The rx6700xt is in your budget if you buy second-hand. This card is the cheapest you can get 12GB of VRAM, and I think that will keep it relevant to new games the longest.
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I use a 6700 XT and runs everything well at 1440 (arch btw), might be able to find one in your price range depending on where you are?
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6700XT is a good card but what are the rest of your specs?
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Surprised the 9060XT 16GB hasn't come up yet. A quick check on eBay for me shows mostly $300-$400, but saw a couple in the $250-$300 range. If you can find one in your budget that's my recommendation, otherwise I agree with everyone else on the 6700XT
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Nvidia works fine on Linux these days. I have a 3060 under Debian and it works great. Nvidia even publishes the drivers in an apt repo.
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An RX 6700XT, RTX 3060, or Arc B580 should all do nicely.
AMD and Intel are all in on Mesa, though using nvidia on Linux isn't too bad now, even with Wayland, just as long as you're not using mobile dGFX + Optimus.
All of the above are 12 GiB. For an extra 50 dollars more, if you're really lucky, you may find the RX 9060 XT 16 GiB at MSRP but that's a big if, and you may prefer to spare some funds and drop in a 5700X3D or 5600X3D a little later on to balance out the system.
RTX 3050 is good and cheap
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