Whether or not the GeForce RTX 3060 is right for you, however, is going to depend on what's pushing the pixels in your current system. If you're building a new system for 1080p-1440p gaming and the target price range falls within your budget, the GeForce RTX 3060 is an excellent choice.

EVGA has one of my favorite custom GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards now with its RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING, with its small size packing potent gaming performance for 1080p and 1440p gamers.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Black is a clean card void of the pointless flash that does nothing more than to drive up the cost of cards in this price bracket and instead focuses on delivering just what you need. The $329 MSRP may be hopeful in today's market, but when other vendors are dumping the RTX 3060 configuration in designs and asking more than what the RTX 3060 Ti should be going for, then the XC Black has a rightful place in the market with realistic expectations.