I figured it would be fun chatting about this, Nvidia is usually the very standard go to these days and I can see why, you slot it in it's all very straightforward and pretty much guaranteed to work for the most part. Back in the day I would be going with AMD graphics cards because that's the budget option but I am one of those people who failed the hardware lottery multiple times when it came to AMD and I've had nothing but trouble with them.
Would you recommend AMD cards in 2024? Their software has certainly gotten much better and it's not weird login required crap like GeForce Experience. I've been pondering if I ever get some kind of rendering setup which hardware would be a good idea to go with.
I only upgrade once every decade or so, so don't have much to compare to, but I'm quite happy with my AMD card, and it was hundreds of dollars cheaper than the Nvidia comparable card (which I never would have gotten due to the price.)
That said, considering you mentioned rendering, I think Nvidia is still the big standout there, as I recall. AMD is good for getting the same gaming experience for much cheaper, but Nvidia still has some bells and whistles for the professionals.