Gaming in 4K is a much more approachable topic for users on a stricter budget in 2024 than it used to be. This was in most part due to the release of the RTX 3000 series from Nvidia coinciding with a crypto-centric mining boom that saw relentless demand for GPUs. With the RTX 4000 series initially being positioned at the highest pricing tiers possible as Nvidia and its AIB partners waited for last-generation inventories to clear out, most users looking for a 4K-capable GPU upgrade were on the fence for a very long time.