It was the night before CES, and I was very much a creature fidgeting with excitement. Nvidia was due to take center stage for a major livestreamed presentation, and we all knew what that meant: new graphics cards, baby! cheer up!

Except, don’t get too excited. In September 2022 (oh my, is it 2023 yet?), we watched in awe as CEO and founder Jensen Huang introduced the RTX 4090 at Nvidia’s Fall GTC showcase. The most powerful GPU in the world, folks! A graphics card with the kind of processing power I could only dream of; 8K gaming, ridiculous frame rates, and AI-powered tech wizardry all under the hood.