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They offered far better value than many of the cards in the market at the time, but they also disappeared from shelves before we could blink. Direct competitor AMD also brought its end of the heat, stealing Intel\u2019s spot on the throne for gaming processors.It might seem tough for 2021\u2019s tech to beat the sheer horsepower that 2020 brought, but if there\u2019s one thing we know about technology: it\u2019s unpredictable and ever-evolving at light speed. In today\u2019s day and age especially, many argue that there\u2019s no such thing as \u201cfuture-proofing\u201d your tech and your devices, with tech topping itself in a matter of months.\u00a0Here\u2019s what to look forward to in 2021.With the foundations lain, expect affordable GPUsNvidia\u2019s RTX 30 Series and AMD\u2019s RX 6800 both offer leaps and bounds in terms of performance, also leaving numerous options for cards that could easily display pristine 4K performance and the joys of ray tracing on our screens.NvidiaNvidia\u2019s Ampere and AMD\u2019s RDNA 2 are two frameworks that are expected to bring significantly cheaper graphics cards to 2021. Speculations suggest that that new mid-range cards might come in the first few months of the year, with entry-level cards coming slightly after.\u00a0While it is unclear what exactly is on Nvidia\u2019s slate, another RTX 3060 card beneath the RTX 3060Ti can be expected, along with a few cheaper options. AMD\u2019s 6700-series may also drop some analogue units.\u00a0AMD has shown its keenness on maintaining RDNA options and making them available to entry-level options, like the RX 5500 4GB, for instance. PC Gamer\u2019s Jacob Ridley shared his opinions in writing: \u201cAn RX 6500 or RX 6600 with a decent memory buffer sounds appealing enough with only a guess as to the final spec, although how AMD might scale down the Navi 21 GPU for use in cheaper cards could make for interesting reading in the new year.\u201dSitting on Intel\u2019s Alder Lake CPUIntelAlder Lake is of the two desktop processors that Intel promised for the year, which will likely be released at the end of the year. The other is Rocket Lake, which will come as a predecessor with a likely January release. With a higher likelihood of being able to cover both desktop and notebook markets, the Rocket Lake will be Intel\u2019s first 10nm desktop CPU, although AMD will prove a tough competitor.\u00a0It will also see high-end cores by Intel being paired with low-end cores. Expect to experience higher frequencies and single-threaded gaming from its Golden Cove cores. There will also be Gracemont cores, working in unison to create larger multithreading potential. Intel\u2019s top Alder Lake chip is expected to deliver a 16-core CPU, with eight Golden Cove cores and eight Gracemont cores.Still hot, and for good reason: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)2020 was a year that bolstered VR & AR, with the global market size for it in 2020 being a gargantuan sum of USD$12 billion. It\u2019s no surprise, especially given the escapism that the year required. The release of the Oculus Quest 2 with impressive refresh rates during the pandemic gave gamers something to tide through the quarantine with. This year, you can await further enhancements in AR\/VR tech and some optimised games to boot.\u00a0The SunThe dominance of video conferencing in the professional world is also likely to stick around for time to come, and AR\/VR is predicted to help give the process a more human element. Because of quarantine reasons, many have not so much as even met their family members for months, or even a full year now. AR and VR technologies will provide large value in that aspect, getting us as close as we can to being in each others\u2019 rooms.\u00a0And if you haven\u2019t yet heard of XR, or Extended Reality, a merger of AR and VR, 2021 might just be the year that the world catches on. XR sales have been predicted to rise more than six-fold leading up to 2025. However, it is uncertain if the same will pan out for VR gaming.\u00a0Facebook also has some alien AR Ray-Bans coming in 2021. While those don\u2019t yet have a display feature, the company said it was developing a research prototype. Termed Project Aria, the prototype will test display-ready AR glasses. In fact, if everything has gone as planned, Project Aria should already be in testing with Facebook\u2019s employees.\u00a0\u00a0While these aren\u2019t the first glasses in the market, it will be interesting to watch what Facebook has on offer to compete with other mega brands with smart glasses \u2014 it\u2019s definitely tough competition. We\u2019re even looking at Google and Apple, who may have a better public reputation than Facebook. Join the conversations on THG’s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram.\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tech Gadgets","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/tech-gadgets\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gaming Tech in 2021: What to Anticipate","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/tech-gadgets\/gaming-tech-in-2021-what-to-anticipate\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]