1080) can't get to. A high framerate is a meaningful advantage for a bunch of reasons, but so's a higher resolution- doesn't matter if an enemy's movement is smooth if your screen is too blurry to positively identify them.

Sure, the 1080/2070/3060 can run 4K at 30Hz, or 1440p at 90-100Hz (this is why that whole G-sync thing exists- it's designed to help hide framerate drops from those cards), but the 4090 is significantly more powerful than those are and can push 4K at 144Hz.


> Yes, all of them benefit from being able to push high framerates at resolutions the 3060 (and 2070 and 1080) can't get to. A high framerate is a meaningful advantage for a bunch of reasons, but so's a higher resolution- doesn't matter if an enemy's movement is smooth if your screen is too blurry to positively identify them.

Which game in particular gives a 4090 owners a meaningful advantage over 3060 owners? I understand the importance of high & stable FPS.


If there are so many can you please name a competitive game where a 4090 give a meaningful advantage over a 3060. And consider that 1080p at 120FPS on low settings is essentially the max that any competitive gamer could ask for. Running games higher then 1080p is eye candy, nothing more. Anything over 120FPS does give a tiny, tiny, tiny advantage.




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