Despite the fact that marketers are trying to impose 4K, ray tracing and other tempting goodies on gamers, Steam statistics and numerous polls show that the core of the gaming community lives modestly and within its means, and most gamers prefer simple, entry-level and mid-level components without unnecessary bells and whistles. Therefore, in the asset of each manufacturer there is at least one line that claims to be popular. Zotac is best suited for this role with its FireStorm line of graphics cards with a single or dual cooler.


The core of the FireStorm series is the entry-level and mid-range video accelerators of the GeForce GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1060 and RTX 2060 caliber. In terms of pure performance, these are far from the most powerful and modern cards that slowly faded into the background, but returned to circulation after the boom in mining and the shortage that hit the component market in 2021. In terms of raw performance, FireStorm models are designed for AAA-level gaming at medium graphics settings and Full HD resolution.

Most cards of the FireStorm series are devoid of RGB lighting and some little useful things, and there are no adapters or accessories in the box, which has a positive effect on the final price. At the same time, they are made to last, boast a slight factory overclock, are equipped with all current video outputs, including HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4, and support passive cooling mode when idle. And, importantly, they are a little cheaper than similar variations from competing brands. Unless, of course, in 2022 we can even talk about cheap video cards.