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've had a HD7970 that I loved. Currently have an RX 6600. Also a GTX 1660 Super in there too that I still have on a second PC, I never really worked it hard as a "main" gaming GPU. I generally don't have brand loyalty, I've had from an ATI Rage to a couple GeForce and a couple Radeon mixed in there over the years leading up to the 7970. I do discount Nvidia a bit, because they honestly seem like a total shit company to consumers even more so than the others. I'm not going to document or evidence this opinion, so don't ask, it's based on multiples of little news tidbits, etc.
At the moment I'm waiting to see what the 8000 series Radeon and maybe even the new Intel stuff before I look to upgrade. Likely a year from now, and into something like 8600/8700 XT. I much prefer the AMD software experience. It's simple enough to set up, overclock if I want, no logging in, and I much prefer how the GPU upscaling works where it's essentially any resolution I want with a 4K output. There isn't like an "experience" and a control panel app. I never have to screw with anything.