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Nvidia Blackwell RTX 5000 GPUs may debut earlier than expected (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

New GPUs are supposed to perform better at the same price point as their last ones. If they didn't then we'd be moving backwards.

Also the 4060's MSRP is $30 less than the 3060, and yet it performs worse than the 3060 at times. So honestly we have been moving backwards.

[โ€“] Lojcs@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

New GPUs are supposed to perform better at the same price point as their last ones.

And they do, so?

What I think people are pissed at is that the prices of some cards have increased to the prices of higher segment cards from the previous generations. And the small generational gains on the middle/low end prices.

If you're upgrading from a 30 series card 40 series might be a huge improvement, but if you aren't you'll still choose the slightly better option. Noone would buy a worse value card just because the newer card isn't better value enough. There no logic behind the claim that Nvidia is trying to clear 30 series inventory by making 40 series worse. And the idea that they'd try to do that with the 50 series as well is absurd. This feels like people trying to hold on to hope that gpu prices will come down once some factor goes away.

Also here's a comparison of last gen vs current gen for the interested:

  • 4090 - 60% faster than 3090/ti at the same price point

  • 4080 - 40% faster than 3080ti at the same price

  • 4070ti - 15% faster than 3080ti at $400 less or 25% faster than 3080 at $100 more

  • 4070 - equivalent to 3080 at $100 less or 20% faster than 3070ti at the same price

  • 4060ti 8gb - a bit worse than 3070 at $100 dollars less or a bit faster than 3060ti at the same price

  • 4060 - generally 10% faster than 3060 at the same price. Exceptions aren't the rule