AMD also has lower tier not-so-Big Navi GPUs coming. Radeon RX 6700 XT, Radeon RX 6700, and Radeon RX 6500 XT are all likely to appear within the coming months. Considering the late launch date of Bigger Navi (aka, Navi 21), those GPUs weren’t going to hit 2020.

Once the old card is unplugged and no longer secured to the case with screws, you can gently push down or pull on the catch at the end of the PCI-e slot that holds the graphics card in. You should now be able to lift the old graphics card out of the case and replace it with the new graphics card.

Installing the new graphics card

1. Power down the PC.
2. Hit the switch on the back of the PC to turn off supply to the PSU.
3. Extract the side panel (usually held on by two screws on the rear).
4. Remove the screws holding the GPU in on the rear bracket.
5. Unlock the PCI-e slot clip.
6. Remove the GPU by lightly pulling on the card.

Graphics card prices have dropped for two reasons. First, market leader NVIDIA has been trying to ensure an increased supply of graphics cards to miners so that they don’t price gamers out of the market. So weak mining demand should ideally improve supply and help lower GPU prices.

Report: Nvidia RTX 3080 Cards Launch June 2020.

The main reason that the price of pretty much every mid to high-end GPU is currently inflated is due to cryptocurrency mining. The GTX 1060 is a very capable mining card for particular coins, and with its low power usage, it is a great card for mining.

Just as a motherboard has got a ‘primary’ RAM and a CPU, a graphics card too has got a RAM and GPU (graphics processing unit). GPU is designed to process much faster than the CPU (usually needed in computer games).

Answer: In 2021, 4 GB of dedicated VRAM should be the bare minimum to aim for in graphics cards. However, 8 GB is now the standard for most GPUs and that’s what you should aim for if you want a future-proof graphics card and/or if you intend on getting a 1440p or 4K monitor.