Which GPU should I buy for Data Science?

[JayZero]

Budget (including currency): under $500 CAD but open to suggestions

 

Country: Canada

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Data Science, light gaming (rocket league, CS, Dota, Brawlhalla, etc.)

 

Other details

Current specs:

Ryzen 7 2700

GTX 1070

B450M Pro4

32 GB RAM (8x4)

EVGA 650w 80+ Gold

 

I’m looking to get into Data Science where I work with AI/ML. The RTX Cards have Tensor Cores which I think might be beneficial for when I explore Deep Learning. I also do a bit of light gaming on the side (can’t really find a lot of time these days) just 1080p 144hz with a secondary monitor just running at 1080p 60hz.

 

Which GPU should I buy? I’m thinking of upgrading my CPU later down the line to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D so I don’t want a GPU that will bottleneck that. Any suggestions?

 

[brob]

Give the budget an RTX 3060 12GB is a good choice for AI/ML.