The only reason I was considering the 3090 is because the 3080 cards are unavailable unless you want to pay price gougers. The recommended specs called out the RTX 3080 and past experience has shown me that if I don't get the recommended requirements, I have problems with future upgrades. I will have to do some research and see how the 3060Ti compares to the 3080. My desktop is from 2012 and no longer able to support CA so I've been using it on my laptop. If these workarounds can help me until I upgrade my desktop, that's great.